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US 4,264,509 AGranted
Isoflavones and related compounds, methods of preparing and using and antioxidant compositions containing same
AssigneeZ-L Limited Partnership
InventorFritz W. Zilliken
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Abstract
The present invention concerns isoflavones and related compounds useful as antioxidants and in antioxidant compositions including edible fats and oils. Many of these compounds can be recovered from tempeh, a fermented soybean product. Others can be prepared by chemical modification of those recovered from tempeh. Additionally, all of the compounds can be chemically synthesized. The compounds of the present invention may be used to provide enhanced stability for a wide range of substances subject to oxidative deterioration including edible food products, oils and fats.
Claims7
A compound having the structure:
- ##STR21## wherein either the dashed line represents two single bonds and X represents two hydrogen atoms or the dashed line represents a double bond and X represents oxygen, and wherein Y may be hydrogen or a hydroxyl, methoxy, or ethoxy group.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.