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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 1979
Filed:
Mar. 22, 1977
Applicant:
Inventors:
Attilio Bonati, Milan, IT;
Giuseppe Mustich, Milan, IT;
Assignee:
Inverni della Beffa S.p.A., Milan, IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424278 ; 2603455 ; 2603 / ; 546256 ; 424266 ; 546270 ; 546269 ;
Abstract
The pharmacological activity of epicatechin and of certain novel esters and ketals of catechin and of epicatechin is described. The use of said compounds in order to ellicit a choleretic, hypocholesterolimic, hypolipaemic or hepatoprotective effect is described along with pharmaceutical compositions for use in these treatments.