ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION OF ACTIVE PRINCIPLE OF FRUIT OF SYNSEPALUM DULCIFICUM

A process for the purification of the active principle of the fruit of the plant Synsepalum dulcificum is disclosed. The process includes contacting the fruit with a suspension of polyvinyl pyrrolidone, followed by adsorption of the active principle by means of chromatography procedures. By followin...

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Hauptverfasser:	GIROUX, EUGENE L, HENKIN, ROBERT I
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
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 THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OFNUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
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Zusammenfassung:	A process for the purification of the active principle of the fruit of the plant Synsepalum dulcificum is disclosed. The process includes contacting the fruit with a suspension of polyvinyl pyrrolidone, followed by adsorption of the active principle by means of chromatography procedures. By following the process in accordance with the present invention, proteases and tannins are substantially completely eliminated from the final product. The active principle of this fruit, when prepared in accordance with the present invention, has been found to be particularly useful in controlling obesity in human beings.