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Composition for cosmetic, pharmaceutical or dietetic use based on an amino sugar and/or a polyhydroxylic acid
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1997-11-17
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Granted: 2000-11-14
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Expires: 2017-11-17
Abstract
Abstract A composition for cosmetic, pharmaceutical or dietetic use and including as the active ingredient, at least one of the substances which include acetylglucosamine and glucuronic acid in combination with the active ingredients which belong to the chemical class of the carboxylic acids, alpha -hydroxy acids, vitamins, amino acids, and bioflavonoids, and formulated with particular synergists, additives, and excipients for external use or for internal use.
Inventors
- 👤 Gianfranco De Paoli Ambrosi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 21:07
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61K; A61K8/00; A61K8/18; A61K8/30; A61K8/60; A61K8/602; A23; A23L; A23L33/00; A23L33/10; A23L33/105; A61K31/00; A61K31/70; A61K36/00; A61K36/11; A61K36/18; A61K36/185; A61K36/23; A61K36/28; A61K36/45; A61K36/48; A61K36/484; A61K36/75; A61K36/752; A61K36/77; A61K36/87; A61K36/88; A61K36/886; A61K8/02; A61K8/0216; A61K8/33; A61K8/36; A61K8/365; A61K8/37; A61K8/67; A61K8/671; A61K8/678; A61K8/72; A61K8/73; A61K8/735; A61Q; A61Q11/00; A61Q19/00; A61K2800/00; A61K2800/40; A61K2800/59
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 30
Claim 1
Independent Claim
77 words
Composition for therapeutic cosmetic, pharmaceutical or dietetic use comprising a pharmaceutical vehicle containing as active ingredient an effective amount of at least one individual compound selected from the group consisting of the individual compound acetylglucosamine and the individual compound glucuronic acid, and at least one substance selected from the group consisting of monocarboxylic acids, dicarboxylic acids, α-hydroxy acids, β-hydroxy acids, plants and extracts thereof, flavonoids, bioflavonoids, isoflavonoids, saponins, terpenes, triterpenes, amino acids, water-soluble vitamins and lipo-soluble vitamins.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
77 words
Composition for therapeutic cosmetic, pharmaceutical or dietetic use comprising a pharmaceutical vehicle containing as active ingredient an effective amount of at least one individual compound selected from the group consisting of the individual compound acetylglucosamine and the individual compound glucuronic acid, and at least one substance selected from the group consisting of monocarboxylic acids, dicarboxylic acids, α-hydroxy acids, β-hydroxy acids, plants and extracts thereof, flavonoids, bioflavonoids, isoflavonoids, saponins, terpenes, triterpenes, amino acids, water-soluble vitamins and lipo-soluble vitamins.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
43 words
Composition of claim 1 wherein said substance is at least one acid selected from the group consisting of glycolic acid, lactic acid, hydroxybutyric acid, mandelic acid, tartaric acid, malic acid, hydroxybenzoic acid, citric acid, lipoic acid, and the corresponding salts and esters thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
45 words
Composition of claim 1 wherein said substance is at least one vitamin substance selected from the group consisting of vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, niacin, pantothenic acid, biotin, folic acid, ascorbic acid, beta carotene, retinol, retinal, retinoic acid, p-aminobenzoic acid, tocopherol and vitamin F.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
56 words
Composition of claim 1 wherein said substance is at least one plant or extract thereof selected from the group consisting of Vaccinum Myrtillus, Sylibum Marianum, Echinacea Angustifolia, Aesculus Hippocastanum, Calendula Officinalis, Centella Asiatica, Hamamelis Virginiana, Citrus Aurantium Amara, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis, Citrus Limonium, Equisetum Arvense, Glycyrritia Glabbra, Aloe Vera, Ruta Graveolans, Vitis Vinifera and Terminalia Sericea.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
53 words
Composition of claim 1 wherein said substance is at least one amino acid selected from the group consisting of alanine, arginine, aspartic acid, asparagine, cysteine, glutamic acid, glutamine, glycine, histidine, leucine, isoleucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, proline, serine, threonine, tryptophan, tyrosine, valine, the corresponding salts and esters thereof, and the corresponding amino alcohols thereof.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
Composition of claim 1 wherein said substance is at least one substance selected from the group consisting of terpenes, triterpenes, saponins, isoflavonoids, flavonoids and bioflavonoids.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
54 words
Composition of claim 6 wherein said substance is at least one substance selected from the group consisting of anthocyanidins of the bilberry, escin, madecassic acid, madecassosides, asiaticosides, asiatic acid, rutin and its derivatives, diosmin, sericic acid, sericosides, echinacosides, echinacin, glycerretic acid, quercitin, isoquercitin, bisabolene, silymarin, cyanidins, leucocyanidins, and the corresponding salts and esters thereof.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
68 words
Composition for therapeutic cosmetic, pharmaceutical or dietetic use comprising a pharmaceutical vehicle containing as active ingredient an effective amount of at least one individual compound selected from the group consisting of the individual compound acetylglucosamine and the individual compound glucuronic acid, and at least one sulfated or unsulfated polysaccharide selected from the group consisting of hyaluronic acid, chitin, dermatan sulfate, heparin, and the corresponding salts and esters thereof.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
68 words
Composition for therapeutic cosmetic, pharmaceutical or dietetic use comprising a pharmaceutical vehicle containing as active ingredient an effective amount of at least one individual compound selected from the group consisting of the individual compound acetylglucosamine and the individual compound glucuronic acid, and at least one sulfated or unsulfated polysaccharide selected from the group consisting of hyaluronic acid, chitin, dermatan sulfate, heparin, and the corresponding salts and esters thereof.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
67 words
Composition for therapeutic cosmetic, pharmaceutical or dietetic use comprising a pharmaceutical vehicle containing as active ingredient an effective amount of at least one individual compound selected from the group consisting of the individual compound acetylglucosamine and the individual compound glucuronic acid, and at least one substance selected from the group consisting of diosmin, silymarin, tocopherol, asiatic acid, proline, sericic acid, retinol, glycolic acid, hyaluronic acid and leucocyanidin.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
67 words
Composition for therapeutic cosmetic, pharmaceutical or dietetic use comprising a pharmaceutical vehicle containing as active ingredient an effective amount of at least one individual compound selected from the group consisting of the individual compound acetylglucosamine and the individual compound glucuronic acid, and at least one substance selected from the group consisting of diosmin, silymarin, tocopherol, asiatic acid, proline, sericic acid, retinol, glycolic acid, hyaluronic acid and leucocyanidin.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
62 words
Method of therapeutically treating the skin of a subject against the effects of aging or to promote healing of skin injury or infection comprising administering to the skin of the subject an effective amount of a composition comprising as active ingredient at least one individual compound selected from the group consisting of the individual compound acetylglucosamine and the individual compound glucuronic acid.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
62 words
Method of therapeutically treating the skin of a subject against the effects of aging or to promote healing of skin injury or infection comprising administering to the skin of the subject an effective amount of a composition comprising as active ingredient at least one individual compound selected from the group consisting of the individual compound acetylglucosamine and the individual compound glucuronic acid.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
44 words
Method of claim 10 wherein the composition further comprises at least one substance selected from the group consisting of monocarboxylic acids, dicarboxylic acids, α-hydroxy acids, β-hydroxy acids, plants and extracts thereof, flavonoids, bioflavonoids, isoflavonoids, saponins, terpenes, triterpenes, amino acids, water-soluble vitamins and lipo-soluble vitamins.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
44 words
Method of claim 10 wherein the composition further comprises at least one acid selected from the group consisting of glycolic acid, lactic acid, hydroxybutyric acid, mandelic acid, tartaric acid, malic acid, hydroxybenzoic acid, citric acid, lipoic acid, and the corresponding salts and esters thereof.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
46 words
Method of claim 10 wherein the composition further comprises at least one vitamin substance selected from the group consisting of vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, niacin, pantothenic acid, biotin, folic acid, ascorbic acid, beta carotene, retinol, retinal, retinoic acid, p-aminobenzoic acid, tocopherol and vitamin F.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
57 words
Method of claim 10 wherein the composition further comprises at least one plant or extract thereof selected from the group consisting of Vaccinum Myrtillus, Sylibum Marianum, Echinacea Angustifolia, Aesculus Hippocastanum, Calendula Officinalis, Centella Asiatica, Hamamelis Virginiana, Citrus Aurantium Amara, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis, Citrus Limonium, Equisetum Arvense, Glycyrritia Glabbra, Aloe Vera, Ruta Graveolans, Vitis Vinifera and Terminalia Sericea.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
54 words
Method of claim 10 wherein the composition further comprises at least one amino acid selected from the group consisting of alanine, arginine, aspartic acid, asparagine, cysteine, glutamic acid, glutamine, glycine, histidine, leucine, isoleucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, proline, serine, threonine, tryptophan, tyrosine, valine, the corresponding salts and esters thereof, and the corresponding amino alcohols thereof.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
26 words
Method of claim 10 wherein the composition further comprises at least one substance selected from the group consisting of terpenes, triterpenes, saponins, isoflavonoids, flavonoids and bioflavonoids.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
55 words
Method of claim 10 wherein the composition further comprises at least one substance selected from the group consisting of anthocyanidins of the bilberry, escin, madecassic acid, madecassosides, asiaticosides, asiatic acid, rutin and its derivatives, diosmin, sericic acid, sericosides, echinacosides, echinacin, glycerretic acid, quercitin, isoquercitin, bisabolene, silymarin, cyanidins, leucocyanidins, and the corresponding salts and esters thereof.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
35 words
Method of claim 10 wherein the composition further comprises at least one sulfated or unsulfated polysaccharide selected from the group consisting of hyaluronic acid, chitin, dermatan sulfate, heparin, and the corresponding salts and esters thereof.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
34 words
Method of claim 10 wherein the composition further comprises at least one substance selected from the group consisting of diosmin, silymarin, tocopherol, asiatic acid, proline, sericic acid, retinol, glycolic acid, hyaluronic acid and leucocyanidin.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
45 words
Composition for therapeutic cosmetic, pharmaceutical or dietetic use comprising a pharmaceutical vehicle containing as active ingredient an effective amount of at least one individual compound selected from the group consisting of 0.001-30% by weight of the individual compound acetylglucosamine and the individual compound glucuronic acid.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
45 words
Composition for therapeutic cosmetic, pharmaceutical or dietetic use comprising a pharmaceutical vehicle containing as active ingredient an effective amount of at least one individual compound selected from the group consisting of 0.001-30% by weight of the individual compound acetylglucosamine and the individual compound glucuronic acid.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
45 words
Composition for therapeutic cosmetic, pharmaceutical or dietetic use comprising a pharmaceutical vehicle containing as active ingredient an effective amount of at least one individual compound selected from the group consisting of the individual compound acetylglucosamine and 0.001-30% by weight of the individual compound glucuronic acid.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
45 words
Composition for therapeutic cosmetic, pharmaceutical or dietetic use comprising a pharmaceutical vehicle containing as active ingredient an effective amount of at least one individual compound selected from the group consisting of the individual compound acetylglucosamine and 0.001-30% by weight of the individual compound glucuronic acid.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
20 words
Composition of claim 21 wherein the individual compound acetylglucosamine and the individual compound glucuronic acid are present in equimolar amounts.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
49 words
Composition for therapeutic cosmetic, pharmaceutical or dietetic use comprising a pharmaceutical vehicle containing as active ingredient an effective amount of at least one individual compound selected from the group consisting of 0.05-10% by weight of the individual compound acetylglucosamine and 0.05-10% by weight of the individual compound glucuronic acid.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
49 words
Composition for therapeutic cosmetic, pharmaceutical or dietetic use comprising a pharmaceutical vehicle containing as active ingredient an effective amount of at least one individual compound selected from the group consisting of 0.05-10% by weight of the individual compound acetylglucosamine and 0.05-10% by weight of the individual compound glucuronic acid.
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