Details for Patent: 8,242,294
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Title: | Synthetic bile acid compositions and methods |
Abstract: | Bile acids and related compositions and methods of synthesis and use. More specifically, deoxycholic acid and related compositions, said compositions being free of all moieties of animal origin and free of pyrogenic moieties. |
Inventor(s): | Moriarty; Robert M. (Michiana Shores, IN), David; Nathaniel E. (Los Angeles, CA), Mahmood; Nadir Ahmeduddin (Calabasas, CA) |
Assignee: | Kythera Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (Calabasas, CA) |
Filing Date: | Aug 13, 2009 |
Application Number: | 12/541,045 |
Claims: | 1. A deoxycholic acid (DCA) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof wherein the DCA has a .sup.14C content of less than 1 ppt. 2. A deoxycholic acid (DCA) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof wherein the DCA has a .sup.14C content of less than 0.9 ppt. |