Inventors:
E. Althea Knight - Teaneck NJ
Akshay Talati - East Meadow NY
Jules Zecchino - Closter NJ
Assignee:
E-L Management Corp. - New York NY
International Classification:
A61K 700, A61K 3170, A61K 3107
Abstract:
The present invention relates to stable water-containing cosmetic or pharmaceutical compositions which comprise a biologically active agent and an enzyme-based oxygen-scavenging antioxidant system. The composition preferably comprises an antioxidant system comprising effective amounts of an oxidase, a substrate for the oxidase, and a peroxidase, and at least one species oxidizable by hydrogen peroxide, such as iodide and/or thiocyanate anions.