Patent ID: 6746696
Filing Date: 2004-06-08
Classification: A01H,A23L,A61K,A61P,C12N,Y10S

Abstract:
A method of inhibiting deleterious effects of ultraviolet light exposure to skin, comprising applying a safe and effective amount of a topical composition comprising a plant extract from Acacia victoriae wherein the plant extract comprises a triterpene moiety attached to a monoterpene moiety having the molecular formula: or a pharmaceutical formulation thereof, whereina) R1 and R2 are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C1-C5 alkyl, and an oligosaceharide; b) R3 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydroxyl, C1-C5 alkyl, C1-C5 alkylene, C1-C5 alkyl carbonyl, a sugar, and a monoterpene group; and c) the formula further comprises R4, wherein R4 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydroxyl, C1-C5 alkyl, C1-C5 alkylene, C1-C5 alkyl carbonyl, a sugar, C1-C5 alkyl ester, and a monoterpene group, and wherein R4 may be attached to the triterpene moiety or the monoterpene moiety.