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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2009
Applicants:
Norbert Sprenger, Savigny, CH;
Rafael Berrocal, Saint-Legier, CH;
Marie-claire Fichot, Blonay, CH;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Nestec S.A., Vevey, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23C 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An oligosaccharide ingredient comprising glycosylated amino acids and peptides of the general formula RnSacm where R is an amino acid residue, Sac is a monosaccharide selected from the group comprising N-acetyl-neuraminic acid, N-acetyl galactosamine and galactose, n has a value between 1 and 10 with the proviso that if n has the value 1 R is a threonine residue or a serine residue and if n has a value between 2 and 10 the peptide contains at least one threonine or serine residue, m has a value between 2 and 4 and at least 20 mol % of the ingredient is N-acetyl-neuraminic acid.