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Last Updated: December 16, 2025

Claims for Patent: 4,695,590

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Summary for Patent: 4,695,590

Title:	Method for retarding aging
Abstract:	Methods and compositions are provided for retarding aging, i.e., inhibiting damage to human cells caused by toxic byproducts of oxygen metabolism. The anti-aging active ingredient is a compound or mixture of compounds represented by the following structural formula: (1) wherein m is 0, 1 or 2; n is 0 or 1; R1 is hydrogen, halogen or hydroxy; and R2 and R3 each independently represent hydrogen or methyl provided that when m is 0, n is 0 and when m is 1 or 2, n is 1 and R1 is hydroxy or halogen and that when m is 2, each R2 can be the same or different and each R3 can be the same or different or a pharmaceutically acceptable alkali or alkaline earth metal salt thereof.
Inventor(s):	Richard D. Lippman
Assignee:	UCB Inc
Application Number:	US06/859,464
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