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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2014
Food Industry Research and Development Institute, Hsinchu, TW;
Ming-Jen Cheng, Hsinchu, TW;
Ping-Hsun Yang, Hsinchu, TW;
Ming-Der Wu, Hsinchu, TW;
Shie-Jea Lin, Hsinchu, TW;
Gwo-Fang Yuan, Hsinchu, TW;
Yen-Lin Chen, Hsinchu, TW;
Hsuen-Chun Liao, Hsinchu, TW;
Kai-Ping Chen, Hsinchu, TW;
Other;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a monascuspurpurone compound of formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable derivative thereof as described in the specification, the process for preparation of the same, and the composition comprising the same. The uses of a monascuspurpurone compound for promoting adipocyte differentiation, for increasing the activity of PPARγ and/or C/EBPα, for lowering blood glucose, for preventing and/or treating a disease or disorder related to insulin resistance, and for preventing and/or treating metabolic syndrome or its complications are also provided.