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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2014
Applicants:
Giovanni Mogna, Novara, IT;
Gian Paolo Strozzi, Novara, IT;
Marco Pane, Novara, IT;
Inventors:
Assignee:
ALCE NORTH AMERICA, INC., Arlington Heights, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 63/00 (2006.01); A61K 35/745 (2015.01); A61K 35/74 (2015.01); C12P 7/64 (2006.01); C12R 1/01 (2006.01); A61K 35/741 (2015.01); C12N 1/20 (2006.01); A61K 35/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 35/745 (2013.01); A61K 35/74 (2013.01); A61K 35/741 (2013.01); C12N 1/20 (2013.01); C12P 7/6427 (2013.01); C12R 1/01 (2013.01); A61K 2035/115 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to conjugated linoleic acid (CLA)-producing strains of probiotic bacteria. In particular, the present invention relates to a selection of bacterial strains belonging to the genuswhich were selected for their ability to produce conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) from linoleic acid (LA). Furthermore, the present invention relates to a food, dietetic or pharmaceutical composition comprising said bacterial strains capable of increasing the quantity of CLA in situ, i.e. inside the gastrointestinal tract.