Deoxyglucopyranoside compounds for inducing/stimulating hair growth and/or retarding hair loss
US5985841A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 6, 1998 |
| Grant date | Nov 16, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 6, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61P43/00
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A regimen for inducing/stimulating hair growth and/or retarding hair loss on an individual in need of such treatment comprises topically applying to the affected hair and/or scalp of such individual, a hair growth stimulating and/or hair loss retarding effective amount of at least one 2,3-dihydroxypropyl-2-(1-oxohydrocarbyl) amino-2-deoxyglucopyranoside having the structural formula: ##STR1## in which R is a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon radical having from 5 to 21 carbon atoms.
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