Patent Document ID: 9560989
Application ID: 14111165
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A method for determining the metabolic capacity of at least one enzyme, comprising the following steps: predetermining a dosage of a substrate to be administered to an individual having the at least one enzyme such that the predetermined dosage provides for determining the metabolic capacity of the at least one enzyme, the predetermined dosage being sufficient for targeted induction of metabolism of the substrate; administering the predetermined dosage of the substrate to the individual, wherein the substrate is available for metabolism within 60 seconds of the administering; collecting air exhaled by the individual that has a product of the metabolized substrate; measuring with a measuring apparatus a property of the product indicative of the concentration of the product in the exhaled air in order to determine the concentration of the product in the exhaled air; using the determined concentration of the product, performing the following: time-resolved determining of the concentration of the product in the air exhaled by the individual, wherein the product has been created by the metabolism of the substrate, previously administered to the individual, by the at least one enzyme of the individual and wherein the product concentration of the product of the metabolized substrate is determined essentially only at the least until the maximum product concentration in the air exhaled by the individual is reached, fitting of a model function to measured values of the product concentration, which were obtained by the time-resolved determination of the product concentration between a start time and an end time, determining the metabolic capacity of the at least one enzyme on the basis of parameters of the model function, which specify the model function, wherein determining the metabolic capacity of the enzyme takes place on the basis of at least two parameters of the model function, with the proviso that the maximum value of the model function and the time constant of the model function are not selected as parameters at the same time, insofar as the model function is a mono-exponential function, and with the further proviso that the start time and/or the end time are not selected as parameters; determining the state of health of the individual concerning specific bodily functions based on the metabolic capacity of the at least one enzyme; and reporting the state of health of the individual.