ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,558,348, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to Phytoquest Ltd. (Aberystwyth, Great Britain).
"Bioactive phytochemicals" was invented by Robert James Nash (Ystrad-Meurig, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described are processes for the production of a composition comprising (2R, 3R, 4R, 5S)-3, 4, 5-trihydroxypiperidine-2-carboxylic acid (idoBR1), said process comprising the steps of: a) providing plant material from a botanical source comprising plant of the family Cucurbitaceae; b) fractionating said plant material to produce an extract enriched in idoBR1 c) assaying said extract for: i) inhibitory activity against sialidase or ...