Compositions and methods for administering vitamin C

• US 4,822,816 A
• Filed: 04/10/1987
• Issued: 04/18/1989
• Est. Priority Date: 04/10/1987
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: The Ester C Co.
• Original Assignee: Oxycal Laboratories, Inc. (TOLMAR Holding, Inc.)
• Inventors: Markham, Richard G.
• Primary Examiner(s): Robinson, Douglas W.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Gobrogge, Roger E.
• Application Number:
  US07/036,598
• Time in Patent Office: 739 Days
• Field of Search: 514/474, 514/922, 514/163, 514/460, 514/473, 424/10
• US Class Current: 514/474
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 2300/00 Mixtures or combinations of active ingredients, wherein at least one active ingredient is fully defined in groups A61K31/00 - A61K41/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 31/335 having oxygen as the only ring hetero atom, e.g. fungichromin
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 31/365 Lactones
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 31/375 Ascorbic acid, i.e. vitamin C; Salts thereof

Abstract

A composition useful for administering Vitamin C to a subject comprises a compound having Vitamin C activity and at least one compound selected from the class consisting of the aldono-lactones and edible salts of L-threonic, L-xylonic and L-lyxonic acids.

High Vitamin C levels in the human body are established by orally administering to a human subject an effective amount of this composition.

Claims

1. A vitamin composition comprising:

(a) an effective amount of a compound having Vitamin C activity, selected from the group consisting of (i) dehydroascorbic acid, (ii) L-ascorbic acid and the edible salts thereof; and

(b) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of the aldono-lactones of L-threonic acid, L-xylonic acid, L-lyxonic acid and the edible salts of L-threonic acid, L-xylonic acid and L-lyxonic acids, in an amount effective to increase the human body absorption rate of said Vitamin C compound.

2. A method for establishing high Vitamin C levels in the human body which comprise the step of orally administering to a subject an effective amount of the composition of claim 1.