A class of molecules and methods that alter cell adhesion, inhibit cancer metastasis, and induce apoptosis. A method according to the present invention comprises bringing cells into contact with compounds that essentially consist of an amino acid linked to a carbohydrate wherein the amino acid and the carbohydrate are linked to form a compound chosen from the group consisting of Schiff bases, N-glycosides, esters, and Amadori products. The carbohydrate is preferably a monosaccharide or a small oligosaccharide. The carbohydrate and amino acid sub-units may be chemically modified. For example, the amino acid may be modified by covalently bonding other groups to the amino group, carboxyl group, or side chain group of the amino acid. The carbohydrate sub-unit is preferably a pentose such as arabinose, xylose, ribose, ribulose, a hexose such as fructose, deoxyfructose, galactose, glucose, mannose, tagatose, rhamnose, or a disaccharide based on two of the above such as maltose, lactose, maltulose, or lactulose.

Synthetic glycoamines and methods for their use that affect cell adhesion, inhibit cancer cell metastasis, and induce apoptosis

The present invention relates to a method for the making pure homologous series of fatty acyl esters of sugars. The production mono- to tetrapalmitates of maltose is particularly examplified. Specific compositions containing di-, tri- and tetrapalmitates of maltose show an antitumoral activity, an immunostimulating and, to some extent, an antiangiogenic effects are also described and claimed. They can be used alone or in the presence of angiostatic steroids for treating angiogenesis-dependent deseases. The characterization of one such new compound, maltose 1, 6, 6' tripalmitate which is the active component of this series is included.

Goudreau Gage Dubec &amp; Martineau

Methods for the preparation of pure homologous series of mono to tetra fatty acyl esters of sugars and pharmaceutical formulations useful in the treatment of cancer

maltose/cancro

Synthetic glycoamines and methods for their use that affect cell adhesion, inhibit cancer cell metastasis, and induce apoptosis

Methods for the preparation of pure homologous series of mono to tetra fatty acyl esters of sugars and pharmaceutical formulations useful in the treatment of cancer

Physiologically active peptides and a process for preparation thereof

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