Patents Assigned to Research & Business Foundation Sungkyunkwan University, Ltd.
  • Composition for inducing differentiation into beige and brown adipocytes and method of inducing the same
    Patent number: 9549908
    Abstract: A composition for inducing differentiation into beige adipocytes from white adipocytes, including butein, a butein derivative, or a pharmaceutically available salt thereof as an active ingredient, and a method of inducing the differentiation are provided. Increases in expressions of UCP-1 and PRDM4 are confirmed using the active ingredient, that is, the butein or butein derivative, and therefore the composition is expected to be used in preventing or treating obesity, and more basically, for target treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignees: Research & Business Foundation Sungkyunkwan University, Ltd., Gyeonggi Institute of Science & Technology Promotion
    Inventors: Kye Won Park, Nojoon Song, Suk Chan Lee, Jin-Mo Ku