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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2017
Korea Food Research Institute, Wanju-gun Jeollabuk-do, KR;
Myung Ki Lee, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Sang Dong Lim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Sung Hun Yi, Daejeon, KR;
Yong Sun Cho, Seoul, KR;
Young Do Nam, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Jin Ju Bae, Daejeon, KR;
KOREA FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE, Wanju-Gun Jeollabuk-Do, KR;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a composition comprising as an active ingredient a strain having excellent ability to produce formic acid for preventing or treating obesity or metabolic syndromes caused by obesity; and to a food composition and a health functional food each comprising the active ingredient. The strain having excellent ability to produce formic acid according to the present invention not only has effects of reducing body weight and inhibiting fat accumulation in organs, but also has activity to effectively lower blood triglyceride and cholesterol levels, and therefore, the composition comprising the strain as an active ingredient can be favorably used as a composition capable of preventing/alleviating or treating obesity or metabolic syndromes caused by obesity. Therefore, the strain having excellent ability to produce formic acid according to the present invention can be favorably used as a material for a medical product or health food.