Methods of using emu oil and active fractions thereof as an insect repellent
US5801196A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 4, 1997 |
| Grant date | Sep 1, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 4, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S424/10
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
This invention provides a method for repelling biting insects such as mosquitoes by topically applying to the skin of a subject fractions of emu oil obtained by flash chromatography. Also provided are methods for repelling biting insects by topically applying diluted fractions of emu oil. The invention also provides a compound useful in repelling biting insects having the NMR spectrum of FIG. 3, that is ultra violet light sensitive and is reactive to vanillin/sulfuric acid. Also provided are compounds useful in repelling biting insects having the NMR spectrum of FIG. 4, that is not ultra violet light sensitive and is not reactive to vanillin/sulfuric acid.
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