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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2022
Technion Research & Development Foundation Limited, Haifa, IL;
Yoav D. Livney, Haifa, IL;
Yechezkel Kashi, Haifa, IL;
Stav Peled, Haifa, IL;
Shay Freilich, Haifa, IL;
Adi Seifert, Haifa, IL;
Abstract
Provided herein is a particle made of a protein or a peptide covalently bound to a prebiotic carbohydrate, thereby forming a conjugate. The particle may be used for selectively promoting probiotic bacteria growth in the intestine, particularly the colon and may be used to selectively deliver additional probiotic growth factors, or other bioactives and drugs to probiotic bacteria in the intestine, particularly to the colon. Furthermore, provided herein are methods for preparing the particle, and for delivering a substance bound to, or entrapped within the particle, into the gastrointestinal tract of a subject in need thereof.