Triglycerides of fatty acids
US5670540A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 15, 1995 |
| Grant date | Sep 23, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 15, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC07C69/587
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A triglyceride for use in therapy or as a nutritional supplement, or a composition containing a triglyceride, wherein the triglyceride comprises a fatty acid selected from gamma-linolenic acid and the n-6 EPAs naturally derived therefrom and stearidonic acid and the n-3 EFAs naturally derived therefrom, forming a triple ester with glycerol or alternatively forming a double ester in which the other esterifying acide is a single residue of linoleic acid, with the proviso that the di-gammalinolenoyl-mono-linoleoyl glyceride if selected is used as a preparation containing more than 20% by weight thereof.
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