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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2008
Applicants:
Stephen Lawrence Atkin, Hull, GB;
Stephen Thomas Beckett, Wigginton, GB;
Grahame Mackenzie, Hull, GB;
Inventors:
Stephen Lawrence Atkin, Hull, GB;
Stephen Thomas Beckett, Wigginton, GB;
Grahame Mackenzie, Hull, GB;
Assignee:
University of Hull, Hull, GB;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
This invention provides the use of an exine shell of a naturally occurring spore, or a fragment thereof, as an antioxidant, for instance in a composition or formulation containing an active substance. Also provided is a method for reducing rancidity, or other oxidative degradation, of a substance, composition, or formulation, by encapsulating the substance, composition, or formulation in, or chemically binding it to, or mixing it with, an exine shell of a naturally occurring spore or a fragment thereof.