Patent ID: 7323452
Filing Date: 2008-01-29
Classification: A23V,A61K,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A process for accelerating in vivo oxidation of alcohol, comprising the steps of: (a) preparing a composition comprising NAD+ and a catalyst comprising at least one of a species selected from the group consisting of a multivalent transition metal ion and a complex thereof, excluding manganese, iron, chromium, copper and zinc; the species being in a state selected to accelerate in vivo oxidation of alcohol in the absence of a dehydrogenase where said catalyst effects the oxidation of NADH, thus recycling NAD+, and the composition having a sufficient quantity of the transition metal ion to provide an in vivo concentration of the ion in the range of 0.05% to 2% of a maximum in vivo molar concentration of ethanol; and (b) administering the composition in vivo to a subject in need of accelerated removal of alcohol from the bloodstream.