Conjugated dienamides, methods of production thereof, compositions containing same and uses thereof
US8007840B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 19, 2007 |
| Grant date | Aug 30, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 12, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61Q5/02
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Described are mixtures of at least four of the alkadienamides defined according to the structure:wherein R represents C1-C2 n-alkyl; R1 is 2-methyl-1-propyl and R2 is hydrogen, or R1 and R2 taken together is a moiety having the formula —(CH2)n—, wherein n is 4 or 5, or compositions containing substantial concentrations of such mixtures, prepared according to novel processes: (a) extraction of a ground substantially dried fruit of one of the Piper species, Piper longum Linn or Piper peepuloides; (b) natural product-forming synthesis; or (c) synthetic product-forming synthesis. Also described are uses of the thus-formed products for augmenting, enhancing or imparting an aroma, taste, chemesthetic effect and/or antibacterial effect in or to a consumable material and/or in the oral cavity and/or on the mammalian epidermis.
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