The invention relates to an
oligosaccharide metallic compound. The compound is characterized in that
sugar residues of the compound consist of alpha-1, 4-L-
guluronic acid; the weight average molecular weight of the compound is less than or equal to 12kD; and a molecular general formula of the compound is (C6H7O6)nCrm, wherein n is equal to 1 to 54, m is equal to 1 to 27 and the
mass percentage of trivalent
chromium is 0.1 to 12 percent. The preparation of the compound comprises the following steps: slowly adding
chromic salt and dilute alkaline aqueous solutions in oligoguluronic acid
aqueous solution under the conditions that pH is equal to 5 to 10 and temperature is between 40 and 80 DEG C; after stopping adding dilute alkaline and
chromic salt aqueous solutions, carrying out heat-insulation reaction for 1 to 3h; carrying out
filtration and precipitating the filtrate by
ethanol with the volume 3 to 5 times that of the filtrate; carrying out static,
precipitation and
centrifugation; and collecting and washing the precipitate by using
anhydrous ethanol to obtain the compound after
drying. The
oligosaccharide metallic compound has the advantages that because the raw materials are derived from marine natural products, the compound has abundant resources, easy industrialization, high safety, unique structure and ideal oral absorption and particularly integrates the advantages of marine
oligosaccharide and trivalent
chromium; and the compound not only has the functions of preventing
insulin resistance and adjusting
sugar and fat
metabolism disturbance, but also has broad market and application prospects particularly in the prevention and treatment of diabetes II.