NOT BEING A SIMPLE ADMIXTURE OF A ZINC SALT AND L-CARNOSINE, IT DISPLAYS A SLOW BREAKDOWN PROFILE, LIBERATING FREE ZINC ION AND L-CARNOSINE WITH A "PROLONGED RELEASE" PROFILE. IT HAS DEMONSTRATED ANTI-H. PYLORI ACTIVITY IN VITRO AND HAS BEEN SHOWN TO REDUCE OR PREVENT GASTRIC EROSIONS IN ANIMALS INFECTED WITH H. PYLORI OR EXPOSED TO HYDROGEN PEROXIDE, ETHANOL OR NSAIDS. IT ALSO PREVENTS STRESS-INDUCED ULCERS.