Biopolymers derived from hydrolyzable diacid fats

US5473103A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• YISSUM RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT COMPANY OF THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM LTD. · IL

Inventors

• Abraham J. Domb · Beer Sheva, IL
• Raphael Nudelman · Rehovot, IL

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 16, 1993
• Grant date: Dec 5, 1995
• Expiry date: Dec 16, 2013

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C07C69/70
• WIPO field: Organic fine chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A monomeric diacid derivative includes at least two fatty acids coupled by a hydrolytically or enzymatically degradable bond. In a biological environment, the bond degrades forming naturally occurring fatty acid products thereby allowing elimination.