US Patent Issued to UNIVERSITE DE BOURGOGNE, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE, INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE POUR L'AGRICULTURE L'ALIMENTATION ET L'ENVIRONNEMENT, UNIVERSITE DE MONASTIR on April 22 for "Extracts of Moricandia for the use thereof in the prevention and treatment of metabolic diseases" (French, Tunisian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,280,083, issued on April 22, was assigned to UNIVERSITE DE BOURGOGNE (Dijon, France), CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (Paris), INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE POUR L'AGRICULTURE L'ALIMENTATION ET L'ENVIRONNEMENT (Paris) and UNIVERSITE DE MONASTIR (Monastir, Tunisia).

"Extracts of Moricandia for the use thereof in the prevention and treatment of metabolic diseases" was invented by Basma Abed (Ghomrassen Tataouine, Tunisia) and Corinne Leloup (Messigny et Vantoux, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A composition including an extract of Moricandia for the use thereof in the prevention and/or treatment of metabolic diseases ...