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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2012
Filed:
May. 26, 2010
Applicants:
Arland T. Hotchkiss, Ambler, PA (US);
Alberto Nunez, Dresher, PA (US);
Robert A. Rastall, Reading, GB;
Glenn R. Gibson, Reading, GB;
Inventors:
Arland T. Hotchkiss, Ambler, PA (US);
Alberto Nunez, Dresher, PA (US);
Robert A. Rastall, Reading, GB;
Glenn R. Gibson, Reading, GB;
Assignee:
The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, DC (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L 1/0524 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of promoting the growth of beneficial bacteria in the gut of a human in need thereof, which involves administering to a human a composition containing an effective amount of Ara-(1-5)-(Ara)-(1-5)-Ara as a prebiotic, where n=0-18.