Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula: wherein R1 is selected from the group consisting of fatty acid acyl groups of 12 to 30 carbon atoms and fatty alcohol groups of 12 to 30 carbon atoms, and wherein R2 is selected from the group consisting of H, fatty acid acyl of 12 to 30 carbon atoms and fatty alcohol groups of 12 to 30 carbon atoms, the same as or different from R1, and the residue of a nutrient, drug, or other bioactive compound, and to the use of these compounds to deliver drugs and other bioactive compounds.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 1, 1996
Date of Patent:
October 21, 2008
Assignee:
Scarista, Ltd.
Inventors:
Sherri Clarkson, Mehar Manku, Peter Redden, Paul Wakefield, Paul Bradley, Philip Knowles, Andrea Pitt, Austin McMordie, David Fredrick Horrobin
Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula: wherein R1 is selected from the group consisting of fatty acid acyl groups of 12 to 30 carbon atoms and fatty alcohol groups of 12 to 30 carbon atoms, and wherein R2 is selected from the group consisting of H, fatty acid acyl of 12 to 30 carbon atoms and fatty alcohol groups of 12 to 30 carbon atoms, the same as or different from R1, and the residue of a nutrient, drug, or other bioactive compound, and to the use of these compounds to deliver drugs and other bioactive compounds.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 1, 1996
Date of Patent:
September 4, 2012
Assignee:
Scarista, Ltd.
Inventors:
David B. Horrobin, Sherri Clarkson, legal representative, Mehar Manku, Philip Knowles, Peter Redden, Andrea Pitt, Paul Bradley, Paul Wakefield, Austin McMordie