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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2013
Applicant:
Bioman S.r.l., Turin, IT;
Inventors:
Alberto Benedetti, Cernusco Sul Naviglio, IT;
Francesco Girardo, Orbassano, IT;
Assignee:
BIOMAN S.R.L., Turin, IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 63/00 (2006.01); A61K 33/30 (2006.01); A23L 1/30 (2006.01); A23L 1/304 (2006.01); A61K 8/99 (2006.01); A61K 35/744 (2015.01); A61K 35/745 (2015.01); A61Q 19/00 (2006.01); C12N 1/20 (2006.01); C12R 1/01 (2006.01); C12R 1/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 33/30 (2013.01); A23L 1/304 (2013.01); A23L 1/3014 (2013.01); A61K 8/99 (2013.01); A61K 35/744 (2013.01); A61K 35/745 (2013.01); A61Q 19/00 (2013.01); C12N 1/20 (2013.01); C12R 1/01 (2013.01); C12R 1/46 (2013.01); A23V 2002/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention relates to a zinc-enriched biomass comprising living or subsequently killed micro-organisms, selected from the group consisting ofandsubsp.and combinations thereof, a method for the manufacture of said zinc-enriched biomass, as well as food preparations, nutraceutic products, functional foods, cosmetic and cosmeceutic products, and food supplements, comprising the said biomass. Furthermore, new micro-organism strains are described which are able to concentrate zinc within the cell in very high amounts and therefore are particularly suitable for use in the method of the invention.