Zinc-Monocysteine Complex and Method Of Using Zinc-Cysteine Complexes
OwnerDavid A. Newsome, David Tateinventors
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Abstract
A method of providing zinc to a subject in need of treatment includes administering to the subject an effective amount of a zinc-cysteine complex. The zinc-cysteine complex is preferably a zinc-monocysteine complex. The complexes of zinc-cysteine of the present invention increase the activity of antioxidant enzymes catalase and glutathione peroxidase, and the antioxidant protein metallothionein. The complexes of zinc-cysteine of the present invention protect retinal pigment epithelial cells from increasing hydrogen peroxide concentrations.
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A zinc-monocysteine complex.
A method of providing zinc to a subject in need of treatment comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of a zinc-cysteine complex.
A zinc-cysteine complex suitable for oral ingestion by a human subject.
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