Administration of lycopene for combating skin/mucous membrane damage
US6623769B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 10, 2000 |
| Grant date | Sep 23, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 10, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61Q19/04
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Lycopene and compositions comprised thereof, for example tomato plant extracts, are uniquely suited for treating, preventively and/or curatively, cutaneous signs of aging, in particular inhibiting damage to the skin and/or mucous membranes via inhibition of collagenases.
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