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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 1998
Filed:
Feb. 26, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yoshio Asai, Tokyo, JP;
Motoyasu Ohdera, Tokyo, JP;
Hiromitsu Kigawa, Tokyo, JP;
Isao Shimotsuura, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshiko Yokobori, Tokyo, JP;
Masanori Hirano, Tokyo, JP;
Koji Shibuya, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Lion Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424 9461 ;
Abstract
An oral composition contains mutanase prepared from a culture which is obtained by cultivating a mutanase-producing microorganism belonging to the genus Bacillus having negative protease producibility. The oral composition is effective for suppressing dental plaque formation while the mutanase possesses commercially acceptable stability in the oral composition.