Cardio-protective agents from kiwifruits
AssigneeUniversity of Oslo
InventorAsim Kanti Duttaroy
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Abstract
The invention relates to cardio-protective agents. In particular, the present invention relates to de-sugared cardio-protective extracts and fractions thereof prepared from kiwi fruit.
Claims51
A composition comprising a fruit extract from a fruit of the family Actinidia, said extract characterized as being de-sugared and having a biological activity.
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A process for producing a stable and biologically active Actinidia extract comprising producing an Actinidia extract, heating the Actinidia extract under conditions such that the extract retains biological activity during storage, and de-sugaring the Actinidia extract before or after said heating.
A method of reducing blood pressure or treating hypertension in a subject comprising:
- administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of kiwi fruit or kiwi fruit extract, wherein said effective amount comprises greater than about one whole fruit equivalents of kiwi fruit.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.