Patent ID: 8445026
Filing Date: 2013-05-21
Classification: A61P,B82Y,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A 1-300 nm sized biologically effective elemental selenium nanoparticle, comprising: a plurality of elemental selenium atoms; and at least one selenium binding molecule wherein said binding molecule is selected from the group consisting of peptone from soybean protein digestion, peptone from animal protein digestion, peptone from casein digestion, peptone from gelatin digestion, peptone from lactalbumin digestion, mycological peptone, poly-Lysine hydrochloride, poly-arginine, poly(Arg, Pro, Thr) hydrochloride, poly(Arg, Trp) hydrochloride, poly-asparagine, poly-aspartic salt, and polyglutamate salt wherein said binding molecule is at least partly complexed with said plurality of selenium atoms forming a nanosphere of 1-300 nm in size that is stable in solution and wherein said selenium atoms are aggregated either in amorphous or monoclinic form.