Main Sector of relevance\IRC classification 1. Agriculture, Food and Marine Resources

1.50  D, L–selenomethionine aminoacid

Developers’ contact information

State Scientific Institution “The Institute of Physical Organic Chemistry of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus”
13, Surganov Str., 220072 Minsk

Summary

Synthetic  D, L–selenomethionine aminoacid for selenium-containing dietary supplement

Description

Aminoacid selenomethionine is the main natural source of selenium for a human being or an animal. In developed countries synthetic selenomethionine is used in dietary supplement helping to reduce selenium deficit among human beings and reduce the possibility of selenium-deficit related diseases

Technology type

• Other:
  Material.

Technical advantages and economic benefits

Possibility of selling the product at prices lower than listed in “Aldrich” and “Sigma” catalogues.

Technology differentiation and uniqueness

To reduce selenium deficit among human beings and animals.

Context in which technology was identified

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Technological keywords

Selenomethionine, selenium deficit.

Development Stage

• Other:
  Technical documentation has been prepared, trial lots have been produced.

Intellectual property rights

• Secret know-how

Range of applications

Obtaining of products and dietary supplements for prevention of diseases related to selenium deficit among human beings and farm animals.

Classifier Used at the EU Innovation Relay Centres

• Agriculture, Food and Marine Resources

Preferable Regions

• Europe
• Asia

Practical experience

Trial lots of  D, L–-selenomethionine have been produced and sold.

Environmental impact

None

Type of collaboration sought

• Direct contracts on delivery of  D, L–selenomethionine

Terms and restrictions

— None

Available technical assistance