Patents by Inventor Begoña Muguerza Marquinez

Begoña Muguerza Marquinez has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Obtaining cocoa extracts rich in bioactive peptides with ACE and PEP enzyme inhibitory activity
    Patent number: 8946383
    Abstract: The present invention relates to obtaining bioactive peptides from plant raw materials, specifically cocoa extracts, by means of enzyme treatment. Said biopeptides have angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) and prolyl endopeptidase enzyme (PEP) inhibitory activity in vitro and/or antioxidant activity in vivo, being able to be used in the food, dietetic and pharmaceutical industry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Naturex
    Inventors: Begoña Muguerza Marquínez, Honorato Monzo Oltra, Natalia Alepuz Rico, Esther Bataller Leiva, Salvador Genoves Martínez, Maria Enrique López, Patricia Guerola Guerola, Daniel Ramon Vidal
  • OBTAINMENT OF BIOACTIVE PRODUCTS FROM COCOA HAVING INHIBITORY ACTIVITY AGAINST THE PEP ENZYME AND ANTIOXIDANT AND/OR ANTINEURODEGENERATIVE ACTIVITY
    Publication number: 20130035291
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the production of bioactive products from raw plant matter, namely cocoa extracts. The said products have one or more biopeptides with prolyl endopeptidase (PEP) enzyme inhibitory activity in vitro and/or antioxidant and/or antineurodegenerative capacity in vivo and can be used in dietetics and in the food and pharmaceutical industries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2009
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicants: NATRACEUTICAL INDUSTRIAL S.L.U., BIOPOLIS, S.L.
    Inventors: Esther Bataller Leiva, Salvador Genoves Martinez, Patricia Martorell Guerola, Daniel Ramon Vidal, Aida Ibañnez Lopez, Silvia Llopis Pla, Nuria Gonzalez Martinez, Honorato Monzo Oltra, Begoña Muguerza Marquinez
  • OBTAINING COCOA EXTRACTS RICH IN BIOACTIVE PEPTIDES WITH ACE AND PEP ENZYME INHIBITORY ACTIVITY
    Publication number: 20110213122
    Abstract: The present invention relates to obtaining bioactive peptides from plant raw materials, specifically cocoa extracts, by means of enzyme treatment. Said biopeptides have angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) and prolyl endopeptidase enzyme (PEP) inhibitory activity in vitro and/or antioxidant activity in vivo, being able to be used in the food, dietetic and pharmaceutical industry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2008
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Applicants: NATRACEUTICAL, S.A., BIOPOLIS, S.L.
    Inventors: Begona Muguerza Marquinez, Honorato Monzo Oltra, Natalia Alepuz Rico, Esther Bataller Leiva, Salvador Genoves Martínez, Maria Enrique López, Patricia Martorell Guerola, Daniel Ramon Vidal