Patent ID: 9560989
Date: 2017-02-07
CPC Classifications: A61B,G01J,G01R,G01T,H01J

Claim:
1. A method for determining the metabolic capacity of at least one enzyme, comprising the following steps: predetermining a dosage of a substrate to be administered to an individual having the at least one enzyme such that the predetermined dosage provides for determining the metabolic capacity of the at least one enzyme, the predetermined dosage being sufficient for targeted induction of metabolism of the substrate; administering the predetermined dosage of the substrate to the individual, wherein the substrate is available for metabolism within 60 seconds of the administering; collecting air exhaled by the individual that has a product of the metabolized substrate; measuring with a measuring apparatus a property of the product indicative of the concentration of the product in the exhaled air in order to determine the concentration of the product in the exhaled air; using the determined concentration of the product, performing the following: