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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:
Jan. 14, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Tomoya Takahashi, Ibaraki, JP;
Asako Kobayashi, Ibaraki, JP;
Assignee:
Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co., Ltd, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/578 ; A61K 7/18 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/578 ; A61K 7/18 ;
Abstract
A composition and method for stabilizing proanthocyanidin, especially for preventing, for example, its discoloration by oxidative polymerization. The method utilizes (and the composition contains) proanthocyanidin, and an amino acid having a hydroxyl group or a dipeptide containing said amino acid. Also shown is a drink, food, cosmetic or medicament which contains the composition.