Patent ID: 7994142

Claim:
A method for the regulation of homocysteine levels comprising administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of a composition comprising: (a) folic acid or a physiologically acceptable salt thereof; (b) vitamin B 6 (pyridoxine), pyridoxal, pyridoxamine, or a physiologically acceptable salt thereof, wherein said pyridoxal has the formula: where R 3 is CHO and R 4 is OH and wherein said pyridoxamine has the formula: where R 3 is CH 2 NH 2 and R 4 is OH and (c) vitamin B 12 (cyanocobalamine), hydroxocobalamin, methylcobalamin, or adenosylcobalamin, or a physiologically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the quantitative (a):(b) ratio is in a range of 1:5-15 by weight, the quantitative (c):(b) ratio is in a range of 1:50-125 by weight, and the quantitative (a):(c) ratio is in a range of 1:0.05-0.25 by weight, and wherein the effective amount is a daily dose ranging from 6 mg to 7 mg of (a), from 42 mg to 58 mg of (b) and from 0.7 mg to 0.8 mg of (c).