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Exploring bioactive compounds present in international patents targeting brain functions
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The interest in nervous system disorders is an evident fact with more than 60 000
articles published on PUBMED only in the year of 2016. Actually, in our daily life
we are constantly exposed to different environmental factors known to be
prejudicial to the health of our nervous system. In this context, a holistic view of
food consumption is gaining increasing importance with the perspective of using
functional components of specific foods to improve our health or diminish the risk
of disease.
The aim of our work is to evaluate the use of nutritional food components of
traditional Portuguese diet in international patents of dietary supplements or the so
called functional foods described to improve brain functions.
The WIPO platform was used to collect data of these patents, and from the last 3
years we identified 35 patents using more than 150 different components. We
selected the most frequent components and the indications described in the patents,
and then examined the possible bioactive compounds for each component. The
prevalent functional components described were walnuts, peanuts, wolfberries,
mulberries, dates, jujube, creatine, carnitine, ginseng and soybean. Other
components rich in omega-3, such as docosahexaenoic acid and superba oil, were
also identified. These patents were described to target brain functions such as
intelligence, memory, concentration and in some cases compounds are indicated to
traumatic brain injury.
Regarding local sources, we found several nutritional components of traditional
Portuguese diet that have similar compounds of those found in the international
components described in patents. We believe this information will help in the
valorisation of national products.
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Marques-da-Silva, D., Lagoa, R. & Ribeiro, V. (2017). Exploring bioactive compounds present in international patents targeting brain functions. Res Net Health 3, spta51.
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Instituto Politécnico de Leiria