Hydroxybutyrate ester and medical use thereof
AssigneesIsis Innovation Limited, Government of the USA, as Represented by the Sec-Retary, Department of Health and Human Services
InventorsKieran Clarke, Richard Lewis Veech
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Abstract
A compound which is 3-hydroxybutyl 3-hydroxybutyrate enantiomerically enriched with respect to (3R)-hydroxybutyl (3R)-hydroxybutyrate of formula (I) is an effective and palatable precursor to the ketone body (3R)-hydroxybutyrate and may therefore be used to treat a condition which is caused by, exacerbated by or associated with elevated plasma levels of free fatty acids in a human or animal subject, for instance a condition where weight loss or weight gain is implicated, or to promote alertness or improve cognitive function, or to treat, prevent or reduce the effects of neurodegeneration, free radical toxicity, hypoxic conditions or hyperglycaemia.
Claims5
An ingestible composition comprising a compound which is 3-hydroxybutyl 3-hydroxybutyrate enantiomerically enriched with respect to (3R)-hydroxybutyl (3R)-hydroxybutyrate of formula (I):
- and a dietetically or pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
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