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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2017
Applicant:
The Research Foundation for the State University of New York, Albany, NY (US);
Inventors:
Shilpi Goenka, Port Jefferson, NY (US);
Sanford Simon, Stony Brook, NY (US);
Assignee:
THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, Albany, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/165 (2006.01); A61K 8/42 (2006.01); A61Q 19/02 (2006.01); A61K 8/37 (2006.01); A61K 31/167 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 8/42 (2013.01); A61K 8/37 (2013.01); A61Q 19/02 (2013.01); A61K 31/167 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides a method of treating a subject afflicted with hyperpigmentation or of lightening the skin tone of a subject comprising administering to the subject an amount of a compound having the structure: or a salt or ester thereof, so as to thereby treat the subject or lighten the skin tone of the subject.