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US 12,528,857 · App. 17/733,886 · Granted Jan 20, 2026

Nutritionally-optimized collagen peptide

Inventors: Stephan Hausmanns (Heidelberg, DE); Hans-Ulrich Frech (Weinheim, DE); Steffen Oesser (Glücksburg, DE); Martin Hahn (Gronau, DE); Suzane Leser (Cambridge, GB)
Assignee: GELITA AG
C07K14/78A61K8/65A61Q19/00A61K38/00
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Patent No.
US 12,528,857
App. No.
17/733,886
Granted
Jan 20, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a nutritionally optimized synthetic or recombinant collagen peptide comprising at least one amino acid sequence motif (glycine-X-Y) n , and the collagen peptide according to the invention for use in a method for therapeutic treatment of the human or animal body and products containing the collagen peptide according to the invention.

Claims (20)

1 . A synthetic or recombinant collagen peptide comprising at least one amino acid sequence motif (glycine-X-Y) n ,

wherein X and Y for each amino acid sequence motif (glycine-X-Y) are each independently a naturally occurring amino acid,

wherein n is an integer >1,

wherein at least 80% of the amino acid sequence of the collagen peptide consists of amino acid sequence motifs (glycine-X-Y) based on the number of amino acids,

wherein at least 50% of the amino acid sequence motifs (glycine-X-Y) present in the collagen peptide contain at least one amino acid selected from the group consisting of isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, threonine, tryptophan, valine, histidine, cysteine and tyrosine, and

wherein the collagen peptide contains at least 1.02% sulfur-containing amino acids, at least 0.73% histidine, at least 1.02% isoleucine, at least 2.24% leucine, at least 2.07% lysine, at least 1.1% threonine, at least 0.28% tryptophan, at least 1.91% tyrosine and/or phenylalanine, and at least 1.3% valine, in each case % by weight based on the total weight of the collagen peptide.

2 . The synthetic or recombinant collagen peptide according to claim 1 , wherein the collagen peptide comprises 10 to 30% proline, based on the total amount of amino acids of the collagen peptide.

3 . The synthetic or recombinant collagen peptide according to claim 1 , wherein the collagen peptide comprises 20 to 45% glycine, based on the total amount of amino acids of the collagen peptide.

4 . The synthetic or recombinant collagen peptide according to claim 1 , wherein X and Y for each amino acid sequence motif (glycine-X-Y) are, independently from one another, an amino acid selected from the group consisting of isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, threonine, tryptophan, valine, histidine, cysteine, tyrosine and proline.

5 . The synthetic or recombinant collagen peptide according to claim 1 , comprising one of the amino acid sequences SEQ ID NO: 1 or 2.

6 . The synthetic or recombinant collagen peptide according to claim 1 , comprising an amino acid sequence according to SEQ ID NO: 3 or 4.

7 . The synthetic or recombinant collagen peptide according to claim 1 , comprising an amino acid sequence according to SEQ ID NO: 5 to 28.

8 . The synthetic or recombinant collagen peptide according to claim 1 , wherein the collagen peptide has a Protein Digestibility Corrected Amino Acid Score (PDCAAS) of at least 0.4.

9 . The synthetic or recombinant collagen peptide according to claim 1 , wherein the collagen peptide comprises at least 10% leucine, % by weight based on the total weight of the collagen peptide.

10 . The synthetic or recombinant collagen peptide according to claim 1 , wherein the collagen peptide is hydroxylated.

11 . The synthetic or recombinant collagen peptide according to claim 1 , wherein the collagen peptide is glycosylated.

12 . A method for therapeutic treatment of a human or animal subject, comprising administering to the subject the synthetic or recombinant collagen peptide according to claim 1 .

13 . A pharmaceutical composition comprising at least one collagen peptide according to claim 1 and at least one pharmaceutically acceptable additive.

14 . A food supplement or food item comprising at least one collagen peptide according to claim 1 and at least one food-acceptable additive.

15 . A cosmetic product comprising at least one collagen peptide according to claim 1 and at least one skin-friendly additive.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 18, 2024
From: HAUSMANNS, STEPHAN; FRECH, HANS-ULRICH; OESSER, STEFFEN; HAHN, MARTIN; LESER, SUZANE
To: GELITA AG
Reel/Frame 066811/0484 →
Priority Claims (3)
DE 102019216872.8 · Oct 31, 2019 · national
DE 102019220420.1 · Dec 20, 2019 · national
DE 102020210725.4 · Aug 24, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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