The present invention relates to the chemical synthesis of α-amanitin and its derivatives. The present invention also relates to intermediate products of the α-amanitin synthesis.

A flavour composition comprising a compound according to the formula (I) edible salts thereof, wherein R.sub.1 is an alkyl residue containing 6 to 20 carbon atoms, or an alkene residue containing from 9 to 25 carbon atoms with 1 to 6 double bonds, R.sub.1 together with the carbonyl group to which it is attached is a residue of a carboxylic acid, and m is 0 or 1. ##STR00001##

A flavour composition comprising a compound according to the formula (I) edible salts thereof, wherein R.sub.1 is an alkyl residue containing 6 to 20 carbon atoms, or an alkene residue containing from 9 to 25 carbon atoms with 1 to 6 double bonds, R.sub.1 together with the carbonyl group to which it is attached is a residue of a carboxylic acid, and m is 0 or 1. ##STR00001##

A compound according to the formula (I) or edible salts thereof, ##STR00001##
Wherein R together with the carbonyl group to which it is attached is a residue of a carboxylic acid. Said compounds may be used in edible compositions such as foods and beverages to impart or modify flavour and mouth feel to said compositions.

A compound according to the formula (I) or edible salts thereof, ##STR00001##
Wherein R together with the carbonyl group to which it is attached is a residue of a carboxylic acid. Said compounds may be used in edible compositions such as foods and beverages to impart or modify flavour and mouth feel to said compositions.

A flavour composition comprising a compound according to the formula (1) or edible salts thereof, ##STR00001##
wherein R.sub.1 is an alkyl residue containing 6 to 20 carbon atoms, or an alkene residue containing from 9 to 25 carbon atoms with 1 to 6 double bonds, R.sub.1 together with the carbonyl group to which it is attached is a residue of a carboxylic acid, and NR.sub.2R.sub.3, in which R.sub.3 is H or together with R.sub.2 and the N-atom to which they are attached, a 5-membered ring, is a residue of an amino acid, in particular a proteinogenic amino acid, ornithine, gamma-aminobutyric acid or beta alanine, or a 1-amino cycloalkyl carboxylic acid.

A flavour composition comprising a compound according to the formula (1) or edible salts thereof, ##STR00001##
wherein R.sub.1 is an alkyl residue containing 6 to 20 carbon atoms, or an alkene residue containing from 9 to 25 carbon atoms with 1 to 6 double bonds, R.sub.1 together with the carbonyl group to which it is attached is a residue of a carboxylic acid, and NR.sub.2R.sub.3, in which R.sub.3 is H or together with R.sub.2 and the N-atom to which they are attached, a 5-membered ring, is a residue of an amino acid, in particular a proteinogenic amino acid, ornithine, gamma-aminobutyric acid or beta alanine, or a 1-amino cycloalkyl carboxylic acid.

Disclosed is an oleic acid derivative including a hydrophobic part C17H33 linked to a particular polar head part “A”, especially for use as a medicament, for instance, for the treatment of a disorder caused by the GPR120 receptor and/or the CD36 receptor, including administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of the oleic acid derivative or of the pharmaceutical composition. Also disclosed is the use of the oleic acid derivative as a food composition.

The invention relates to Fatty Acid Acetylated Salicylate Derivatives; compositions comprising an effective amount of a Fatty Acid Acetylated Salicylate Derivative; and methods for treating or preventing an inflammatory disorder comprising the administration of an effective amount of a Fatty Acid Acetylated Salicylate Derivative.

The invention relates to Fatty Acid Acetylated Salicylate Derivatives; compositions comprising an effective amount of a Fatty Acid Acetylated Salicylate Derivative; and methods for treating or preventing an inflammatory disorder comprising the administration of an effective amount of a Fatty Acid Acetylated Salicylate Derivative.