4-OXO-2-PENTENOIC ACID AND LIVER DISORDERS

• Main Authors: GUY, PHILIPPE ALEXANDRE, REZZI, SERGE ANDRÉ DOMINIQUE, FOATA, FRANCIS, PAGE, NICOLAS, ARCE VERA, FRANCIA JACQUELINE, BOURQUI, BERTRAND, DUBOUX, STÉPHANE, BUETLER, TIMO
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 04.02.2015
• Subjects: BEER; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; FODDER; FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BYSUBCLASSES A23B - A23J; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; METALLURGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES; PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL; PROCESSES USING MICROORGANISMS; SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS ORMEDICINAL PREPARATIONS; SPIRITS; THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OFNUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT; THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES; VINEGAR; WINE

The present invention relates generally to compositions with a health benefit. In particular, the invention relates to treatment or prevention of liver disorders. A subject matter of the invention is a composition comprising 4-oxo-2-pentenoic acid for use in the treatment or prevention of liver disorders. A further subject matter of the invention is a composition comprising 4-oxo-2-pentenoic acid for use in the treatment or prevention of liver disorders linked to an insufficient activity of phase II enzymes in the liver.