Plant derived antioxidants
AssigneeWorld Resourses Corporation
InventorsN. Lee Wolfe, Neeraj Datta
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Abstract
The isolation, characterization, and use of a highly potent antioxidant, found in selected foods, is described herein. The antioxidant is formulated alone as a nutritional supplement or is combined with other consumable products, such as foods, beverages, vitamins, herbal extracts, or other antioxidants. Methods for identifying and quantifying the antioxidant in food and beverages are also provided. The activity of this component in selected foods, beverages and nutritional supplements is described.
Claims13
A composition comprising SEQ ID NO:
- 1, wherein the SEQ ID NO:
- 1 comprises M, P, L, X, E, K, G, L, D, X/G, A, T/K, X, X, wherein X is any naturally occurring amino acid.
A composition comprising SEQ ID NO:
- 1, wherein the SEQ ID NO:
- 1 comprises M, P, L, X, E, K, G, L, D, X/G, A, T/K, X, X, wherein X is any naturally occurring amino acid or a conservative substitution thereof, wherein lo the conservative substitutions are selected from the following a deletion thereof or an addition thereto of no more than about 5% of the amino acid sequence, or a conservative substitution thereof, wherein the conservative substitution comprises substitution of
- a) alanine, serine, or threonine for each other;
- b) aspartic acid or glutamic acid for each other;
- c) asparagine or glutamine for each-other;
- d) arginine or lysine for each other;
- e) isoleucine, leucine, methionine, or valine for each other;
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- f) phenylalanine, tyrosine, or tryptophan for each other.
A composition isolated from a plant characterized by the properties of being methanol soluble, protease resistant, heat stable, having a molecular weight of approximately 1.2 kDa, and displaying a UV vis absorption maxima at about 216 nm and 270 nm.
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