[EN] COMPOSITION FOR USE IN A METHOD FOR LOWERING OF LDL-CHOLESTEROL IN PLASMA<br/>[FR] COMPOSITION À UTILISER DANS UNE MÉTHODE VISANT À ABAISSER LE TAUX PLASMATIQUE DE CHOLESTÉROL LBD
申请人:EZCOL B V
公开号:WO2020130813A1
公开(公告)日:2020-06-25
The present invention relates to a (pharmaceutical) composition comprising geranyl-geranyl bacteriopheophytin a, phytyl derivative of bacteriopheophytin a, hydroxyspirilloxanthin, rhodovibrin, 3,4- rhodopin, chloroxanthin, rhodopin, spirilloxanthin, 3,4-spirilloxanthin, ubiquinol-10, ubiquinone-9, ubiquinone-10 and rhodoquinone-10, for use in a method for the lowering of LDL-cholesterol in subjects in need thereof. Furthermore, the invention relates to a foodstuff comprising a food supplement, wherein the food supplement has cholesterol-lowering properties and comprises compounds geranyl-geranyl bacteriopheophytin a, phytyl derivative of bacteriopheophytin a, hydroxyspirilloxanthin, rhodovibrin, 3,4- rhodopin, chloroxanthin, rhodopin, spirilloxanthin, 3,4-spirilloxanthin, ubiquinol-10, ubiquinone-9, ubiquinone-10 and rhodoquinone-10. For the pharmaceutical composition and the composition and the food supplement the proviso is that the (pharmaceutical) composition is not, and the compounds are not provided as, a petroleum ether extract of Rhodospirillum rubrum obtainable by extraction of Rhodospirillum rubrum cells with a mixture of petroleum ether with a boiling point of between 60°C and 80°C and methanol comprising sodium chloride, wherein the extract is obtained by extraction for between 10 minutes and 48 hours at between 8°C and 37°C, while mixing the cells with the mixture, and wherein the Rhodospirillum rubrum cells are extracted with the mixture in a volume ratio of between 10:1 and 1:10 of petroleum ether with a boiling point of between 60°C and 80°C and methanol comprising sodium chloride. Furthermore, the (pharmaceutical) composition and compounds are not comprising or provided as whole R.rubrum cells or as a membrane fraction of R.rubrum.