Vanadyl organo-mineral compound, method for obtaining such a compound, pharmaceutical composition containing this organo-mineral compound

A pharmaceutical composition in a solid form such as capsules, pills comprising as an active substance a vanadyl organo-mineral compound in the form of a complex of a vanadyl and of cysteine with the following general formula:

• ##STR16## wherein n, p and m are integers equal to 1 or 2 respectively and wherein when p=1 then:
• Y is selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom and a R'-CO group;
• and
• (a) when n=1 and m=2, X is selected from the group consisting of an OH group, an OR group and a NHR group wherein R is selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group different from a methyl group comprising from 2 to 9 carbon atoms;
• wherein:
• when X=an OH group;
• Y.ltoreq.a R'-CO group wherein R' is selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group comprising from 2 to 9 carbon atoms, and,
• when X is selected from the group consisting of an OR group and an NHR group;
• Y is H;
• and
• (b) when n=2 and m=1, X selected from the group consisting of:
• ##STR17## wherein R is selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group other than butyl comprising from 2 to 9 carbon atoms;
• and
• wherein p=2 then:
• n=1, m=1, X=an OH group, Y is selected from the group consisting of ##STR18## wherein R' is selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group comprising from 2 to 9 carbon atoms.