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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2002
Applicant:
Claudio DE Simone, Ardea, IT;
Inventor:
Claudio De Simone, Ardea, IT;
Assignee:
VSL Pharmaceuticals Inc., Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 63/00 (2006.01); A61K 39/085 (2006.01); A61K 39/09 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Strains of bacteria characterized by exhibiting: (a) a 7α-dehydroxylase activity of less than 50%, and (b) a bile acid deconjugation activity of less than 50%, and descendants, mutants and derivatives thereof preserving activities (a) and (b); and a pharmaceutical composition using one or more of such strains and use of same for preventing and treating diseases associated with or caused by an altered metabolism of bile acids.