| abstract |
It is an object of the present invention to provide a trehalose compound having high immunopotentiating activity and low toxicity. The trehalose compound is represented by formula (1). (In the formula, X and X' each represents a phenyl, a naphtyl, R 1 -CHR 1 - (wherein R 1 and R 2 each represents a C 7 -C 21 alkyl group or the like) or the like; and n and n' each independently represents an integer of 0-3). The compound exhibits a high activating effect on macrophages and neutrophils. |