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AssigneeMannatech, Inc.
InventorsBill H. McAnalley, H. Reginald McDaniel, D. Eric Moore, Eileen P. Vennum, William C. Fioretti
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Compositions of plant carbohydrates for dietary supplements and nutritional support for promotion and maintenance of good health. Defined nutritionally effective amounts of one to eleven essential saccharides, glyconutrients, are used in various inventive compositions as dietary supplements. The dietary composition herein can include phytonutrients, vitamins, minerals, herbal extracts, and other non-toxic nutrients. The glyconutritional dietary supplement herein provides essential saccharides which are the building blocks of glycoproteins. These compositions, when administered orally or topically, have been found to improve the well being of mammals suffering from a variety of disorders.
A method for the treatment of alcohol dependence in humans comprising administering by mouth to an alcohol dependent subject, a dietary supplement comprising nutritionally effective amounts of monomeric, oligomeric and/or polymeric forms of acetylated mannose, gum ghatti, gum tragacanth, glucosamine, corn starch and arabinogalactan wherein at least a portion of the acetylated mannose, gum ghatti, gum tragacanth, and corn starch are predigested from oligosaccharides into monosaccharides prior to administration to the alcohol dependent subject.
A method for the reduction of undesired side effects in humans receiving a biologically effective agent that causes side effects comprising administering by mouth to a subject receiving a biologically effective agent that causes side effects, a dietary supplement comprising nutritionally effective amounts of monomeric, oligomeric and/or polymeric forms of acetylated mannose, gum ghatti, gum tragacanth, glucosamine, corn starch and arabinogalactan, wherein the acetylated mannose, gum ghatti, gum tragacanth, and corn starch are predigested prior to administration to the subject.
A method for producing correctly structured and properly functioning glycoproteins and/or glycolipids in a human comprising administering to a subject a dietary supplement comprising a nutritionally effective amount of at least one saccharide, in monomeric, oligomeric or polymeric form selected from the group consisting of galactose, glucose, mannose, N-acetylneuraminic acid, fucose, N-acetylgalactosamine, N-acetylglucosamine, xylose, arabinose, glucuronic acid, galacturonic acid, iduronic acid, arabinogalactan, acetylated mannose, glucosamine and galactosamine.
A method for producing correctly structured and properly functioning glycoproteins and/or glycolipids in a human comprising administering to a subject a dietary supplement comprising nutritionally effective amounts of a composition comprising 10 weight percent acetylated mannose, 10 weight percent gum ghatti, 10 weight percent gum tragacanth, 10 weight percent glucosamine, 12 weight percent corn starch and 48 weight percent arabinogalactan wherein the acetylated mannose, gum ghatti, gum tragacanth, glucosamine, corn starch and arabinogalactan are in monomeric, oligomeric and/or polymeric forms for administration to the subject.
A method of providing a host in need of essential saccharides with a dietary supplement composition, comprising:
A method of providing a subject with essential saccharides comprising:
A method for the promotion and maintenance of good health in humans comprising administering to a subject a composition comprising at least two monosaccharides selected from the group consisting of galactose, glucose, mannose, xylose, acetylated mannose, N-acetylneuraminic acid, fucose, N-acetylgalactosamine, N-acetylglucosamine, arabinose, glucuronic acid, galacturonic acid and iduronic acid in nutritionally effective amounts.
A method for the treatment of alcohol dependence in humans comprising administering by mouth to an alcohol dependent subject, a dietary supplement comprising nutritionally effective amounts of monomeric, oligomeric and/or polymeric forms of acetylated mannose, gum ghatti, gum tragacanth, glucosamine, corn starch and arabinogalactan.
A method for the reduction of undesired side effects in humans receiving a biologically effective agent that causes side effects comprising administering by mouth to a subject receiving a biologically effective agent that causes side effects, a dietary supplement comprising nutritionally effective amounts of monomeric, oligomeric and/or polymeric forms of acetylated mannose, gum ghatti, gum tragacanth, glucosamine, corn starch and arabinogalactan.
A method for producing correctly structured and properly functioning glycoproteins and/or glycolipids in a human comprising administering to a subject a dietary supplement comprising a nutritionally effective amount of six saccharides, in monomeric, oligomeric or polymeric form selected from the group consisting of galactose, glucose, mannose, N-acetylneuraminic acid, fucose, N-acetylgalactosamine, N-acetylglucosamine, xylose, arabinose, glucuronic acid, galacturonic acid, iduronic acid, arabinogalactan, acetylated mannose, glucosamine and galactosamine.
A method for producing correctly structured and properly functioning glycoproteins and/or glycolipids in a human comprising administering by mouth to a subject a dietary supplement comprising nutritionally effective amounts of a composition comprising 10 weight percent acetylated mannose, 10 weight percent gum ghatti, 10 weight percent gum tragacanth, 10 weight percent glucosamine, 12 weight percent corn starch and 48 weight percent arabinogalactan wherein the acetylated mannose, gum ghatti, gum tragacanth, glucosamine, corn starch and arabinogalactan are present in monomeric, oligomeric and/or polymeric forms and are predigested prior to administration to the subject.
A method for treating or preventing reduced glyconutrient levels of at least one essential saccharide by periodically administering orally a single formulation having between about 1 to about 25 weight percent of arabinogalactan, glucosamine, rhamnose and acetylated mannose.
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