Patents Assigned to Devisco Foods International, Inc.
  • Treatment of hypertension in mammals with hydrolyzed whey proteins
    Patent number: 6630320
    Abstract: Enzymatic digests of whey protein isolates were prepared using animal, bacterial and fungal proteases, and evaluated for antihypertensive activities. The antihypertension activity was obtained with a hydrolysate of whey protein isolate prepared with a porcine trypsin. The recovered hydrolysate is used to treat hypertension in mammals such as humans and domestic pets such as dogs and cats.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2003
    Assignee: Devisco Foods International, Inc.
    Inventors: Martin E. Davis, Anand Rao, Sylvie Gauthier, Yves Pouliot