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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2007
Applicants:
Tsuyoshi Shimose, Toyonaka, JP;
Hideki Murata, Hofu, JP;
Tadashi Hayashi, Hofu, JP;
Takahiro Sakuma, Hofu, JP;
Inventors:
Tsuyoshi Shimose, Toyonaka, JP;
Hideki Murata, Hofu, JP;
Tadashi Hayashi, Hofu, JP;
Takahiro Sakuma, Hofu, JP;
Assignee:
Kyowa Hakko Bio Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 309/00 (2006.01); A61K 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Disclosed is a crystal of glutathione having an average width of 7 to 40 μm and an average particle diameter of 10 to 60 μm, preferably having an angle of repose of 53 degree or less, more preferably having a crude specific volume of 5.0 cm/g or less, still more preferably in the form of an alpha-form crystal. Also disclosed is a tablet containing such a crystal of glutathione. Further disclosed is a process for producing such a crystal of glutathione.