Patent ID: 6020007
Filing Date: 2000-02-01
Classification: A61K,A61M,C12N

Abstract:
A solution for rehydration, electrolyte replacement, and nutrition comprising water having dissolved therein the following components in the respective quantities indicated: Quantity Component (in mM)  Cations Na.sup.+ 130-160 K.sup.+ 2-10 Ca.sup.2+ 0.5-2.5 Mg.sup.2+ 0-1.5 Anions Cl.sup.- 90-115 pyruvate 0-40 d-beta-hydroxybutyrate.sup.- 0-55 acetoacetate.sup.- 0-55  provided that in any given said solution,the pyruvate.sup.-, d-beta-hydroxybutyrate.sup.- and acetoacetate.sup.- are the only monoanionic organic metabolic anions present,the solution does not contain d-beta-hydroxybutyrate.sup.- and acetoacetate.sup.- anions in a ratio of 6:1 to 0.5:1 andthe total amount of pyruvate.sup.-, d-beta-hydroxybutyrate.sup.- and acetoacetate.sup.- anions present ranges from about 0.1 to 55 mM with the total amount of said cations being such as to achieve electrical neutrality in any given said solution, and further provided that said solution has a pH ranging from about 6.0 to 7.5.