US Patent#: US 10,508,070 B1
The ketone body β-hydroxybutyrate (BHB) is synthesized in the liver from fatty acids and represents an essential carrier of energy from the liver to peripheral tissues when the supply of glucose is too low for the body’s energetic needs, such as during periods of prolonged exercise, starvation, or absence of dietary carbohydrates.
Pure BHB is in liquid form， so it is commercially available in the form of salts. BHB products we can offer:
--Calcium BHB（Beta-Hydroxybutyrate）
--Magnesium BHB （Beta-Hydroxybutyrate）
--Sodium BHB （Beta-Hydroxybutyrate）
--Potassium BHB （Beta-Hydroxybutyrate）
BHB mineral salts, such as BHB sodium, calcium, and magnesium are hydrolyzed to free BHB and metal ions upon ingestion. BHB then travels through the blood and is actively transported into the brain and muscles.
Once in the cell, BHB is converted into acetoacetate, then to acetyl CoA, to enter the citric acid cycle and generate ATP. ATP is the molecular unit of currency of intracellular energy transport. BHB also has many other effects, typically opposing the effects of glucose. Additional actions are potential HDAC inhibition and inflammation inhibition.