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  • Lipase inhibiting composition
    Patent number: 7101889
    Abstract: The invention relates to compositions for treating dandruff comprising compounds that are non-polymeric and/or have a weight average molecular weight of less than about 1000. These compounds, when used at a concentration of about 0.001% or less, inhibit the activity of any Malassezia globosa lipase by at least 50%. The invention also relates to the use of these compounds for inhibiting lipase activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2006
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble
    Inventors: Joseph Robert Kaczvinsky, Jr., Charles Raymond Degenhardt, Garry Steven Garrett, Charles Winston Saunders, David Joseph Eickhoff, Celeste Dawn Gale, Nancy Lynn Reeder