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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2010
Applicants:
Hirokazu Tsuji, Minato-ku, JP;
Koji Nomoto, Minato-ku, JP;
Kaoru Moriyama, Minato-ku, JP;
Hideyuki Akaza, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Hirokazu Tsuji, Minato-ku, JP;
Koji Nomoto, Minato-ku, JP;
Kaoru Moriyama, Minato-ku, JP;
Hideyuki Akaza, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Yakult Honsha, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 63/00 (2006.01); C12N 1/12 (2006.01); C12N 1/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a microorganism having an ability of converting daidzein to equol in 24 hours of 50% or higher; a food/beverage or pharmaceutical composition containing the microorganism; an equol production method employing the microorganism; and a nucleic acid fragment which can specifically detect the microorganism.