Composition for preventing or treating metabolism disorders comprising leuconostoc mesenteroides-producing exopolysaccharide as active ingredient
AssigneeNitto Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd.
InventorsIkuo KIMURA, Kenji YAMAMOTO, Keiko HISA
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Abstract
The present invention provides a prophylactic or therapeutic composition for a metabolic disorder, a composition for amplifying the amount of short-chain fatty acid in the intestine, or a composition for decreasing a ratio of bacteria belonging to the Firmicutes to bacteria belonging to the Bacteroidetes in the intestine, each containing an exopolysaccharide produced by Leuconostoc mesenteroides, and further, a food, a pharmaceutical product, a feed and the like containing the composition.
Claims12
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A method for preventing or treating a metabolic disorder, comprising administering an effective amount of an exopolysaccharide produced by Leuconostoc mesenteroides to a subject.
A method for amplifying the amount of short-chain fatty acid in the intestine, comprising administering an effective amount of an exopolysaccharide produced by Leuconostoc mesenteroides to a subject.
A method for decreasing a ratio of bacteria belonging to the Firmicutes to bacteria belonging to the Bacteroidetes in the intestine, comprising administering an effective amount of an exopolysaccharide produced by Leuconostoc mesenteroides to a subject.
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