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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Rukmini Cheruvanky, Folsom, CA (US);
Patricia McPeak, El Dorado Hills, CA (US);
Reddy Sastry V. Cherukuri, Folsom, CA (US);
Ike Lynch, El Dorado Hills, CA (US);
Asaf A. Qureshi, Madison, WI (US);
Assignee:
The RiceX Company, El Dorado Hills, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/578 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/578 ;
Abstract
A method for reducing mammalian serum total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, apolipoprotein B and triglyceride levels, by ingesting a stabilized rice bran derivative selected from the group consisting of an enzyme treated stabilized rice bran, an insolubilized fraction and mixtures thereof, thereby reducing serum total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, apolipoprotein B and triglyceride levels in said mammal.