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Oil-in water emulsions

US5688528A · kind A · utility

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16Claims

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Assignee

Scotia Lipidteknik AB · SE

Inventors

Anders Carlsson · Lund, SE
Marina Delogu · Boo, SE
Bengt Herslof · Stockholm, SE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 15, 1996
Grant date	Nov 18, 1997
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 15, 2016

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T428/2984
WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to an oil-in-water emulsion comprising 0.01-50% by weight of the total preparation, preferably 0.1-10%, of a galactolipid material as an emulsifier. The galactolipid material consists of at least 50% digalactosyldiacylglycerols, the remainder being other polar lipids. The said emulsion is suitable as a carrier for one or more active substances in a pharmaceutical composition, but also in nutritional, cosmetical, food and agricultural products.

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