US Patent Issued to Botanic Century (Beijing) on Nov. 3 for "Plant extract obtained from Morus plant leaves which has an IC50 value to inhibit Alpha-glucosidase I at a concentration of less than 90 uG/ml, compositions containing same, method of extraction and uses thereof" (Chinese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,779,005, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Botanic Century (Beijing) Co. Ltd. (China).

"Plant extract obtained from Morus plant leaves which has an IC50 value to inhibit Alpha-glucosidase I at a concentration of less than 90 uG/ml, compositions containing same, method of extraction and uses thereof" was invented by Chen Xie (Beijing) and Yingshu Zou (Beijing).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An extract from leaves of mulberry is disclosed. The extract has an IC50 value sufficient to inhibit Alpha-glucosidase I. The extract may comprise 5-40% (w/w) total imino sugars and 20-70% (w/w) total amino acids. The extract may reduce the production of...