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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8163939 | Ascorbic acid derivative or salt thereof, production method thereof, and cosmetic Disclosed is an ascorbic acid derivative or a salt thereof wherein at least one of hydrogen atoms in hydroxy groups at the 2-position and the 3-position of ascorbic acid is substituted by R—O—CH2—CH(OH)—CH2—, R—O—CH2—... | 04/24/2012 |
| 7838690 | Method for preparing crystalline 3-0-alkyl-ascorbic acid The present invention relates to a method for preparing 3-O-substituted ascorbic acid derivatives represented by formula 1, in which 5,6-O-isopropylidene ascorbic acid is reacted with a halide in an organic solvent in the presence of the anion exchange resin absorbe... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7741496 | Ascorbic acid derivatives The present invention discloses the ascorbic acid derivatives. The inventive molecules that combine with one or two hydrophilic headgroups connected by a hydrophobic spacer can increase skin penetration. ... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7696360 | Method for the separation of ascorbic acid from a polar solvent containing ascorbic acid and 2-keto-L-gulonic acid The invention relates to a method for the separation of ascorbic acid from a mixture containing ascorbic acid and 2-keto-L-gulonic acid in a polar, preferably aqueous solvent, by means of liquid/liquid extraction using an amide. The method preferably also com... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7326287 | Cyan inks and their use in ink-jet printers A composition comprising: (a) a major dye component which is a mixture of copper phthalocyanine dyes of Formula (1): CuPcβ-(SO3M)xβ-(SO2NH2)y Formula (1) wherein: ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7288664 | Reverse Kleiner method for manufacturing nitrogen dioxide, nitric oxide, nitric acid, metallic ascorbates and alkyl ascorbates of vitamin C In this invention new chemical reactions, new chemical processes are established, and these chemical reactions, chemical processes can be used with the designed system to produce nitrogen dioxide, nitric oxide and calcium ascorbate or calcium isoascorbate. Th... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7282597 | Ascorbic acid derivatives and skin-whitening cosmetics It is an object to provide an L-ascorbic acid derivative which can keep the L-ascorbic acid stable to heat and light and thus has a long shelf life, which is high in permeability into the skin, which can be quickly hydrolyzed by phosphatase, an enzyme that is ubiqui... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7241587 | Method of uncoupling the catabolic pathway of glycolysis from the oxidative membrane bound pathway of glucose conversion The invention provides methods for producing products comprising improved host cells genetically engineered to have uncoupled productive and catabolic pathways. In particular, the present invention provides host cells having a modification in nucleic acid encoding a... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7230124 | Ascorbic acid compounds, methods of synthesis and application use thereof A composition of L-ascorbic acid derivatives is described comprising L-ascorbic acid and lysine or lysine moieties, wherein L-ascorbic acid is covalently bound to the lysine or lysine moieties. The composition so described is used to prevent the degradation of extra... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7189283 | Phthalocyanines and their use in ink-jet printers A composition comprising: (a) a major dye component which is a mixture of phthalocyanine dyes of Formula (1) and salts thereof: wherein: ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7182806 | Phthalocyanines and their use in ink-jet printers A composition comprising: (a) a major dye component which is a mixture of phthalocyanine dyes of Formula (1) and salts thereof: wherein: M is Cu or Ni; | 02/27/2007 |
| 7102019 | Cosmetic and pharmaceutical preparations comprising ascorbic acid derivatives An ascorbic acid derivative of the formula Ia: where the variables independently of one another have the following meanings: R1 and R2 independently of one anoth... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7045546 | Stabilized derivatives of ascorbic acid-3-phosphate Novel derivatives of ascorbic acid and compositions comprising them are provided. The novel derivatives are of the following general formula (I): where R1 is a C2–C22 saturated or unsaturated fatty acid residues, amino acid residues, or a C1–C17 alkyl ; R2 is a ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7038065 | Process for catalytically producing organic substances by partial oxidation A process for catalytically generating organic substances by partial oxidation of an organic feedstock in the presence of molecular oxygen at temperatures in the range from 200 to 500° C. in at least one cooling-tube reactor, wherein 40 to 100 wt-% of the total amo... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7033804 | Methods for the production of products in host cells The invention provides methods and host cells for the production of ascorbic acid intermediates. The invention also provides host cells having a modification in a polynucleotide that uncouples the catabolic pathway from the oxidative pathway by deleting the encoding... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6949537 | PI-3 kinase inhibitor prodrugs The invention provides novel prodrugs of inhibitors of PI-3 kinase. The novel compounds are LY294002 and analogs thereof comprising a reversibly quaternized amine. ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6902917 | Process for recovery of organic acids from fermentration broths The present invention relates to a process for the recovery of an organic acid from a fermentation broth which comprises drying the fermentation broth to obtain a dried product, adding the dried product to a lower alcohol in the presence of an acid, and then removin... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6864376 | Process for producing ascorbic acid The present invention comprises the use of sulfite additives to reduce discoloration of L-ascorbic acid produced from acid or aqueous solutions of 2-keto-L-gulonic acid. In one aspect, the present invention comprises a continuous process for producing L-ascorbic aci... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6864284 | Ascorbic acid compounds, methods of synthesis and application use thereof A composition of L-ascorbic acid derivatives is described comprising L-ascorbic acid and lysine or lysine moieties, wherein L-ascorbic acid is covalently bound to the lysine or lysine moieties. The composition so described is used to prevent the degradation of extra... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6841536 | Prodrugs and conjugates of thiol- and selenol-containing compounds and methods of use thereof Disclosed is a prodrug of the formula: where A is a sulfur or a selenium, and R is derived from a mono- di- or oligo- saccharide. Also disclosed is a prodrug of the formula: | 01/11/2005 |
| 6774247 | Aqueous solution of ascorbic acid and method for producing same Disclosed is an aqueous solution of ascorbic acid which contains an excess of an emulsifier with an HLB value of about 9 to about 18, for example a polysorbate, a method of manufacture of such solution and applications thereof. ... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6749832 | Labelled ascorbic acid derivatives Compounds of formula (I) where: X1 is OH or SH or NH2 or —L-Z; X2 and X3 are the same or different and each is H, C1-4 alkyl, benzyl a protecting group or —L-Z, X4 is H or C1-4 alkyl, L... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6740762 | Process for ascorbic acids using alkaline earth silicate catalysts Disclosed is a process for the preparation of ascorbic acids from 2-keto-hexonic acids or 2-keto-hexonic acid derivatives using alkaline earth silicate catalysts. The process may be carried out in water, alcohols, or in a variety of polar or moderately polar solvent... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6716997 | Systems and methods for generation of ascorbic acid with reduced color The present invention describes the synthesis of ascorbic acid with reduced color. The present invention employs palladium catalysts for the synthesis of ascorbic acid from 2-keto-gulonic acid or derivatives of 2-keto-gulonic acid. The palladium catalyst may include... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6685965 | PROCESS FOR STABILIZING LEVOGYRE ASCORBIC ACID (LAA), A STABLE AQUEOUS LAA COMPOSITION, A PROCESS FOR PREPARING A STABLE TOPICAL SOLUTION, AN EMULSION, A VITAMIN PRODUCT, AND A METHOD FOR COSMETIC, PHARMACEUTICAL OR NUTRITIONAL TREATMENT The present invention refers to a process for stabilizing LAA in an aqueous medium, which includes the step of contacting the LAA with at least one-compound capable of forming hydrogen bridges with the LAA. In another aspect, the invention relates to a st... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6677373 | Polymorphic B form of 3-(cyclopropylmethoxy)-4-[4-(methylsulfonyl)phenyl]-5,5-dimethyl-5H-furan- 2-one This invention is related to a polymorphic B Form of 3-(cyclopropylmethoxy)-4-[4-(methylsulfonyl)phenyl]-5,5-dimethyl-5H-furan- 2-one characterized by the following parameters:... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6630330 | Ascorbic acid production from yeast Herein is disclosed a method of generating ascorbic acid from yeast. In one embodiment, the yeast is a Zygosaccharomyces spp. or a Kluyveromyces spp. growing in a medium comprising an ascorbic acid precursor. In a second embodiment the yeast is a recombin... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6617463 | Method for the production of L-ascorbic acid by lactonization of 2-keto-L-gulonic acid or s2-keto-L-gulonate esters The invention relates to a process for the preparation of L-ascorbic acid, in which free 2-keto-L-gulonic acid or C3 -C10 -alkyl 2-keto-L-gulonate is lactonized under acidic conditions in the presence of a water-miscible solvent and ... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6613919 | Method for resolving racemic mixtures of 5-substituted 4-hydroxy-2-furanones This invention affords a solution to the technical problem of obtaining one or both enantiomers of 5-substituted 4-hydroxyfuran-2-ones in pure form by resolution with enantiomerically pure bases. Racemic mixtures of 5-substituted 4-hydroxy-2(5H)-furanones... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6610863 | Continuous process for producing L-ascorbic acid The present invention provides methods and an apparatus for the manufacture of an L-ascorbic acid product in high yield by direct conversion of an aqueous solution containing 2-keto-L-gulonic acid by contact with an acid catalyst or under thermal self-cat... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6573393 | Method for producing L-ascorbic acid The invention relates to a method for producing L-ascorbic acid from 2-keto-L-gulonic acid or 2,3-4,6-diacetone-2-keto-L-gulonic acid. The reaction is carried out in the presence of water and hydrogen halide and the concentration of the hydrogen halide in... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6482851 | Synthesis of dysidiolide and uses thereof This invention provides a process for the preparation of a racemic mixture of dysidiolide a method for inhibiting growth of cancerous cells comprising contracting an amount of the racemic mixture of dysidiolide effective to inhibit the growth of said cell... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6476239 | Process for the preparation of ascorbic acid The present invention is a process for the preparation of ascorbic acid using a simulated moving bed (SMB) reactor system to accomplish the simultaneous conversion of KLG or a derivative of KLG to ascorbic acid and the separation of reaction products. The... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6444144 | Polyethoxylated ascorbic acid derivatives as a novel antioxidant and process for preparing thereof Provided with a novel ascorbic acid derivative represented by the formula (I) and a method for preparing the same: ##STR1## wherein R1 and R2 are different from each other and, independently H or --CH2 CH2 --(O-... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6416791 | Alimentary integrator The invention relates to an alimentary integrator constitued by a compound of potassium bicarbonate (KHCO3) and an anti-oxidant agent that comprises D ribose (C6 H10 O5) and that can comprise ascorbic acid L (C | 07/09/2002 |
| 6388098 | Process for preparing ascorbic acid-2-monophosphate salt A process for preparing a high-purity ascorbic acid-2-monophosphate salt in a convenient manner and in a high yield, comprising hydrolyzing an ascorbic acid-2-polyphosphate or a salt thereof in the presence of magnesium ion at a pH of 7 or more.... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6362348 | Additive for inkjet printing, recording solution, method for preventing discoloration and fading of image, and recording sheet An additive for inkjet printing, comprising a stabilized ascorbic acid derivative. Also disclosed are a recording solution, a method for preventing discoloration and fading of an image, and a recording sheet, each using the additive. The color change of a... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6344567 | Process for producing ascorbic acid-2-phosphoric ester salts A process for producing an ascorbic acid-2-phosphoric ester salt, where an ascorbic acid-2-phosphoric ester salt solution reduced in the content of excess phosphoric acid or a salt thereof mingled in the solution can be obtained from a solution containing... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6340746 | Prodrugs and conjugates of thiol- and selenol- containing compounds and methods of use thereof Disclosed are prodrugs as follows: (I) a prodrug of the formula ##STR1## where A is a sulfur or a selenium, and R is a mono- di- or oligo-saccharide; (II) a prodrug of the formula ##STR2## where A is sulfur or selenium, R' is a sugar, or .dbd.O, and the R... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6320061 | Solvent exchange process A process for recovering an organic acid or a metal salt thereof includes contacting an alcoholic phase containing one or more organic acid(s) or metal salt(s) thereof with water under conditions effective to provide an aqueous phase containing a portion ... | 11/20/2001 |
