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Antimicrobial oil-in-water emulsions

US5549901A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 13, 1994
Grant dateAug 27, 1996
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Expiry dateOct 13, 2014

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  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61K45/06
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An antimicrobial lipid-containing oil-in-water emulsion comprising an agent selected from the group consisting of glycerol monooleate, glycerol trioleate, glycerol monolaurate, and glycerol dilaurate as the primary lipid and a cationic halogen-containing compound having a C.sub.12 -C.sub.16 chain as a positive charge producing agent is disclosed. The antimicrobial emulsion can be used in the form of a pharmaceutical preparation to inhibit the growth of a wide variety of infectious pathogens.

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