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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 1994
Filed:
Mar. 06, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mamoru Tomita, Yokohama, JP;
Seiichi Shimamura, Yokohama, JP;
Yasuo Fukuwatari, Kawasaki, JP;
Hiroshi Miyakawa, Kamakura, JP;
Hitoshi Saito, Warabi, JP;
Assignee:
Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A23C / ; A23C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514-6 ; 426 34 ; 426 43 ; 426 61 ; 426583 ; 426657 ; 4352536 ; 530365 ; 530366 ; 530832 ;
Abstract
Bioactive agents, having growth-promoting activity upon Bifidobacteria, consisting of one or more lactoferrin-compounds selected from the group consisting of bovine lactoferrin, bovine apolactoferrin and bovine Fe-lactoferrin, which can be used as it is as agents to promote proliferation of Bifidobacteria both in vivo and in vitro, and as additives to prepare compositions, materials and products to afford growth-promoting activity thereto, and to improve survivability of Bifidobacteria, if contained therein.