IIIHIII III US005453284A United States Patent (19) 11 Patent Number: 5,453,284 Pelico (45) Date of Patent: * Sep
IIIHIII III US005453284A United States Patent (19) 11 Patent Number: 5,453,284 Pelico (45) Date of Patent: * Sep. 26, 1995 (54. STABILIZED ENZYMATIC DENTIFRICE 4,178,362. 12/1979 Hoogendoorn ............................ 424/48 4,269,822 5/1981 Pellico ........ ... 424/50 (76 Inventor: Michael A. Pelico, 3024 Military Ave., 4,537,764 8/1985 Pellico ... ... 424/50 Los Angeles, Calif. 90272 4,564,519 1/1986 Pellico ........ ... 424/48 4,576,817 3/1986 Montgomery ... 424/94. *ck Notice:- - - S. t s s 4,617,1904,578.265 10/19863/1986 PellicoMontgomery ........ ... ... 426/61424/50 subsequent to Aug. 9, aSOeel C1S- 5,176,899 1/1993 Montgomery ............................. 424/50 claimed. Primary Examiner-Phelan, D. Gabrielle (21 Appl. No.: 283,816 Attorney, Agent, or Firm-Donald Diamond 22 Filed: Aug. 1, 1994 (57 ABSTRACT Related U.S. Application Data Hydro-activated and/or oxygen activated aqueous, enzy matic, antimicrobial dentifrices are stabilized against enzy 63 Continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 10,841, Jan. 29, 1993, Pat. matic activation prior to oral application of the dentifrice by No. 5,336,494. incorporating a thickener into the dentifrice formulation so I51) int. Cl. ....................... A61K 128 as to provide the formulation with an enzyme immobilizing 52) U.S. Cl 424/94. 4:424/49: 424/50: viscosity which inhibits enzymatic action during processing 424/94.1: 424/94.2 and in the dentifrice package. An illustrative, thickened, - A enzymatic dentifrice with this enhancement contains glu 58 Field of Search ................................... 424/94.1-94.4, cose oxidase, glucose, lactoperoxidase and potassium thio 424/49, 50 cyanate together with carboxymethylcellulose in an amount 56) References Cited tO provide the dentifrice with a viscosity of at least about 800 centipoises.
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