Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
73 words
A nutrient composition comprising an aqueous solution containing from 0.2 to 40 weight percent of protein nutrients including 0.2 to 30 weight percent of oligopeptides consisting of dipeptides and tripeptides wherein at least one said oligopeptide contains a glycine residue as the N-terminal amino acid residue; and at least one said oligopeptide contains as the N-terminal amino acid residue an amino acid residue selected from the class consisting of alanine, lysine and arginine.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
73 words
A nutrient composition comprising an aqueous solution containing from 0.2 to 40 weight percent of protein nutrients including 0.2 to 30 weight percent of oligopeptides consisting of dipeptides and tripeptides wherein at least one said oligopeptide contains a glycine residue as the N-terminal amino acid residue; and at least one said oligopeptide contains as the N-terminal amino acid residue an amino acid residue selected from the class consisting of alanine, lysine and arginine.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
The nutrient composition of Claim 1 including alanyl tyrosine as one of the said oligopeptides.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
The nutrient composition of Claim 1 including arginyl glutamic acid as one of the said oligopeptides.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
The nutrient composition of Claim 1 including lysyl lysine as one of the said oligopeptides.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
The nutrient composition of Claim 1 including other nutrients selected from the class consisting of fats, oligosaccharides, minerals, trace elements, vitamins and free amino acids.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
The nutrient composition of Claim 1 containing all essential amino acids, either as free amino acids or as amino acid residues in the said oligopeptides.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
14 words
The nutrient composition of Claim 1 containing at least one non-essential free amino acid.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
70 words
A nutrient composition comprising dipeptides of L-threonine, L -valine, L -methionine, L-isoleucine, L-leucine, L-lysine, L-tryptophan, L -histidine, L-phenylalanine, L-glutamic acid, L-proline, L -glutamine, L-alanine and L-tyrosine, and, as the N-terminal residue of at least one of said dipeptides, a glycine residue and, as the N-terminal residue of at least one of said dipeptides, at least one other amino acid residue selected from the class consisting of L-alanine, L-lysine and L-arginine.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
70 words
A nutrient composition comprising dipeptides of L-threonine, L -valine, L -methionine, L-isoleucine, L-leucine, L-lysine, L-tryptophan, L -histidine, L-phenylalanine, L-glutamic acid, L-proline, L -glutamine, L-alanine and L-tyrosine, and, as the N-terminal residue of at least one of said dipeptides, a glycine residue and, as the N-terminal residue of at least one of said dipeptides, at least one other amino acid residue selected from the class consisting of L-alanine, L-lysine and L-arginine.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
27 words
A parenteral nutrient composition of Claim 1 containing from 10 to 40 percent by weight of said protein nutrients, including from 2 to 20 weight percent oligopeptides.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
40 words
A parenteral nutrient composition containing water and 20 to 40 percent by weight of protein nutrients including free amino acids and oligopeptides consisting of dipeptides or tripeptides, where the said oligopeptides comprise 2 to 20 weight percent of the composition.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
40 words
A parenteral nutrient composition containing water and 20 to 40 percent by weight of protein nutrients including free amino acids and oligopeptides consisting of dipeptides or tripeptides, where the said oligopeptides comprise 2 to 20 weight percent of the composition.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
23 words
The parenteral nutrient composition of Claim 10 including other nutrients selected from the class consisting of fats, oligosaccharides, minerals, trace elements and vitamins.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
16 words
The parenteral nutrient composition of Claim 10 including an organic acid amide of an amino acid.