Patent ID: 7396826

Claim:
A method for treating at least one disease or condition selected from the group consisting of diabetes mellitus Type I and Type II, heavy metal poisoning, cerebral iseliemic disease, depression and stroke, in a mammal, said method comprises: administering to said mammal an amount of at least one compound of the general formula (I) and/or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof effective to treat the disease or condition: wherein R represents R″—COO; and R′ represents hydrogen or a hydroxy group; wherein R″ represents a monoenoic alkyl chain with 10 to 24 carbon atoms, a monoenoic branched alkyl chain with 10 to 24 carbon atoms, a polyenoic alkyl chain with 10 to 24 carbon atoms, a polyenoic branched alkyl chain with 10 to 24 carbon atoms, a branched or unbranched alkyl chain with 8 to 20 carbon atoms containing a carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring, a monoynoic alkyl chain with 10 to 24 carbon atoms, a monoynoic branched alkyl chain with 10 to 24 carbon atoms, a polyynoic alkyl chain with 10 to 24 carbon atoms, a polyynoic branched alkyl chain with 10 to 24 carbon atoms.