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AssigneeMorinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorsTakuma Sakurai, Nanami Hashikura, Kanetada Shimizu, Akio Yamada
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An object of the present invention is to provide an agent for decomposing an opioid peptide or composition for decomposing an opioid peptide that does not restrict dietary habits, does not provide side reactions, even if it is daily used, and thus can be continuously used without any worries. The object is achieved by an agent for decomposing an opioid peptide or composition for decomposing an opioid peptide, pharmaceutical composition for decomposing an opioid peptide, or food or drink composition for decomposing an opioid peptide containing a Bifidobacterium bacterium, a culture of the bacterium, and/or a processed cell product of the bacterium as an active ingredient.
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A method for decomposing an opioid peptide, which comprises administering a Bifidobacterium bacterium, a culture of the bacterium, and/or a processed cell product of the bacterium to a mammal in need thereof in an effective amount.
A method for ameliorating, preventing, or treating a disease that can be ameliorated, prevented, or treated by decomposition of an opioid peptide, which comprises administering a Bifidobacterium bacterium, a culture of the bacterium, and/or a processed cell product of the bacterium to a mammal in need thereof in an effective amount.
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