Hydrolysate of crocin
AssigneeOmnica GmbH
InventorThomas Eidenberger
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a composition derived from the hydrolysate of plant containing crocin or the derivatives thereof. The composition includes a significant amount of crocetin monoester. The present invention also provides a method to hydrolyze crocin existing in a plant extract, and further relates to the use.
Claims14
A pharmaceutical or nutraceuctical composition, derived from the extract of a plant containing crocin, comprising a hydrolysate of the extract enriched for the amount of a crocetin monoester of glucosyl and/or gentiobisyl 1% or greater relative to the non-hydrolysate wherein the monoester is derived from crocin during hydrolysis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.