Tipo
Patentes
Título
Extracts from Hypericum L. species useful for the treatment of persistent tuberculosis
Participantes na publicação
Nogueira T. (Author)
Costa M.C. (Author)
Moiteiro C. (Author)
Dep. Química e Bioquímica
Medeiros M.A. (Author)
Marcelo Curto M.J. (Author)
Luna-Herrera J. (Author)
Resumo
The present invention relates to extracts from species of the genus Hypericum L., namely H . humifusum L., H. calycinum L., H. elodes L ., H. hircinum subsp. majus (Aiton) N. Robson, H . glandulosum Aiton, H . grandifolium Choisy and H . foliosum Aiton, obtained by extraction with an hydroxylated solvent or mixtures with water in order to obtain, after solvent evaporation, concentrated extracts active against multidrug-resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The invention also relates to a method of preparation of the above extracts as well as to pharmaceutical compositions that contain these extracts, useful in the treatment and/or prevention of persistent tuberculosis.
Data de Submissão/Pedido
2005-11-02
Data de Concessão
2007-07-27
Instituição
INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ENGENHARIA, TECNOLOGIA E INOVAÇÃO
Suporte
European Patent Office
Identificadores da Publicação