Conjugated fatty acid esters

• Main Authors: HAMURA MAHOKO, KUDO SATOSHI, MIZUSAWA NAOMI
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 16.11.2006
• Subjects: ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES AND WAXES; CANDLES; CHEMISTRY; DETERGENTS; EDIBLE OILS OR FATS, e.g. MARGARINES, SHORTENINGS, COOKINGOILS; FATS, OILS OR FATTY ACIDS BY CHEMICAL MODIFICATION OF FATS,OILS, OR FATTY ACIDS OBTAINED THEREFROM; FATTY ACIDS FROM FATS, OILS OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BYSUBCLASSES A23B - A23J; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; METALLURGY; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; 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

A conjugated fatty acid glyceride, which is formed by converting conjugated fatty acids having conjugated double bond(s) in the molecule into glycerol esters, to more effectively exert the inherent physiological effects of the conjugated fatty acids and control the bitterness or astringency of the conjugated fatty acids, thereby making the conjugated fatty acids suitable for oral intake. These conjugated glycerides (for example, glycerides having conjugated linoleic acid in the molecule) have effects of improving lipid metabolism, treating obesity and treating hypertension.