Antimicrobial composition
AssigneesNational University Corporation Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Wako Filter Technology Co., Ltd.
InventorsYasunari MIYAZAKI, Hiroki KAGESHIMA, Akira SAITO
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Abstract
A novel antimicrobial composition useful against infectious microbes which cause respiratory infectious diseases employs highly safe natural food additives and comprises a complex of lysozyme and chitosan bound to each other which has an antimicrobial property against an infectious microbe which causes respiratory infectious diseases.
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An antimicrobial composition, comprising:
- a complex of lysozyme and chitosan bound to each other, wherein the antimicrobial composition has an antimicrobial property against an infectious microbe which causes respiratory infectious diseases.
A method for suppressing production or proliferation of a microbe, comprising:
- preparing a complex of lysozyme and chitosan bound to each other, and
- applying the complex to an infectious microbe which causes respiratory infectious diseases.
A method for treating or preventing respiratory infectious diseases, wherein the infectious diseases are caused by a infectious microbe, the method comprising applying a complex of lysozyme and chitosan bound to each other to the infectious microbe so as to suppress production or proliferation of the microbe.
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