SYNTHESIS OF CAROTENOID ANALOGS OR DERIVATIVES WITH IMPROVED ANTIOXIDANT CHARACTERISTICS
申请人:Foss Bente J.
公开号:US20090099061A1
公开(公告)日:2009-04-16
A method is described for synthesizing and administering carotenoid compounds with improved antioxidant characteristics. In some embodiments, extension or improvement of conjugation may be employed in structural modification of carotenoids. In other embodiments, reduction of ring/chain steric hindrance may improve the lambda max, and hence, the overall antioxidant capability, of particular compounds. In other embodiments, introduction and/or increase in synthetic handles for conjugation may improve the stoichiometric ratios of conjugating moieties to the polyene backbone. The methods may be used to improve natural and/or synthetic compounds for medicinal application in the treatment of disease.
本文描述了一种合成和给予具有改善抗氧化特性的类胡萝卜素化合物的方法。在某些实施方式中,可以采用共轭的扩展或改进来进行类胡萝卜素的结构修饰。在其他实施方式中,降低环/链位阻可能会提高特定化合物的lambda max,从而提高其整体抗氧化能力。在其他实施方式中,引入和/或增加用于共轭的合成手柄可能会改善共轭基团与多烯骨架的化学计量比。这些方法可用于改善天然和/或合成化合物,以用于治疗疾病的医学应用。