EP0102534A2
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Hair-growing agent
Assignee: Lion Corp
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Filing: 1983-08-04
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2003-08-04
Abstract
Abstract A hair-growing agent which exhibits a strong hair-growing effect. The hair-growing agent according to the present invention contains as an effective ingredient an aliphatic carboxylic acid having an odd number of carbon atoms or a derivative thereof.
Inventors
- 👤 Kuniaki Adachi
- 👤 Hideo Tamai
- 👤 Masanao Sadai
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 13:56
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61K; A61K8/00; A61K8/18; A61K8/30; A61K8/33; A61K8/36; A61K8/361; A61K31/00; A61K31/185; A61K31/19; A61K31/20; A61K8/34; A61K8/37; A61K8/375; A61K8/55; A61K8/553; A61K8/63; A61K8/68; A61K8/96; A61K8/97; A61K8/9783; A61K8/9789; A61Q; A61Q7/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
23 words
A hair-growing agent comprising an aliphatic carboxylic acid having an odd number of carbon atoms or a derivative thereof as an effective ingredient.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
23 words
A hair-growing agent comprising an aliphatic carboxylic acid having an odd number of carbon atoms or a derivative thereof as an effective ingredient.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
40 words
The hair-growing agent according to claim 1 wherein the effective ingredient is n-propionic acid, n-valeric acid, n-heptanoic acid, n-nonanoic acid, n-hendecanoic acid, n-tridecanoic acid, n-pentadecanoic acid, n-heptadecanoic acid, n-nonadecanoic acid, n-heneicosanoic acid, n-tricosanoic acid, n-pentacosanoic acid or a triglyceride thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
The hair-growing agent according to claim 1 wherein said derivative is a monoglyceride represented by the general formula: where R 1 is a straight-chain aliphatic group having an even number of carbon atoms.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
49 words
The hair-growing agent according to claim 1 wherein said derivative is a diglyceride represented by the general formula: where R 2 and R 3 are independently a hydrogen atom or an organic group, at least one thereof being a straight-chain aliphatic group having an even number of carbon atoms.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
52 words
The hair-growing agent according to claim 1 wherein said derivative is a triglyceride represented by the general formula: where R 4 , R 5 and R 6 are independently a hydrogen atom or an organic group, at least one thereof being a straight-chain aliphatic group having an even number of carbon atoms.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
52 words
The hair-growing agent according to claim 1 wherein said derivative is an aliphatic carboxylic acid salt represented by the general formula: where R 7 is a straight-chain aliphatic group having an even number of carbon atoms, M is a metal atom, and n is an integer corresponding to the valence of M.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
57 words
The hair-growing agent according to claim 1 wherein said derivative is an ester represented by the general formula: where R 8 is a straight-chain aliphatic group having an even number of carbon atoms, R 9 is a residue of a primary or secondary alcohol, an amine residue, a polyoxyethylene residue, a sorbitan residue or a sucrose residue.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
49 words
The hair-growing agent according to claim 1 wherein said derivative is a primary amide represented by the general formula: where R 10 is a straight-chain aliphatic group having an even number of carbon atoms, and R 11 and R 12 are independently a hydrogen atom or an organic group.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
58 words
The hair-growing agent according to claim 1 wherein said derivative is a secondary amide represented by the general formula: where R 13 and R 14 are independently an organic group, at least one thereof being a straight-chain aliphatic carboxylic acid having an even number of carbon atoms, and R 15 is a hydrogen atom or an organic group.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
48 words
The hair-growing agent according to claim 1 wherein said derivative is a tertiary amide represented by the general formula: where R 16' R 17 and R 18 are independently an organic group, at least one thereof being a straight-chain aliphatic group having an even number of carbon atoms.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
46 words
The hair-growing agent according to claim 1 wherein said derivative is a dibasic carboxylic acid represented by the general formula (XI) or a salt thereof, wherein the general formula (XI) is: where R 19 is a straight-chain aliphatic group having an odd number of carbon atoms.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
33 words
The hair-growing agent according to claim 1 wherein said derivative is a sterol represented by the general formula: where R 20 is a straight-chain aliphatic group having an even number of carbon atoms.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
65 words
The hair-growing agent according to claim 1 wherein said derivative is a phospholipid represented by the general formula: where R 21 and R 22 are independently a hydrogen atom or an organic group, at least one thereof being a straight-chain aliphatic group having an even number of carbon atoms, and X is a choline residue, an ethanolamine residue, a serine residue or an inositol residue.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
50 words
The hair-growing agent according to claim 1 wherein said derivative is a phosphatidic acid represented by the general formula: where R 23 and R 24 are independently a hydrogen atom or an organic acid, at least one thereof being a straight-chain aliphatic group having an even number of carbon atoms.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
47 words
The hair-growing agent according to claim 1 wherein said derivative is a sphingolipid represented by the general formula: where R 25 is a straight-chain aliphatic group having an even number of carbon atoms, and X is a sugar residue, a phosphate residue or an amine salt residue.
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