PHARMACEUTICALLY ACTIVE CAROTENOIDS

The carotenoids lutein and zeaxanthin are used either separately or in combination to treat age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The carotenoids are administered in the form of a pharmaceutical preparation, e.g. a capsule or alternatively as a food e.g. a genetically engineered tomato producing e...

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Hauptverfasser:	BONE, RICHARD, ANDREW, LANDRUM, JOHN, THOMAS, HOWARD, ALAN, NORMAN
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BYSUBCLASSES A23B - A23J HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS ORMEDICINAL PREPARATIONS THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OFNUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
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Zusammenfassung:	The carotenoids lutein and zeaxanthin are used either separately or in combination to treat age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The carotenoids are administered in the form of a pharmaceutical preparation, e.g. a capsule or alternatively as a food e.g. a genetically engineered tomato producing enhanced levels of carotenoid. High dosages of lutein and zeaxanthin are needed to ensure high serum levels necessary for take up of the carotenoids by the macula.