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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2009
Applicants:
Gyan P. Rai, Newburgh, IN (US);
Francisco J. Rosales, Newburgh, IN (US);
Zeina E. Jouni, Evansville, IN (US);
Rosaline Waworuntu, Evansville, IN (US);
Inventors:
Gyan P. Rai, Newburgh, IN (US);
Francisco J. Rosales, Newburgh, IN (US);
Zeina E. Jouni, Evansville, IN (US);
Rosaline Waworuntu, Evansville, IN (US);
Assignee:
Mead Johnson Nutrition Company, Evansville, IN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K 14/495 (2006.01); A23J 1/20 (2006.01); G01N 33/04 (2006.01); C12N 5/0783 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A novel method for determining the bioactivity of TGF-β in a sample of milk, raw protein source, or nutritional composition is provided. The method includes particular reconstitution steps, centrifugation steps, incubation steps, and activation steps. The bioactivity of the TGF-β in the sample may be measured in a HT-2 cell bioassay or a cellomics bioassay.