fractions enriched in few exempt from polyterpene extracted from cement to chios, cosmetics and medical devices, nutraceutici, and pharmaceutical compositions that contain
The invention relates to isolated fractions of Chios mastic gum enriched in terpene monomers and oligomers and substantially free of poly-terpene polymers with a degree of polymerization greater than 8 and a molecular weight in the range from about 1,000 to about 100,000 as well as to a process for their preparation. The invention also relates to compositions comprising an isolated fraction of monomeric and oligomeric terpenes extracted and purified by reverse-phase chromatography and essentially free of polymers. The monomeric and oligomeric enriched terpenes fraction obtained from Chios mastic gum exhibits biological activities in cosmetic, nutraceutical, medical devices and pharmaceutical applications.
