Patent ID: 6740679
Filing Date: 2004-05-25
Classification: A23L,A61K,Y10S

Abstract:
A method of treating a patient having an inherited or acquired deficiency in at least one enzyme involved in fatty acid metabolism comprising administering to said patient a composition comprising an effective amount of a seven-carbon fatty acid chain or derivative thereof, wherein said seven-carbon fatty acid chain or derivative thereof is characterized by the ability to transverse the inner mitochondrial membrane by a transport mechanism which does not require carnitine palmitoyltransferase I, carnitine palmitoyltransferase II, or carnitine/acylcarnitine translocase and the ability to undergo mitochondrial &bgr;-oxidation, and wherein said compound is selected from the group consisting of n-heptanoic acid or a derivative thereof, a triglyceride comprising n-heptanoic acid or a derivative thereof, and triheptanoin or a derivative thereof.