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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 1998
Filed:
Dec. 15, 1995
Evan C Unger, Tucson, AZ (US);
Thomas P Mc Creery, Tucson, AZ (US);
ImaRx Pharmaceutical Corp., Tucson, AZ (US);
Abstract
Photoabsorptive compounds are disclosed which comprise a purified extract of a plant or plant part, wherein said plant is indigenous to an arid region of the world, especially where said arid region is located between 35.degree. north latitude and 35.degree. south latitude. The photoabsorptive compounds in many cases are capable of absorbing solar radiation from about 190 nm to about 500 nm, comprising ultraviolet A, ultraviolet B, and high energy visible light. In particular embodiments, the plant part is pollen, and the plant is mesquite, Prosopis juliflora; Mexican palo verde, Parkinsonia aculeata; blue palo verde, Cercidium floridum; or foothills palo verde, Cercidium microphyllum.