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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 03, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yuzo Kojima, Nagoya, JP;
Hiroyasu Andoh, Nagoya, JP;
Assignee:
Amano Enzyme Inc., Nagoya, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 4/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 4/700 ;
Abstract
An enzyme in a dosage form for oral use in mammals is provided, wherein the enzyme has an activity of converting fat in a food material into 1,3-diglyceride and/or 1-monoglyceride. The enzyme has never been used conventionally for oral dosing to mammals. The enzyme in an oral dosage form can effectively decrease the body fat and/or internal fat in mammals in the course of general dietary life.