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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2016
Applicant:
Kabushiki Kaisha Yakult Honsha, Minato-ku, JP;
Inventors:
Masahiko Ito, Tokyo, JP;
Kisaku Shimura, Tokyo, JP;
Satoru Shirota, Tokyo, JP;
Keiko Kasaha, Tokyo, JP;
Yasuhiro Moteki, Tokyo, JP;
Akihisa Matsui, Tokyo, JP;
Satoshi Miida, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Yakult Honsha, Minato-ku, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 1/04 (2006.01); C12N 1/20 (2006.01); A23L 33/135 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 1/04 (2013.01); A23L 33/135 (2016.08); C12N 1/20 (2013.01); A23V 2002/00 (2013.01); A23Y 2220/17 (2013.01);
Abstract
An object is to provide a method for producing dried microbial cells with a high viable cell survival rate after long-term storage at a high temperature. A method for producing dried microbial cells that achieves the above-mentioned object is characterized in that microbial cells are suspended in a dispersion medium containing a protective agent, an antioxidant, and a chelating agent, followed by drying.