Bioactive phytochemicals in zizyphus and guarana
AssigneePhytoquest Limited
InventorRobert James Nash
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Abstract
Described are compositions comprising selected isolated 4-hydroxymethyl-prolines, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or derivatives thereof. Also described are novel 4-hydroxymethyl-N-methyl-prolines, together with processes for their preparation, compositions containing them, as well as their use as medicaments and pharmaceuticals. Also described are processes for producing a herbal medicine comprising the step of monitoring the quality of said herbal medicine by detecting the presence or absence or measuring the amount of one or more 4-hydroxymethyl-N-methyl-prolines in a sample of said herbal medicine.
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A composition comprising an isolated 4-hydroxymethyl-proline selected from:
- or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or derivative thereof, in which R represents optionally substituted C1-6 alkyl, C1-6 alkenyl or C1-6 alkynyl.
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A process for producing a supplemented foodstuff or beverage comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a composition as defined in any one of the preceding claims;
- and (b) adding the composition of step (a) to a foodstuff or beverage to produce a supplemented foodstuff or beverage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.