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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2004
Nicholi Vorsa, Atco, NJ (US);
Irina O. Vvedenskaya, Edison, NJ (US);
Mou-tuan Huang, Englewood Cliffs, NJ (US);
Sharon L. Rosen, Legal Representative, Monroe Township, NJ (US);
Nicholi Vorsa, Atco, NJ (US);
Irina O. Vvedenskaya, Edison, NJ (US);
Mou-Tuan Huang, Englewood Cliffs, NJ (US);
Sharon L. Rosen, legal representative, Monroe Township, NJ (US);
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to extracts of cranberries () comprising either mixed flavonols that are substantially free of anthocyanins and proanthocyanidins or a purified cranberry flavonol compound, including myricetin-3-β-xylopyranoside, quercetin-3-β-glucoside, quercetin-3-α-arabinopyranoside, 3'-methoxyquercetin-3-α-xylopyranoside, quercetin-3-O-(6″-p-coumaroyl)-β-galactoside, and quercetin-3-O-(6″-benzoyl)-β-galactoside. The present invention also embodies the use of those extracts, as well as extracts comprising the cranberry flavonol compound quercetin-3-α-arabinofuranoside, for the treatment of inflammatory disorders. Pharmaceutical, food, dietary supplement, and cosmetic compositions utilizing the extracts or compounds of the present invention are also recited.