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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2009
Applicants:
Ayako Horigome, Zama, JP;
Mai Murata, Zama, JP;
Koji Yamauchi, Zama, JP;
Mitsunori Takase, Zama, JP;
Yasuhiro Takeda, Zama, JP;
Junichi Hashimoto, Zama, JP;
Ikumi Kojima, Zama, JP;
Inventors:
Ayako Horigome, Zama, JP;
Mai Murata, Zama, JP;
Koji Yamauchi, Zama, JP;
Mitsunori Takase, Zama, JP;
Yasuhiro Takeda, Zama, JP;
Junichi Hashimoto, Zama, JP;
Ikumi Kojima, Zama, JP;
Assignee:
Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 59/20 (2006.01); A61K 33/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An agent for thermally stabilizing lactoferrin, which comprises a nucleic acid as an active ingredient, can be added to lactoferrin to impart thermal stability to lactoferrin. Thermally stabilized lactoferrin can be heat-sterilized at a pH value around a neutral pH value while keeping its activity.