Oral gum composition
AssigneeNicoventures Trading Limited
InventorsNicolas H. Von Cosmos, Steven Lee Alderman, Michael Zawadzki
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Abstract
The disclosure provides a composition configured for oral use. The composition includes a gum base, one or more bulking agents; an active ingredient having a basic amine functionality; and an organic acid, an alkali metal salt of an organic acid, or a combination thereof, wherein at least a portion the active ingredient having the basic amine functionality is associated with at least a portion of the organic acid or the alkali metal salt thereof, the association in the form of a basic amine-organic acid salt, an ion pair between the basic amine and a conjugate base of the organic acid, or both.
Claims39
An oral composition comprising:
- a gum base;
- one or more bulking agents;
- an active ingredient having a basic amine functionality;
- and
- a combination of an organic acid having a logP value from about 1 to about 12, and an alkali metal salt of an organic acid having a logP value from about 1 to about 12, wherein at least a portion of the active ingredient having the basic amine functionality is associated with at least a portion of the organic acid or the alkali metal salt thereof, the association in the form of an ion pair between the basic amine and a conjugate base of the organic acid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.