Means for protecting methionine hydroxy analog from rumen degradation

US11185524B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Novus International, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Heather Tucker · Holden, US
• Matthew Mahoney · Saint Peters, US
• Tracy Rode · Holden, US
• Jason Schultz · Alexandria, US
• Mercedes Vazquez-Anon · Chesterfield, US
• William Scott Hine · Fawn Drive, AU

Key dates

• Filing date: May 15, 2019
• Grant date: Nov 30, 2021
• Expiry date: May 15, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61P1/00
• WIPO field: Pharmaceuticals
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

Chemically modified methionine hydroxy analogs that are protected from degradation by rumen microorganisms. The chemically modified compounds comprise methionine hydroxy analog chemically linked to a fatty acid having at least 12 carbon atoms. Methods for increasing rumen bypass of methionine hydroxy analog and/or providing methionine hydroxy analog to a ruminant's small intestine for absorption, wherein the methods comprise administering to the ruminant a chemically modified methionine hydroxy analog as defined above.