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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2003
Applicants:
Paul W. Johns, Columbus, OH (US);
Lucia Cheng, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Lobat Dowlati, Gahanna, OH (US);
Inventors:
Paul W. Johns, Columbus, OH (US);
Lucia Cheng, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Lobat Dowlati, Gahanna, OH (US);
Assignee:
Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/37 (2006.01); C12P 21/06 (2006.01); C12N 9/48 (2006.01); C12N 9/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for in vitro determination of the digestibility of proteins in a nutritional product. The method utilized gastric and intestinal enzymes that are standardized for in vitro digestion process that mimics the in vivo digestive process. Further, specificity in digestion is determined by an amino acid profile.