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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2011
Yoshihiro Kanamaru, Gifu, JP;
Yoshitaka Nakamura, Kanagawa, JP;
Takeshi Takahashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Shinya Nagafuchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Makoto Yamaguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Hideo Ohtomo, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenichi Nakazawa, Saitama, JP;
Yoshihiro Kanamaru, Gifu, JP;
Yoshitaka Nakamura, Kanagawa, JP;
Takeshi Takahashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Shinya Nagafuchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Makoto Yamaguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Hideo Ohtomo, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenichi Nakazawa, Saitama, JP;
Meiji Co., Ltd, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present inventors discovered that microfiltration retentates of whey, and products obtained by treating whey using centrifugation and/or ammonium sulfate precipitation, have the activity of inhibiting rotavirus infection. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a method of preventing rotavirus infection, comprising administering to a subject a composition that comprises a whey cream serum obtained by treating whey by centrifugation, or a dehydrated product thereof, wherein the antiviral activity of said composition is retained after heat treatment.