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SULFATED GALACTANS WITH ANTITHROMBOTIC ACTIVITY, PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION, METHOD FOR TREATING OR PROPHYLAXIS OF ARTERIAL OR VENOUS THROMBOSIS, METHOD OF EXTRACTION AND USE THEREOF
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The present invention relates to low molecular weight sulfated galactans, obtained from algae, particularly genus Botryocladia, preferably species Botryocladia occidentallis, which have no effect on the factor XII activation of the clotting cascade, having antithrombotic heparinoid activity. The present invention also refers to a pharmaceutical composition comprising said sulfated galactans and the use thejreof, as heparin substitute, in the treatment or prophylaxis of arterial or venous thrombosis in humans and animals. Furthermore, the present invention provides a method of extraction of the said sulfated galactans.
