abstract |
The invention relates to use of lactins in the manufacture of medicaments for the control of mucosal cell proliferation, for the reduction and/or treatment of damage caused by a cell-damaging agent and for the reduction and/or treatment of metabolic disorders, as well as compositions and diets comprising lectins, their use in medical and non-medical fields and the use of soya waste products, in particular the soya whey fraction, in the manufacture of the above medicaments and compositions. |