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US 6,444,659 B1Granted
Use of mixtures of active substances, containing phytostenols and/or phytostenol esters and potentiators, for the production of hypocholesterolemic agents
AssigneeCognis Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG
InventorsNorbert Weitkemper, Bernd Fabry
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Abstract
A hypocholesterolemic composition containing: (a) an active ingredient selected from the group consisting of a phytostenol, a phytostenol ester, and mixtures thereof; and (b) a potentiating agent selected from the group consisting of a chitosan, a phytostenol sulfate, a (deoxy)ribonucleic acid, and mixtures thereof.
Claims20
A hypocholesterolemic composition comprising:
- (a) an active ingredient selected from the group consisting of a phytostenol, a phytostenol ester, and mixtures thereof;
- and
- (b) a potentiating agent selected from the group consisting of a chitosan, a (deoxy)ribonucleic acid, and mixtures thereof.
A process for reducing serum cholesterol levels in warm-blooded organisms comprising administering an effective amount of a hypocholesterolemic composition to the warm-blooded organism, the hypocholesterolemic composition containing:
- (a) an active ingredient selected from the group consisting of a phytostenol, a phytostenol ester, and mixtures thereof;
- and
- (b) a potentiating agent selected from the group consisting of a chitosan, a (deoxy)ribonucleic acid, and mixtures thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.