Patent ID: 8470865

Claim:
A method of increasing anaerobic working capacity in a human subject, the method comprising: a) providing to the human subject an amount of an amino acid to blood or blood plasma effective to increase beta-alanylhistidine dipeptide synthesis in the tissue, wherein said amino acid is at least one of: i) beta-alanine that is not part of a dipeptide, polypeptide or oligopeptide; ii) an ester of beta-alanine that is not part of a dipeptide, polypeptide or oligopeptide; or iii) an amide of beta-alanine that is not part of a dipeptide, polypeptide or oligopeptide; and b) exposing the tissue to the blood or blood plasma, whereby the concentration of beta-alanylhistidine is increased in the tissue, wherein the amino acid is provided through a dietary supplement.