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AssigneeIP-6 Research, Inc.
InventorsCarl A. Coppolino, Abulkalam M. Shamsuddin
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The present invention provides a chemical compound or a salt thereof having the chemical formula of: wherein said R is H or citrate and wherein at least one R is citrate. The salt of the chemical compound is the Na+, K+, Mg2+, or Ca2+ salt of said chemical compound. The chemical compound is a chelator which chelates sodium, potassium or lithium, magnesium, calcium, copper, iron, lead, zinc, aluminum, mercury, cadmium, or chromium. It is also be used as an artery plaque dissolver and/or to treat age-related degenerative disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease. The present invention also provides a method for producing the phytic citrate compound and/or its salt.
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A method of removing artery plaque comprising:
The method of claim 1 wherein said salt of said chemical compound contains an ion selected from the group consisting of Na+, K+, Ca2+, and Mg2+.
The method of claim 1, wherein said chemical compound is in crystalline form.
The method of claim 1, wherein said chemical compound is administered in an aqueous solution.
A method of treating an age-related degenerative disorder in a host comprising:
The method of claim 5, wherein said salt of said chemical compound contains an ion selected from the group consisting of Na+, K+, Ca2+, and Mg2+.
The method of claim 5, wherein said chemical compound is in crystalline form.
The method of claim 5, wherein said chemical compound is administered in an aqueous solution.
The method of claim 5, wherein said age-related degenerative disorder is Alzheimer's disease.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.