Use of proteolytic enzymes to enhance protein bioavailability
AssigneeThe Regents of the University of California
InventorsJustin SIEGEL, Wai Shun MAK, John Bruce GERMAN
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
The present disclosure provides food supplements comprising proteases that can digest a variety of food proteins to enhance their protein bioavailability in the gut.
Claims19
A method of improving digestion of proteins in a food product by a subject, the method comprising ingesting with the food product, a food supplement which comprises one or more proteases having an amino acid sequence at least substantially identical to an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:
- 2, SEQ ID NO:
- 4, SEQ ID NO:
- 6, SEQ ID NO:
- 8, SEQ ID NO:
- 10, SEQ ID NO:
- 12, SEQ ID NO:
- 14, SEQ ID NO:
- 16, SEQ ID NO:
- 18, SEQ ID NO:
- 20, SEQ ID NO:
- 22, and SEQ ID NO:
- 24.
A method of improving digestion of proteins in a food product by a subject, the method comprising ingesting with the food product, a food supplement which comprises one or more proteases comprising an active site sequence at least substantially identical to the active site sequence in a protease having an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:
- 2, SEQ ID NO:
- 4, SEQ ID NO:
- 6, SEQ ID NO:
- 8, SEQ ID NO:
- 10, SEQ ID NO:
- 12, SEQ ID NO:
- 14, SEQ ID NO:
- 16, SEQ ID NO:
- 18, SEQ ID NO:
- 20, SEQ ID NO:
- 22, and SEQ ID NO:
- 24.
A food supplement or food product comprising one or more proteases having an amino acid sequence at least substantially identical to an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:
- 2, SEQ ID NO:
- 4, SEQ ID NO:
- 6, SEQ ID NO:
- 8, SEQ ID NO:
- 10, SEQ ID NO:
- 12, SEQ ID NO:
- 14, SEQ ID NO:
- 16, SEQ ID NO:
- 18, SEQ ID NO:
- 20, SEQ ID NO:
- 22, and SEQ ID NO:
- 24.
A food supplement or food product comprising one or more proteases comprising an active site sequence at least substantially identical to the active site sequence in a protease having an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:
- 2, SEQ ID NO:
- 4, SEQ ID NO:
- 6, SEQ ID NO:
- 8, SEQ ID NO:
- 10, SEQ ID NO:
- 12, SEQ ID NO:
- 14, SEQ ID NO:
- 16, SEQ ID NO:
- 18, SEQ ID NO:
- 20, SEQ ID NO:
- 22, and SEQ ID NO:
- 24.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.