Compositions containing adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and methods of use
The present invention provides a composition comprising adenosine or adenosine triphosphate (ATP) acting as an absorption enhancer when combined with a nutritional material(s) such as nutrients, protein, peptides, vitamins, phytochemicals, minerals, fatty acids, or amino acids or a drug. Methods of administering ATP or adenosine to improve the bioavailability of a nutritional material(s) such as nutrients, protein, peptides, vitamins, phytochemicals, minerals, fatty acids, or amino acids or a drug are described.
1. A method for increasing the bioavailability of a nutritional material in an animal comprising:
administering to the animal:
at least one nutritional material;
an effective amount of β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyric acid (HMB) as an additional nutritional material; and
an absorption enhancer,
wherein the absorption enhancer that increases absorption of the at least one nutritional material is adenosine triphosphate (ATP) or adenosine.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the nutritional material is nutrients, proteins, peptides, vitamins, or amino acids.
3. A method for improving the absorption of a nutritional material in a human, comprising:
administering to the human:
an absorption enhancer that increases absorption of at least one nutritional material;
the at least one nutritional material; and
an effective amount of β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyric acid (HMB) as an additional nutritional material,
wherein the absorption enhancer is adenosine triphosphate (ATP) or adenosine.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the nutritional material is nutrients, proteins, peptides, vitamins, or amino acids.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the nutritional material is amino acids.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the amino acids are essential amino acids.
7. The method of claim 5 , wherein the amino acids are branched chain amino acids.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein absorption enhancer is administered in a dose in the range of about 10 milligrams to about 80 grams.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein absorption enhancer is administered in a dose in the range of about 100 milligrams to about 1.6 grams.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the administration is performed to administer a single dose.
11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the administration is divided to administer multiple doses over time.
12. The method of claim 4 , wherein the nutritional material is a vitamin.
13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one nutritional material, the effective amount of HMB, and the absorption enhancer are administered as a dietary supplement.
14. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one nutritional material, the effective amount of HMB, and the absorption enhancer are administered as a foodstuff.
15. The method of claim 3 , wherein the absorption enhancer is administered in a dose in the range of about 10 milligrams to about 80 grams.
16. The method of claim 3 , wherein the absorption enhancer is administered in a dose in the range of about 100 milligrams to about 1.6 grams.
17. The method of claim 3 , wherein the administration is performed to administer a single dose.