Methods of making, protecting, and delivering stable prebiotic compositions
AssigneeIowa State University Research Foundation, Inc.
InventorsGreg Curtzwiler, Mark Lyte
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Abstract
Compositions providing stable and protected prebiotic to provide a prebiotic delivery system to fortify feed, food or water sources for digestion activation of a dopamine precursor are disclosed. The compositions provide a protectant material and a prebiotic dopamine precursor. Methods of making stable protected prebiotic compositions, methods of delivering a fortified feed, food or water source, and methods of treating subjects with the compositions providing stable and protected prebiotics are also disclosed.
Claims52
A composition comprising:
- a stable protected prebiotic comprising a prebiotic dopamine precursor and/or a co-factor of dopamine;
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- a protectant material comprising zein, a natural or synthetic protein comprising tyrosine, a natural or synthetic polymer comprising tyrosine, and/or other natural or synthetic monomers with similar structures to tyrosine;
- wherein the composition is a prebiotic delivery system that fortifies a feed, food or water source for digestion activation of the dopamine precursor and/or co-factor of dopamine.
A method of making a stable protected prebiotic composition, comprising:
- combining a prebiotic dopamine precursor and/or a co-factor of dopamine and a protectant material to form a stable protected prebiotic,
- wherein the protectant material comprises zein, a natural or synthetic protein comprising tyrosine, a natural or synthetic polymer comprising tyrosine, and/or other natural or synthetic monomers with similar structure to tyrosine, and
- wherein the stable protected prebiotic composition is a liquid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.