Small molecules that increase the conversion of food to body weight gain
US6166086A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 24, 1999 |
| Grant date | Dec 26, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 24, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S930/26
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention relates to peptide-like compounds, eg aminocarboxylic acid amide derivatives, and to methods of using same in the field of general health care, for example, to improve resistance to stress, improve production of desired characteristics or useful products in animals, to increase weight gain, and to decrease feed efficiency. The invention has applications in the field of animal husbandry. It also relates to administering beta-alethine to improve feed efficiency in an animal, comprising administering to animal an amount of .beta.-alethine sufficient to reduce the amount of food required to increase a unit of weight in the animal.
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