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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2006
Applicants:
Primrose Pamela Elaine Freestone, Wigston, GB;
Richard David Haigh, Leicester, GB;
Mark Lyte, Wolfforth, TX (US);
Inventors:
Primrose Pamela Elaine Freestone, Wigston, GB;
Richard David Haigh, Leicester, GB;
Mark Lyte, Wolfforth, TX (US);
Assignee:
Plant Bioscience Limited, Norwich, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 1/38 (2006.01); A23L 1/212 (2006.01); C12Q 1/04 (2006.01); A23C 9/133 (2006.01); A23L 19/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 1/38 (2013.01); A23C 9/133 (2013.01); A23L 19/09 (2016.08);
Abstract
We describe the production and use of an extract obtained fromspp., preferably from bananas, in the promotion of growth of Gram-positive bacteria such as lactic acid bacteria. The extract is also useful for growth enhancement of environmentally-stressed Gram negative bacteria. Fermented foods containing such extracts are also described.