Use of lipoic acid for improving the bioavailability of mineral salts

US6887894B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• BASF SE

Inventors

• Klaus Kramer · Landau, DE
• Martin Klatt · Bad Dürkheim, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 5, 2001
• Grant date: May 3, 2005
• Expiry date: Jan 11, 2022

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61P43/00
• WIPO field: Pharmaceuticals
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The use of α-lipoic acid or α-dihydrolipoic acid for increasing the bioavailability of mineral salts, the use of α-lipoic acid or α-dihydrolipoic acid in combination with metal salts, in particular the use of metal α-lipoates, metal α-dihydrolipoates or metal-α-lipoic acid complexes, in particular in mineral preparations or drugs and the metal α-lipoates, metal α-dihydrolipoates or metal-α-lipoic acid complexes themselves are described.