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US 2003/0211175 A1Published application
Methods and compositions for dietary supplements
OwnerDusan Miljkovic, Jovan Hranisavljevicinventors
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Abstract
Compositions and methods are provided to reduce glucose concentration in an organism. Particularly contemplated compositions include a compound that binds to a thaumatin-like protein and that is isolated from a plant. Contemplated compositions further reduce blood lipid concentrations at the concentration effective to reduce the glucose concentration.
Claims37
A composition comprising:
- a compound that binds to a thaumatin-like protein and reduces a concentration of glucose in an organism when the compound is administered to the organism at a concentration effective to reduce the concentration of glucose.
A composition comprising:
- a plant seed extract, wherein the plant seed is malted and the extract is prepared from the malted plant seed using a protocol that includes an aqueous extraction step;
- and
- wherein the extract reduces a glucose concentration in an organism when the extract is administered to the organism at a concentration effective to reduce the concentration of glucose.
The composition of clam 18 wherein the glucose concentration comprises a blood glucose concentration and wherein the organism is a human.
A method of reducing a concentration of glucose in an organism, comprising:
- providing a composition that includes a compound that binds to a thaumatin-like protein;
- and
- administering the composition to the organism in a dosage effective to decrease the concentration of glucose.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.