US Patent Issued to MARUZEN PHARMACEUTICALS on March 24 for "Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor, blood pressure-lowering agent, and beverages and food products" (Japanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,582,146, issued on March 24, was assigned to MARUZEN PHARMACEUTICALS Co. LTD. (Hiroshima, Japan).

"Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor, blood pressure-lowering agent, and beverages and food products" was invented by Yosuke Nishitani (Hiroshima, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor and this blood pressure-lowering agent contain a compound represented by formula (I) as an active ingredient. These beverages and food products for inhibiting an angiotensin-converting enzyme and these beverages and food products for lowering blood pressure are characterized by containing a compound represented ...