Properties of polysaccharide preparations of laminaria (dopolan and supolan) made by TOO Algatekh have been studied by the joint efforts of researchers from SevPINRO and from the Institute of Environmental Physiology. The preparations include a complex of vitamins, polyunsaturated fatty acids, microelements, microcrystalline cellulose, pectines, chlorophyll, flavones, etc. The specified preparations are offered for correction of carbohydrate metabolism by using them during three to four weeks under laboratory control before and after taking the medicine. The correction is controlled by measuring the concentration of glucose and polyunsaturated fatty acids in blood (gas chromatography method).

The preparations are made using an environmentally sound technology with no toxic substances involved; they are nontoxic, do not cause cytotoxic, aggressive, antagonistic or depressing effects, do not stimulate

mitosis and are absolutely nonhazardous. Essentially a food additive, they agree well with various cytostatic and antibiotic drugs. They can be effective in decreasing metabolic syndrome predictors and for prophylaxis of diabetes mellitus and inflammations of liver.

Field of Application: R&D and practice in health care.