Athletic Performance Composition ATP Biosynthesis
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing athletic performance enhancement beverages face logistical challenges, such as difficulty in consuming large amounts of carbohydrates during extended exercise, gastrointestinal distress from high concentrations, and timing issues leading to inefficient energy production, particularly during high-intensity activities where ATP demand exceeds supply.
Innovation Solution
A composition containing niacin, riboflavin, thiamine, pyruvate, ubiquinone, and lipoic acid, optionally with excipients like sodium, calcium, and potassium, designed to enhance ATP biosynthesis and oxidation of metabolic fuels, avoiding ingredients like creatine that inhibit ATP generation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Use of energy by moving object
If large amounts of carbohydrates are ingested during extended exercise, then energy supply is improved, but gastrointestinal distress occurs and consumption becomes logistically difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the chemical parameters of the energy supplement by using creatine monohydrate (a solid compound) instead of large amounts of carbohydrates in liquid form. This parameter change allows the same energy benefit to be achieved in a much smaller, more manageable quantity that can be easily consumed during exercise without causing gastrointestinal distress.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts the essential energy-providing component (creatine) from the complex carbohydrate metabolism pathway and uses it directly in a simplified form. This extraction allows athletes to obtain energy benefits without ingesting large volumes of carbohydrate-containing beverages that cause logistical and gastrointestinal problems.
2Quantity of substance
If high concentrations of carbohydrates are used in sports drinks, then energy density is improved, but gastrointestinal distress increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the concentration parameter by using a small amount of highly potent creatine monohydrate (5 grams or less per serving) instead of high concentrations of carbohydrates. This achieves equivalent or superior energy effects at much lower concentrations, eliminating gastrointestinal distress while maintaining high energy density in a practical serving size.
3Productivity
If carbohydrates are ingested at wrong timing, then energy production efficiency decreases, but ATP demand during high-intensity activity remains high
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by having athletes consume creatine monohydrate in advance (loading phase of 3-5 grams daily for 5-7 days) to saturate muscle stores before competition. This preliminary saturation ensures that during high-intensity activity, ATP regeneration occurs at maximum efficiency without needing to time carbohydrate ingestion precisely, as creatine is already stored and ready for immediate use.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The composition maintains ATP supply, improves energy production efficiency, reduces fatigue, and enhances endurance by synergistically increasing ATP biosynthesis, supporting metabolic pathways, and addressing issues like gastrointestinal distress and timing-dependent glucose ingestion.
Implementation Method 1
the active component of the composition, when ingested by an animal, can increase or maximize the biosynthesis potential of ATP within the animal and also increase the oxidation of several metabolic fuels
Implementation Method 2
increase the oxidation of several metabolic fuels such as carbohydrates and lipids within the animal
Data Source
AI summary
A composition including a plurality of active ingredients. A first active ingredient of the active ingredients is pyruvate. For each other active ingredient, an amount of that active ingredient is proportionally less than an amount of the first active ingredient. The composition can affect ATP and Krebs efficiency when ingested by an animal.