Patents Assigned to Pentapharm, Ltd.
  • Composition for preventing or alleviating skin irritation by formulations containing superoxide dismutase
    Patent number: 4957740
    Abstract: This invention discloses use of superoxide dismutase (SOD) as an agent for the protection of the skin against inflammatory reactions associated with chemical irritation and acne. Topical application of SOD in a formulation attenuates dermal injury associated with the induction of reactive oxygen species by a wide variety of chemical irritants, associated with inflammation, and associated with acne.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 1987
    Date of Patent: September 18, 1990
    Assignees: Centerchem, Inc., Pentapharm, Ltd.
    Inventor: Martin S. Wilder