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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2007
Filed:
May. 31, 2002
Applicants:
Mahmoud M. Abdel-monem, Moscow, ID (US);
Michael D. Anderson, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Inventors:
Mahmoud M. Abdel-Monem, Moscow, ID (US);
Michael D. Anderson, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Assignee:
Zinpro Corporation, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L 1/304 (2006.01); C07F 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Chromium (III) 1:3 complexes of alpha amino acids such as methionine are used as animal nutritional supplements. The chromium ion is complexed with three Methionine molecules to form the coordination complex anion [CR(met)]. The complex is easily absorbed to provide a bioavailable source for methionine, chromium and for nutritional supplementation of animals.