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Esters of alginic acid with steroidal alcohols

Assignee: Fidia SpA
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Filing: 1991-06-20
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Granted: 1993-11-23
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Expires: 2011-06-20
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Abstract

Abstract Partial esters of alginic acid and salts thereof possess important bioplastic and pharmaceutical qualities and are useful in various fields including medical, surgical, cosmetics and foods.

Inventors

  • 👤 Francesco Della Valle
  • 👤 Aurelio Romeo

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 12:36
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61K; A61K9/00; A61K9/0012; A61K9/0014; A61K47/00; A61K47/30; A61K47/36; A61K47/50; A61K47/51; A61K47/56; A61K47/61; A61K8/00; A61K8/18; A61K8/72; A61K8/73; A61K8/733; A61L; A61L17/00; A61L17/06; A61L17/10; A61L27/00; A61L27/14; A61L27/20; A61Q; A61Q19/00; C; C08; C08B; C08B37/00; C08B37/006; C08B37/0084; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S128/00; Y10S128/912; Y10S623/00; Y10S623/924

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim 43 words
A pharmaceutical composition comprising, as active ingredient, an effective amount of an alginic acid partially esterified with an alcohol wherein the alcohol moiety is derived from steroidal alcohols, or a salt thereof with an inorganic or organic base; and a pharmacologically acceptable carrier.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 43 words
A pharmaceutical composition comprising, as active ingredient, an effective amount of an alginic acid partially esterified with an alcohol wherein the alcohol moiety is derived from steroidal alcohols, or a salt thereof with an inorganic or organic base; and a pharmacologically acceptable carrier.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 19 words
The pharmaceutical compositions according to claim 1 wherein the alcohol moiety is derived from alcohols of the cortisone type.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 15 words
The pharmaceutical compositions according to claim 1 wherein the alcohol moiety is derived from hydrocortisone.

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