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US 4,309,446 AGranted
5-(Dihydroxyphenoxy)tetrazoles and use as sweeteners for medical compositions
AssigneeEli Lilly and Company
InventorWilliam L. Garbrecht
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Abstract
Dihydroxyphenoxy-1H-tetrazoles and their salts are used as non-nutritive sweeteners.
Claims7
A mixture of 5-(2,3-dihydroxyphenoxy)-1H-tetrazole and 5-(2,6-dihydroxyphenoxy)-1H-tetrazole or the nontoxic, physiologically acceptable salts thereof.
5-(2,3-dihydroxyphenoxy)tetrazole or a nontoxic, physiologically acceptable salt thereof.
A composition comprising
- a. a medicinal substance and
- b. 5-(2,3-dihydroxyphenoxy)-1H-tetrazole, or a mixture of 5-(2,3-dihydroxyphenoxy)-1H-tetrazole and 5-(2,6-dihydroxyphenoxy)-1H-tetrazole, or a nontoxic, physiologically acceptable salt thereof, said compound, mixture, or salt being present in an amount sufficient to impart a desired degree of sweetness to the composition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.