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AssigneeezCol B.V.
InventorsRuddy Wattiez, Felice Mastroleo, Robertus Christiaan Josephus Suters
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An extract of Rhodospirillum rubrum includes rhodovibrin, 1-hydroxyspirilloxanthin, 3,4-didehydrorhodopin, chloroxanthin, bacteriopheophytin a, rhodopin, spirilloxanthin, 3,4-dihydrospirilloxanthin, phytyl derivative of bacteriopheophytin a, ubiquinol-10, ubiquinone-9, ubiquinone-10 and rhodoquinone-10. Such an extract could be used as a medicament, for lowering of LDL-cholesterol in blood plasma of a subject and/or for subjects who suffer from or have an increased risk of one or more of cardiovascular disease, atherosclerosis, dyslipidemia, arteriosclerosis, hypercholesterolemia, familial hypercholesterolemia, hyperlipidemia, an LDL plasma level of at least 70 mg/dL, a total cholesterol level of at least 200 mg/dL, an Lp(a) level of at least 14 mg/dL, inflammation, inflammatory disease, ischemia, or infection.
An extract of Rhodospirillum rubrum, comprising rhodovibrin, 1-hydroxyspirilloxanthin, 3,4-didehydrorhodopin, chloroxanthin, bacteriopheophytin a, rhodopin, spirilloxanthin, 3,4-dihydrospirilloxanthin, phytyl derivative of bacteriopheophytin a, ubiquinol-10, ubiquinone-9, ubiquinone-10 and rhodoquinone-10.
A method of treating a subject in need thereof, the method comprising administering an extract of Rhodospirillum rubrum, comprising rhodovibrin, 1-hydroxyspirilloxanthin, 3,4-didehydrorhodopin, chloroxanthin, bacteriopheophytin a, rhodopin, spirilloxanthin, 3,4-dihydrospirilloxanthin, phytyl derivative of bacteriopheophytin a, ubiquinol-10, ubiquinone-9, ubiquinone-10 and rhodoquinone-10.
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