Acids and acid salts and their use in delivery systems
AssigneeEmisphere Technologies, Inc.
InventorsAndrea Leone-Bay, Noemi Santiago
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a delivery system, and in particular to carboxylic acids for use as a delivery system of sensitive agents such as bioactive peptides. The carboxylic acids and salts can form non-covalent mixtures with biologically-active agents. These mixtures are suitable for oral administration of biologically active agents to animals.
Claims7
A composition comprising;
- a compound having the formula:
- ##STR1## a biologically-active agent selected from the group consisting of a peptide, a mucopolysaccharide, a carbohydrate, a lipid, a pesticide, cromolyn sodium, desferrioxamine (DFO), and a combination of the foregoing.
A composition for oral administration to an animal comprising 25 mg of heparin per kg of animal and 300 mg of cyclohexanecarboxylic acid per kg of animal.
A composition for oral administration to an animal comprising heparin and cyclohexanecarboxylic acid.
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