Creatine oral supplementation using creatine hydrochloride salt
AssigneeBoard of Regents of the University of Nebraska
InventorsDonald W. Miller, Jonathan L. Vennerstrom, Mark C. Faulkner
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Abstract
Creatine oral supplementation using creatine hydrochloride salt, that may be added to a liquid or other beverage, or may be also used as an additive to solid oral dosages, or as a supplement, and which may be consumed by the athlete, or other party looking for immediate supplementation of strength, and may be added as a supplement within feed to livestock, in the veterinary area.
Claims7
A supplement to increase muscle mass and muscle performance consisting of creatine hydrochloride salt formed from the reaction product of:
- about 0.8 to about 1.2 mole equivalent creatine monohydrate;
- and
- about 1.1 to about 1.4 mole equivalents acetyl chloride,
- dissolved in about 6 to about 10 milliliters alcohol solution per gram of creatine hydrochloride salt at a temperature of about 25° C. to about 35° C.,
- wherein the supplement has an aqueous solubility of at least 150 mg/ml.
A supplement for to increase muscle mass and muscle performance consisting of creatine hydrochloride salt formed from the reaction product of:
- about 1 mole equivalent creatine monohydrate:
- about 1.4 mole equivalents acetyl chloride;
- said creatine monohydrate and said acetyl chloride dissolving in about 10 milliliters ethanol solution at a temperature of about 25° C. forming a solution of creatine hydrochloride having an aqueous solubility of at least 150 mg/ml;
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- thus precipitating granules of creatine hydrochloride salt from the solution for oral dosage as one pill, capsule, tablet, or liquid.
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