University of California

Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey

Wenbin Deng

James E Simon

Qing-li Wu

This disclosure concerns novel methods for preventing or treating neurological or neurodegenerative diseases or disorders by usingbutter acid enriched extracts derived from the seeds of African nutmeg, the main active compounds isolated from the extracts, namely sargaquinoic acid, sargachromenol, and sargahydroquinoic acid, or synthetic analogs or derivatives thereof, as neuroprotective agents. The methods for preparing thebutter orbutter acid extracts and the methods for isolating and purifying the active compounds and for preparing their acetylated derivatives are also described.

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Davis, CA, United States of America

Wenbin Deng