Grant: Idea to Innovation
Université du Québec à Rimouski
$125,000.00
Formation of a hypocholesterolemizing product based on chitosan
EF 2008-09
Résumé
Hypercholesterolemia is the main risk factor of cardiovascular diseases that is a major cause of death in Western society. The invention consists to develop new chitosan derivatives from a new patented technology o synthesis. These derivatives will allow decreasing of blood cholesterol level by precipitation of bile acids in intestine with low side effects. The synthesized product is an improvement of low molecular weight (LMW) chitosan already used for low to moderate hypercholesterolemia. Developed synthesis methodologies will also be useful for the utilization of chitosan derivatives in various applications.
Programme
Idea to Innovation
Bénéficiaire
Emplacement
Quebec, Canada
Type de bénéficiaire
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
Tel que publié
Application id
363996-2007
Name nom
Gagnon, Jonathan
Department département
Biologie, Chimie et Géographie
Organization id
58
Institution établissement
Université du Québec à Rimouski
Province en
Québec
Province fr
Québec
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2008
Competition year année de concours
2007
Award amount
125000
Program id
I2IPJ
Program nane en
Idea to Innovation
Program name fr
De l'idée à l'innovation
Group en
Research partnerships programs
Group fr
Programmes de partenariat
Committee code
96
Committee name en
RPP Internal Decision Cttee
Committee name fr
Cté de décision interne - PPR
Area of application code
504
Area of application group en
Manufacturing processes and products
Area of application group fr
Procédés et produits industriels
Area of application en
Human pharmaceuticals
Area of application fr
Produits pharmaceutiques administrables à l'homme
Research subject code
3701
Research subject group en
Organic chemistry
Research subject group fr
Chimie organique
Research subject en
Natural products
Research subject fr
Produits naturels
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
Formation of a hypocholesterolemizing product based on chitosan
Keyword
NA
Application summary
Hypercholesterolemia is the main risk factor of cardiovascular diseases that is a major cause of death in Western society. The invention consists to develop new chitosan derivatives from a new patented technology o synthesis. These derivatives will allow decreasing of blood cholesterol level by precipitation of bile acids in intestine with low side effects. The synthesized product is an improvement of low molecular weight (LMW) chitosan already used for low to moderate hypercholesterolemia. Developed synthesis methodologies will also be useful for the utilization of chitosan derivatives in various applications.
