Abstract: Novel synergistic fungicidal compositions used for protecting seeds, plants and other vegetative material against fungi contain a mixture of one or more compounds selected from group A and one or more compounds selected from group B. Compounds from group A are selected from &bgr;-Amino butyric acid and its N-benzoyl-octyl ester derivatives. Compounds from group B are selected from the group of fosetyl aluminum, dimethomorph, a mixture of folpet and ofurace (45:5), folpet, fencaramid (Bayer SZX), mancozeb, cymoxanil, methalaxyl, the single optical isomer of metalaxyl, a mixture of cymoxanil and mancozeb (4:1), copper sulfate, copper hydroxide, copper sulfate hydrate, azoxystrobin, and acibenzolar-s-methyl.

Abstract: A composition for controlling growth of pathological organisms on a plant, said composition comprises an effective amount of one or more of metal ion(s); one or more of chelating agent(s); and phosphorous acid, and/or salt or hydrate thereof, said composition is in an agriculturally compatible carrier or vehicle.

Abstract: The present invention relates to dietary supplements containing low doses of phytoestrogens for supplementing the specific phytochemical dietary needs of perimenopausal and menopausal women.

Abstract: This invention relates to a composition and method for the treatment of white line disease, including ailments such as Onychomycosis, sporotichosis, hoof rot, jungle rot, pseudallecheria boydii, scopulariopsis or athletes foot. The composition of the present invention is useful for the treatment of fungal infections such as Onychomycosis in warm blooded animals such as humans and horses. The method of the present invention is directed to the application of a therapeutic amount of the present composition.

Abstract: A nutritional composition is described for prevention or treatment of an immune condition. The composition includes at least vitamin E, vitamin C, vitamin B6, folic acid, vitamin B12, copper, zinc, selenium, fructo-oligosaccharides and/or gum acacia, a probiotic lactic acid bacterium. For example, in an embodiment it comprises per 300 g: 150 IU Vitamin E, 120 mg Vitamin C, 2 mg Vitamin B6, 400 ug Folic acid, 3.8 ug Vitamin B12, 1.5 mg Copper, 15 mg Zinc, 100 ug Selenium, 3 g Fructo-oligosaccharides and/or gum acacia, 10E10 cfu ST11 lactobacillus. Also disclosed are a method for making the nutritional composition, a method for manufacturing a functional food or medicament; and a method of prevention or treatment of an immune condition by administering an effective amount of the composition, functional food or medicament.

Abstract: NGF microencapsulation compositions having controlled release characteristics, preferably with increased stability, for the NGF component, particularly human recombinant NGF (“rhNGF”) are provided that yield enhanced stability of NGF for use in promoting nerve cell growth, repair, survival, differentiation, maturation or function. Methods for making and using such compositions are also provided.

Abstract: A solid surface material with a filler and an antibacterial agent in a thermoset or thermoplastic matrix, which has antibacterial effectiveness that can be restored when lost or diminished with time and use.

Abstract: A method of treating plant and animal systems and inanimate surfaces for the purposes of controlling plant pests, introducing pesticides and nutrients into plants, mitigating frost damage to plants, increasing crop yields, controlling certain plant diseases, controlling arthropod, bacterial, fungal, mycoplasma, rickettsia, and viral pests of animals and humans, and disinfecting inanimate surfaces. The method utilizes the unique multi-directional dispersion property of the tannate complex of picro ammonium formate and the tannate complex of picro cupric ammonium formate, in aqueous solution, combined with a minor amount of a surfactant sufficient to prevent formation of ammonium picrate, to penetrate plant and animal systems and inanimate surfaces and travelling multidirectionally therein. The method is carried out by introducing a small but effective amount of the tannate complex to the plant or animal system or inanimate surface.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to pharmaceutical compositions that include a therapeutically effective amount of at least one electron active compound, or a pharmaceutically acceptable derivative thereof, that has at least two polyvalent cations, at least one of which has a first valence state and at least one of which has a second, different valence state. Preferred compounds include Bi(III,V) oxide, Co(II,III) oxide, Cu(I,III) oxide, Fe(II,III) oxide, Mn(II,III) oxide, and Pr(III,IV) oxide, and optionally Ag(I,III) oxide. These compounds may be in a crystalline state having metallic cations of two different valences, or electronic states, in the inorganic crystal. In addition, the invention relates to methods for prevention, management, or treatment of a condition using these compounds or pharmaceutical compositions including the same.

Abstract: The immune system of middle aged and elderly individuals is stimulated with a dietary supplement. The dietary supplement includes Vitamin E, Vitamin B6 and conjugated linoleic acid. The dietary supplement can further include glutathione alone or in combination with Vitamin C, folic acid, zinc, selenium, Vitamin D, copper and Vitamin B12. The dietary supplement is administered to middle aged and elderly individuals in a suitable form for consumption by the individual. Suitable forms of consumption can include a snack bar, tablet, capsule, powder, drink, or dairy products.

Abstract: The invention provides a device for the inactivating of HIV comprising a filtering material, said device having ionic copper selected from the group consisting of Cu+ and Cu++ ions and combinations thereof incorporated therein.

Abstract: The invention provides a device for the inactivation of a virus comprising a housing delimiting a fluid passageway, the passageway being provided with a filtering material having ionic copper selected from the group consisting of Cu+ and Cu++ ions and combinations thereof incorporated therein.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a preparation for stimulating or enhancing an immune system comprising one or more agents that stimulate T-lymphocytes in vivo. Such a preparation can be sued in the prophylaxis and/or treatment of a medical condition. The invention further relates to a preparation for use in a pharmaceutical or food product and to a preparation for medical use.

Abstract: A dietary supplement composition for promoting healthy skin comprised of lycopene and other carotenoids, selenium, chromium and biotin.

Abstract: Disinfectant formulations are described which are preferably ecologically friendly and non-toxic to mammals and plants, and are highly effective against a broad spectrum of detrimental pathogenic microorganisms. The microbicidal formulation contains complexes having at least one metal ion which is microbicidal to at least one microorganism and potassium sodium tartrate in some form. When potassium sodium tartrate is used with these metal ions, it enhances the complex-forming properties of such metal complexes while concurrently increases their efficacy and potency at the same level of metal ion concentrations. These microbicidal formulations can be diluted in suitable proportions into aqueous systems to produce the desired dosages for each individual case, depending on the level and the severity of the contamination. The microbicidal formulations can be applied by conventional methods, e.g., spraying, soaking, fogging, impregnation, and the like.

Abstract: A nutrient pharmaceutical formulation composition useful for treating cancer comprising ascorbic acid, L-lysine, L-proline and at least one polyphenol compound selected from the group consisting of epigallocatechin gallate, epicatechin gallate, epigallocatechin, epicatechin, catechin and the use of the composition in treating cancer and other tumors are provided. A nutrient pharmaceutical formulation composition of EPICAN FORTE™ and its method of use in treating cancer are also disclosed.

Abstract: Preparations in powder form comprising or consisting of soluble or insoluble polyvinylpyrrolidone and/or polyvinylpyrrolidone copolymers and suitable as aid for pharmaceutical formulations comprise in homogeneous dispersion very small amounts of heavy metals which are physiologically tolerated in these amounts, or very small amounts of peroxide-cleaving enzymes.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for suppressing or ameliorating a symptom accompanying diminished homeostasis, comprising theanine; and a mineral composition comprising theanine and a mineral. According to the present invention, there can be provided a composition for suppressing or ameliorating the above symptoms; and a mineral composition having a reduced peculiar metal taste, of which administration is made easily.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a proteineous component isolated from plant chromatin, after dissociation of the same, as an antimicrobial agent, the proteineous component having an apparent molecular weight between 10 and 20 kD. The proteineous plant component is produced by means of a method comprising the steps of homogenizing a plant material in order to expose its plant chromatin, dissociating the plant chromatin with a dissociating agent under hydrophobic conditions, and separating the dissociated plant chromatin into individual fractions, one comprising the proteineous plant component, by means of a hydrophobic interaction separation procedure.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to surface covering building materials for roofs, sidewalls and other exterior surfaces exposed tb the weather such as, but not limited to, asphaltic and non-asphaltic roofing materials, wherein said surface covering building materials exhibit long-term resistance to microbial growth-induced staining. The surface covering building materials include a component having antimicrobial potential which consists essentially of (a) a copper component or a tin component and (b) a barium metaborate monohydrate component.

Abstract: An electrically conductive paste which ensures formation of a dense electrode film even in a low-oxygen-concentration atmosphere without strict control of the atmosphere is described. The electrically conductive paste comprising Cu powder, glass frit and an organic binder resin, wherein the glass frit comprises Zn- and Cu-containing borosilicate glass and in the melt state has a contact angle with respect to Cu of 90° or less as measured in a nitrogen atmosphere.

Abstract: Plastic films, fibers and articles are provided long-term antimicrobial activity with a combination of certain phenolic and inorganic antimicrobial agents. The plastic films, fibers and articles with antimicrobial activity exhibit superior resistance to discoloration, may be processed at high temperature, and maintain physical properties upon weathering, especially upon exposure to ultraviolet radiation.

Abstract: The invention relates to a high aspect ratio microcapsule comprising an inorganic antimicrobial agent coated with a hydrophilic polymer. The hydrophilic polymer is able to absorb sufficient water as to enable the action of the encapsulated antimicrobial agent. These high aspect ratio microcapsules are useful to impart antimicrobial activity and can be used in polymer compositions, sprays and coatings. A method of preparing the high aspect ratio microcapsule by melt compounding and fabrication of the antimicrobial agent with the hydrophilic polymer is provided. Polymer compositions comprising the high aspect ratio microcapsules and a matrix polymer are also provided. Another embodiment of the invention is an article prepared from the polymer compositions comprising the high aspect ratio microcapsules and a matrix polymer.

Abstract: The invention relates to a microcapsule comprising an inorganic antimicrobial agent coated with a hydrophilic polymer. The hydrophilic polymer is able to absorb sufficient water as to enable the action of the encapsulated antimicrobial agent. These microcapsules are useful to impart antimicrobial activity and can be used in polymer compositions, sprays and coatings. A method of preparing the microcapsule by treatment of the antimicrobial agent with a solution of the hydrophilic polymer is provided. Another embodiment of the invention is a method of preparing the microcapsule by coating of the antimicrobial agent with a polymer precursor followed by treatment with a reactive ingredient. Another embodiment of the invention is a method of preparing the microcapsule by melt compounding the antimicrobial agent with the hydrophilic polymer followed by grinding to the desired particle size. Polymer compositions comprising the microcapsules and a matrix polymer are also provided.

Abstract: A wood treatment material having a synergistic combination of insecticides including boron-containing compounds and synthetic pyrethroids, is provided. This combination is shown to be especially effective in providing resistance to insect attack when wood is treated with this combination. Resistance to attack by Formosan termites, in particular, is provided, in a cost-effective manner. Also provided is wood treated by this combination, and a method of treatment for composite wood.

Abstract: A wood preservative composition which comprises water soluble acidic copper salts plus water soluble fatty amine salts in a weight ratio of from 0.1 to 10 parts water soluble fatty amine salt for each part of water soluble acidic copper salt. Methods for protecting wood from termites, decay, and mildew, and for reducing the ferrous metal corrosion properties of water soluble copper salts by using the disclosed composition are provided.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a water soluble acidic copper wood preservative composition with good copper fixation, and without environmental challenged hexavalent chromium. The composition comprises a water soluble acidic copper pesticide combined with aluminum nitrate wherein the weight ratio of aluminum nitrate to copper ranges from 1 to 10 to 10 to 1.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and composition for destroying or inhibiting proliferation of microbes using oxidative fluorinator compounds. Fluoride salts that do not dissociate completely in aqueous solutions, such as tri- or tetravalent transition metal fluorides, inert gas fluorides, or tri- or tetravalent rare earth fluorides, are effective antimicrobial agents even at levels up to about 20 ppm, when used alone or in conjunction with a strong oxidizer.

Abstract: A method of controlling algae in a municipal water plant including the step of adding an algicide-flocculant solution including 25-50 wt % acidic flocculent, 0-10 wt % polymer flocculant aid, an algicide consisting essentially of copper having a concentration of 0.025-1.275 wt % in the form of a water soluble copper salt, balance water. The algicide-flocculant solution may be added to the water via a clarifier of the water plant, a basin of the water plant, or a mixing chamber. The mixing chamber may be located within the clarifier, adjacent to the basin, or upstream of the clarifier and/or the basin.

Abstract: A process for preparing a disinfectant for use in swimming pools and the like. The process provides a formulation containing copper sulfate pentahydrate that will remain suspended so long as the formulation is maintained at a temperature above 40° F. The process includes the step of mixing the copper sulfate pentahydrate with water, sulfuric acid and ammonium sulfate at a temperature of 187° F.±10° F., then rapidly cooling the mixture to a temperature of 57-65° F. Colloidal silver or gold added to the formulation before the step of rapidly cooling will also remain suspended. Hydrogen peroxide may be added to enhance the performance of the disinfectant.

Abstract: A multinutrient nutritional supplement is provided that is designed to be most effective in optimizing health, increasing the immunity and decreasing the instances and severity of infection particularly among children.

Abstract: A multinutrient nutritional supplement is provided that is designed to be most effective in optimizing health, increasing the immunity and decreasing the instances and severity of infection particularly among adolescents.

Abstract: Compositions and methods for treating gastrointestinal symptoms and gastrointestinal microbes are provided. In accordance with the method, a dietary metal and a dietary ligand are administered, wherein the dietary metal is zinc, copper, cobalt, manganese or iron and the dietary ligand is ascorbate, aspartate, citrate, histidine, malate, maltol, gluconate, glutamate, glutamine, succinate, tartrate, or a combination thereof.

Abstract: A method for treating wood, characterized by impregnating wood with a metal-containing treating agent containing lignin and/or lignin derivatives and a metal, a metal compound, and/or a metal ion and oxidizing and/or macromolecularizing of the lignin and/or lignin derivatives in the wood to fix the metal component in the wood, and wood and woody materials obtained by the treating method. According to the method of the present invention, while effectively utilizing lignins, lignosulfonic acids, or lignosulfonic acid salts, leaching of the metal component can be suppressed to a low level to thereby retain the effects due to the incorporation of the metal components for a prolonged period.

Abstract: The present invention provides a fungicidal composition characterized by containing as active ingredients

Abstract: A method of arresting the flow of blood and other protein containing body fluids flowing from an open wound and for promoting wound healing. In the method, a substantially anhydrous compound of a salt ferrate is provided for a unique use which, when hydrated after mixing with a victim's own blood or other aqueous media, produces Fe+++ thereby promoting clotting when applied in a paste form to the wound for a time sufficient to arrest substantial further blood and other body fluid flow from the wound. The compound is formed of a ferrate (VI) salt taken from the group consisting of H, Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs and Fr. However, to decrease or eliminate stinging sensation, the compound may be formed having a ferrate (VI) salt taken from the group consisting of Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Ra, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ga, Ge, Zr, Nb, Mo, Tc, Ru, Rh, Pd, Ag, Cd, In, Sn, Hf, Ta, W, Re, Os, Ir, Pt, Au, Hg, TI, Pb, Bi, Al, As, NH4 and N(C4H9)4.

Abstract: This application relates to antiviral tissue paper comprising pyrrolidone carboxylic acid as an antiviral agent. When added to tissue paper pyrrolidone carboxylic acid has the ability to kill certain strains of viruses which come into contact with the tissue. In addition to its antiviral efficacy, pyrrolidone carboxylic acid tends to be mild to the skin thus mitigating the potential for skin irritation. Furthermore, upon transfer to the skin, pyrrolidone carboxylic acid assists in retention of the natural moisture of the skin while continuing to kill deleterious viruses.

Abstract: Acesulfame-metal complexes, formed from a trace element, preferably Fe, Zn, Cu, Mn, Co and 2 molecules of acesulfamic acid by precipitation reaction with the use of suitable salts, are distinguished by a pleasantly sweet taste and are therefore suitable as sweeteners, food supplements and for enrichment of food, medicaments and feeds with trace elements.

Abstract: Five pharmaceutical inventions are synthesized by administering metallic substances, preferably immunoactive copper in the form of tyrosinase, with the optional use of a composition consisting of CoEnzyme Q1 to Q10, a multivitamin, and amino acids. The composition artificially maintains the presence of metallic substances beyond normal metabolism time in the tissues, organs, arteries, veins or body fluids of humans, animals, agricultural plant fibers, leafs, or root systems. The initialization of therapy utilizes radiological, X-Ray, MRI, PET or ultrasonic imaging to establish maximum dilation, followed by a micromolar metallic assay, such that continued dosages are administered to maintain the static proportional micromolar amount of the metal in the blood and urine. Five embodiments: (1) Immunoamplification by dilation of the thymus. (2) Immunoamplification by ingestion of enriched agricultural plants. (3) Prebirth Immunoamplification for poultry eggs.

Abstract: A chromium-free wood preservative consisting essentially of 1 to 35% by weight of a mixture of 25 to 75 parts by weight of a fatty amine ethoxylate and 75 to 25 parts by weight of at least one member of the group consisting of an unsaturated fatty acid of 3 to 25 carbon atoms and their copper and zinc salts and water.

Abstract: A fungicidal mixture comprising a.1) a carbamate of the formula I.a,  in which X is CH or N, n is 0, 1 or 2 and R is halogen, C1-C4-alkyl or C1-C4-haloalkyl, where the radicals R can be different if n is 2, and b) a copper-containing fungicidal active compound (II) in a synergistically active amount.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of supplementing the dietary needs of women whereby an effective amount of a life stage appropriate dietary supplement is administered to a woman at each of her life stages throughout her life.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a method of blunting the postprandial glycemic response to a meal by feeding an acid controlled induced viscosity fiber system. The first component of the induced viscosity fiber system is anionic soluble fiber. The second component of the induced viscosity fiber system is water-insoluble, acid-soluble multivalent cations. The fiber system will typically be incorporated into a meal replacement nutritional.

Abstract: A nutritional or dietary supplement composition that strengthens and promotes retinal health through the prevention, stabilization, reversal and/or treatment of visual acuity loss by reducing the risk of developing late stage or advanced age-related macular degeneration in persons with early age-related macular degeneration. The nutritional or dietary supplement composition may likewise reduce the risk of vision loss associated with the development of cataracts. The essential ingredients of the nutritional or dietary supplement composition are vitamin C, vitamin E, beta-carotene, zinc and copper. The essential ingredients are preferably provided in a tablet form suitable for oral ingestion. Preferably the composition is taken in the form of one or two tablets taken twice daily.

Abstract: The present invention relates to dietary supplements containing low doses of phytoestrogens for supplementing the specific phytochemical dietary needs of perimenopausal and menopausal women.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods for preventing, treating, and/or managing one or more cancerous conditions in a patient, such as a human. A multivalent metal oxide, such as Ag(I,III), Cu(I,III), Pr(III,IV), and Bi(III,V) oxides or a pharmaceutically acceptable derivative thereof, may be administered to the patient in an amount and for a period of time which is therapeutically effective to prevent, treat, and/or manage such condition(s). These cancerous conditions include systemic and external cancers, and may also include conditions and symptoms associated with cancer. The present invention also provides a pharmaceutical composition suitable for treating such cancerous conditions. The compositions of the invention may be adapted for at least one of subcutaneous injection, intramuscular injection, intravenous injection, infusion, transdermal, or topical application.

Abstract: Concentrates of various classical biocides in a polyester carrier resin when incorporated into a substrate resin, preferably a polyolefin such as polypropylene or polyethylene, provide the substrate polymer which biocidal activity with superior resistance to discoloration (yellowing) than when the biocide is directly incorporated into the substrate polymer as a powder at the same total concentration.

Abstract: The method for forming and the formulation thus formed contains essentially copper salt, acrylic polymer and natural resin in a chelated form and is used as a protective and curative fungicide.

Abstract: The invention includes a pesticidal compound comprising at least one organic phenolic compound and at least one salt comprising a divalent cation. Preferably, the organic phenolic compound is chosen from Carvacrol, thymol or combinations thereof; and is derived from a natural source, preferably extracted from a member of the family Labiatae or Verbenacea. Preferably the divalent cation is a transition metal salt and more preferably is zinc chloride or zinc sulfate. The invention also includes methods of eradicating, repelling or preventing infestations of pests, including such pests as insects, mites, ova, fungus, or parasites. The methods comprise the steps of preparing a pesticidal compound, combining it with a carrier, and applying it to the affected area.

Abstract: Solid betaine products having good treatment, fluidity and moisture resistance properties are prepared by arranging a hydrophobic, moisture-proof layer of a fluidity-improving anti-agglomeration agent on the surfaces of glycine betaine anhydride or monohydrate crystals or particles. Animal feeds containing these betaine products are described.