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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 1995
Filed:
Dec. 31, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert G Carson, Rahway, NJ (US);
Anthony Hung, New City, NY (US);
Kurt M Schilling, Verona, NJ (US);
Shang-Ren Wu, Mahwah, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Lever Brothers Company, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514 23 ; 25217417 ; 424 49 ; 424 52 ; 424 57 ; 514 25 ; 514901 ;
Abstract
Oral hygiene antiplaque compositions which include as an active ingredient a glyceroglycolipid having an amine or ether linkage and containing a .beta.-D-galactose moiety (a sugar moiety recognized by lectins on oral bacteria). The compositions containing glyceroglycolipids provide enhanced inhibition of bacterial adhesive interactions and may provide a surfactancy benefit and/or antibacterial benefit.