Use of a fermented soy extract as a prebiotic composition
AssigneeMicrobio Co., Ltd.
InventorsMING-HONG CHUANG, CHENG DER TONY YU, KUNG-MING LU
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Abstract
The present invention relates to use of a fermented soy extract as a prebiotic composition to protect beneficial bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract of an animal. Particularly, the fermented soy extract of the invention exhibits the prebiotic activity even under an antibiotic treatment. Also disclosed is combined use of an antibiotic and the fermented soy extract of the invention, which has advantages over administration of the antibiotic alone, such as decreasing the effective dose of the antibiotic and/or reducing side effects resulting from the antibiotic treatment.
Claims25
A method for supporting the growth or maintenance of beneficial bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract in an animal in need thereof comprising administering to the animal a fermented soy extract in an amount effective to support the growth or maintenance of the beneficial bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract.
A pharmaceutical composition comprising a fermented soy extract and an antibiotic.
A method for administering an antibiotic, comprising administering to a patient in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of the antibiotic in combination with a fermented soy extract.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.