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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2018
Applicant:
Conopco, Inc., Trumbull, CT (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
CONOPCO, INC., Englewood Cliffs, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 8/49 (2006.01); A61K 8/67 (2006.01); A61Q 15/00 (2006.01); A61Q 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 8/4926 (2013.01); A61K 8/675 (2013.01); A61Q 15/00 (2013.01); A61Q 17/005 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a topical composition comprising from 0.001 to 10% by weight a compound of formula (I), i.e. N-cyclopropyl nicotinamide, that provides improved antimicrobial effect through generation of antimicrobial peptides when applied to an external surface of the human body. A combination of compound of formula I and at least one ingredient selected from niacinamide, picolinamide and iso-nicotinamide triggers generation of AMPs in a synergistic way.