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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 07, 1998
Chiaki Saitoh, Ibaraki-ken, JP;
Hideyo Kumazawa, Machida, JP;
Kazuo Aisaka, Machida, JP;
Toru Mizukami, Machida, JP;
Katsuhiko Ando, Machida, JP;
Keiko Ochiai, Ebina, JP;
Ryoichi Katsumata, Miyagi-ken, JP;
Kozo Ouchi, Hasuda, JP;
Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An enzymatic process is presented for reducing the cholesterol level of foods and feeds by converting the cholesterol therein to coprostanol which has a very low intestinal tract absorbability. Cholesterol in meat, egg, milk, seafood and cooked processed foods containing the same, or feeds for animals, poultry, and pisiculture can be reduced by the sequential action of three enzymes isolated from a eubacterium: cholesterol dehydrogenase, 4-cholesten-3-one dehydrogenase and coprostan-3-one dehydrogenase.