Patents Assigned to Valsts zinatniska iestade - bezpelnas organizacija Latvijas organiskas sintezes instituts
  • Hydroxyl radical scavenger
    Patent number: 5965615
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hydroxyl radical scavenger and a remedy composition for a disease caused by a hydroxyl radical, which each comprise, as an active ingredient, a betaine represented by the formula (1):(CH.sub.3).sub.3 N.sup.+ (CH.sub.2).sub.n COO.sup.- (1)wherein n is an integer of 1-5, or an acid-addition salt or ester salt thereof. The betaine is useful in treating a disease caused by a hydroxyl radical, in particular, cardiopathy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1999
    Assignees: Taiho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Valsts zinatniska iestade - bezpelnas organizacija Latvijas organiskas sintezes instituts
    Inventors: Ivars Kalvinsh, Maris Veveris, Yasushi Abiko, Kiyotaka Tajima