Abstract: Use of a non-digestible oligosaccharide or salt thereof for producing an anti proliferative effect in a subject wherein the non-digestible oligosaccharide is of formulae (i) [A]-[B]n Formula 1 wherein A and B are each independently a five or six membered saccharide unit and n is 2 to 10.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 3, 2010
Date of Patent:
April 23, 2019
Assignee:
Curapel (Scotland) Limited
Inventors:
Ralf Ludwig Paus, Catherine Anne O'Neill
Abstract: The present invention provides cosmetic and pharmaceutical compositions and therapies capable of reducing skin pigmentation and valuable in treating and managing disorders of skin pigmentation. The invention uses safe and well tolerated non-digestible oligosaccharides as the active agents providing numerous advantages over the harsh chemicals of previously available compositions.
Abstract: The present invention provides cosmetic and pharmaceutical compositions and therapies capable of reducing skin pigmentation and valuable in treating and managing disorders of skin pigmentation. The invention uses safe and well tolerated non-digestible oligosaccharides as the active agents providing numerous advantages over the harsh chemicals of previously available compositions.