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US 2026/0033509 A1Published application
Development of food-grade antimicrobial fungal fermentates using yeast extract, proteins, or amino acids as culture substrates
AssigneeWisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
InventorsJaehyuk Yu, Dasol Choi, Xingrui Fan
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Abstract
The present invention provides antimicrobial compositions comprising an Aspergillus oryzae fermentate and methods of making said antimicrobial compositions. Also provided are products comprising the antimicrobial compositions as well as methods of using the compositions to prevent the growth of a microbe in or on a food product, surface, or subject or for use in skin care or hair growth.
Claims20
A method of producing an antimicrobial composition, the method comprising:
- a) inoculating a medium with an Aspergillus oryzae strain to produce an inoculated medium;
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- b) culturing the inoculated medium to produce a fermentate;
- wherein the medium comprises a source of amino acids at a concentration of 3-40 g/L, and
- wherein the medium does not comprise casein.
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A method of using an Aspergillus oryzae fermentate composition, the method comprising:
- applying or administering the composition to a subject in need thereof.
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