COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING SUGAR-CYSTEINE PRODUCTS
The present invention provides compositions comprising sugar, cysteine, and/or sugar-cysteine products, methods of preparing the same, and/or using the same.
1 . A composition comprising
one or more sugar-cysteine products, and
at least 10 of the group consisting of: vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, folate, vitamin B12, biotin, pantothenic acid, magnesium, copper, chromium, D-riboise, acetyl-1-carnitine, panex ginseng , green tea extract, rhodiola rosea, quercetin, CoQ10, glutamine, glucosamine, quercetin, milk thistle seed, alpha lipoic acid, vitamin C, and cordyceps; or
at least 8 of the group consisting of vitamin C, selenium, cordyceps, curcumin, resveratrol, alpha-lipoic acid, grape seed extract, quercetin, milk thistle extract, broccoli seed extract, aloe extract, and piperine.
2 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises at least 10 of the group consisting of: vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, folate, vitamin B12, biotin, pantothenic acid, magnesium, copper, chromium, D-riboise, acetyl-1-carnitine, panex ginseng , green tea extract, rhodiola rosea, quercetin, CoQ10, glutamine, glucosamine, quercetin, milk thistle seed, alpha lipoic acid, vitamin C, and cordyceps.
3 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises at least 8 of the group consisting of vitamin C, selenium, cordyceps, curcumin, resveratrol, alpha-lipoic acid, grape seed extract, quercetin, milk thistle extract, broccoli seed extract, aloe extract, and piperine.
4 . (canceled)
5 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, folate, vitamin B12, biotin, pantothenic acid, magnesium, copper, chromium, D-riboise, acetyl-1-carnitine, panex ginseng , green tea extract, rhodiola rosea, quercetin, CoQ10, glutamine, glucosamine, quercetin, milk thistle seed, alpha lipoic acid, vitamin C, and cordyceps.
6 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises vitamin C, selenium, cordyceps, curcumin, resveratrol, alpha-lipoic acid, grape seed extract, quercetin, milk thistle extract, broccoli seed extract, aloe extract, and piperine.
7 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the one or more sugar-cysteine products is RibCys, GlcCys, GlycCys, FruCys, GlcNH2Cys, or GlcNHAcCys, or any combination thereof.
8 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the one or more sugar-cysteine products consists of RibCys.
9 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises about 7-10% w/w of one or more sugar cysteine products, about 42-43% w/w of glutamine, about 7-8% w/w of glucosamine, about 2-3% w/w of quercetin, about 1-2% w/w of milk thistle seed, about 4-5% w/w of alpha lipoic acid, about 14-17% w/w vitamin C, about 17-18% w/w cordyceps, or any combination thereof.
10 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition is free of free-cysteine.
11 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition is free of N-acetyl cysteine.
12 - 14 . (canceled)
15 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises about 5-7% w/w vitamin C, about 1-2% w/w selenium, about 10-20% w/w RibCys, about 30-40% w/w cordyceps, about 10-15% w/w curcumin, about 4-7% w/w resveratrol, about 4-6% w/w alpha lipoic acid, about 2-6% w/w grape seed extract, about 1-3% w/w quercetin, about 1-3% w/w milk thistle extract, about 1-3% w/w, about 1-3% w/w broccoli seed extract, about 1-3% w/w aloe extract, and about 0.1 to 0.5% piperine.
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18 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises about 0.0002-0.0006% w/w vitamin B1, about 0.001-0.003% w/w vitamin B2, about 0.01-0.05% w/w vitamin B3, about 0.005-0.01% w/w vitamin B6, about 0.0001-0.001% w/w folate, about 7×10-5-8×105% w/w vitamin B12, about 0.0001-0.0003% w/w biotin, about 0.01-0.03% w/w pantothenic acid, about 0.01-0.05% w/w of 27% magnesium, about 0.0001-0.0005% w/w of 13% copper, about 4×10-5-5×105% w/w of 0.5% chromium, about 0.3-0.6% w/w D-ribose, about 0.3-0.6% w/w acetyl-1-carnitine, about 0.1-0.2% w/w panex ginseng , 0.05-0.15% w/w green tea extract, 0.005-0.5% w/w RibCys, about 0.005-0.1% w/w rhodiola rosea, about 0.005-0.1% w/w quercetin, and about 0.01-0.05% w/w CoQ10.
19 . (canceled)
20 . The composition of claim 1 , further comprising at least one preservative or at least one flavorant.
21 . (canceled)
22 . The composition of claim 1 , further comprising stevia or stevia extract.
23 . A method of preparing the composition of claim 1 , wherein
the one or more sugar-cysteine products, and
at least 10 of the group consisting of: vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, folate, vitamin B12, biotin, pantothenic acid, magnesium, copper, chromium, D-riboise, acetyl-1-carnitine, panex ginseng , green tea extract, rhodiola rosea, quercetin, CoQ10, glutamine, glucosamine, quercetin, milk thistle seed, alpha lipoic acid, vitamin C, and cordyceps; or
at least 8 of the group consisting of vitamin C, selenium, cordyceps, curcumin, resveratrol, alpha-lipoic acid, grape seed extract, quercetin, milk thistle extract, broccoli seed extract, aloe extract, and piperine are mixed together.
24 - 25 . (canceled)
26 . A method of delivering a sugar-cysteine product to a mammal comprising administering the composition of claim 1 to the mammal.
27 . The method of claim 26 , wherein the composition is administered in a capsule form.
29 . The method of claim 26 , wherein the composition is administered in a liquid form.
30 . A method of increasing ATP and/or glutathione in a mammal comprising administering to the mammal an effective amount of a composition of claim 1 .