abstract |
The present invention refers to the use of phenolic compounds and their derivatives represented by formula I wherein R1 and R2 are selected from among: OH, OCOalkyl, or OCOalkenyl, and R3 is either H, OH, OCOalkyl or OCOalkenyl, wherein the alkyl or alkenyl chains present from 2 to 22 carbon atoms and wherein at least one OCOalkyl or OCOalkenyl group is present in the structure, for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular, hepatic or renal diseases, as well as to their cosmetic applications, to compositions that include these compounds and to some novel phenolic compounds and derivatives. <CHEM> |