galactose d galactose agar agar 3 6 anhydro l galactose d galactose furcellaren 3 6 anhydro d galactose d glucopyranose laminarin sulfate galactan and galactan sulfate galactosamino glucuronans chondroitin sulfates and______________________________________ m is mg ca zn ba or mixtures thereof m is mg ca zn ba or mixtures thereof r 39 is ch 3 c 2 h 5 or c 3 h 7 r 34 is ch 3 or c 2 h 5 and m is mg ca zn ba or mixtures thereof examples of cellulose derivatives include sodium ethylcellulose sulfate sodium cellulose acetate sulfate and sodium carboxymethyl cellulose 4 sulfated sulfonated or carboxylated synthetic polymers of the formula str11 wherein r is an aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbon such as polystyrene poly sulfon resin or carboxylated poly vinyl and m is mg ca zn ba or mixtures thereof the cationic polymers carry positive charges in the ionized form suitable polymers for practicing the present invention include dermatan sulfate keratosulfate hyaluronic acid heparin and chitin neutral polymers having polarizable electrons such as oxygen nitrogen sulfur fluoride chloride bromide and iodide are also suitable for practicing the present invention in the presence of a cation such as mg ca zn or ba the polymers are partially polarized thereby providing intermolecular interactions between the polymer and the intestinal wall examples of these polymers include a polysaccharides such as starch glycogen glucan fructans mannans galactomannas glucomannas galactans xylans glycuranans.