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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Katsunori Kobayashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Shigeru Yamanaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomomi Kuwahara, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroshi Miyano, Kanagawa, JP;
Kohki Ishikawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Ryosuke Fudou, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Ajinomoto Co., Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09B 2/9036 ; C12P 1/712 ; A23L 3/3544 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09B 2/9036 ; C12P 1/712 ; A23L 3/3544 ;
Abstract
The spore germination inhibitor of the invention is 6-carbamoyl-2-pyridine carboxylic acid which is produced by a microorganism of genus Bacillus, such as and can inhibit germination of sporogenous bacteria resulting in the prevention of spoilage and putrefaction of foods, particularly in combination with D-alanine.