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Administration of lycopene for combating skin/mucous membrane damage

US6623769B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateOct 10, 2000
Grant dateSep 23, 2003
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Expiry dateOct 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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