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US 7,582,418 B2Granted
Antimicrobial chelates
AssigneeAlbion Laboratories, Inc.
InventorRobert Charles Thompson
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Abstract
Methods useful for inhibiting growth of a variety of microbes including bacteria and fungi are disclosed. The methods involve contacting a microbe with an inhibitory amount of a zinc chelate. Methods useful for preserving a consumable product are also disclosed.
Claims5
A method of inhibiting microbial growth comprising the step of contacting one or more microbes with an amount of a zinc chelate sufficient to inhibit the one or more microbes, wherein the zinc chelate is selected from zinc lipoate, and zinc bisglycinate.
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