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AssigneeMorinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorsMamoru Tomita, Seiichi Shimamura, Yasuo Fukuwatari, Hiroshi Miyakawa, Hitoshi Saito
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Bioactive agents consisting of one or more lactoferrin-compounds selected from the group consisting of Zn-, Cu- and Mn-lactoferrin and having selective biological activities, i.e. growth-inhibitory activity against certain harmful microorganisms on one hand and growth-promoting activity upon certain useful microorganisms on the other hand; as well as compositions, products or materials therefor comprising the bioactive agents consisting of one or more lactoferrin-compounds selected from the group; and a method for treating materials, which are edible for human beings or animals or which are applicable to a portion of body of human beings or animals, with the bioactive agents consisting of one or more lactoferrin-compounds selected from the group consisting of Zn-, Cu- and Mn-lactoferrin or the compositions comprising the bioactive agent consisting of one or more lactoferrin-compounds selected from the group consisting of Zn-, Cu- and Mn-lactoferrin as an effective component.
A method of promoting proliferation of a useful microorganism selected from the group consisting of Bifidobacterium bifidum, Bifidobacterium infantis, Bifidobacterium breve, Bifidobacterium longum, Bifidobacterium pseudolongum, Bifidobacterium animalis, Lactobacillus acidophilus and Lactobacillus casei, comprising adding a bovine lactoferrin substance selected from the group consisting of Zn-lactoferrin, Cu-lactoferrin and Mn-lactoferrin to a food containing said microorganism, such that said bovine lactoferrin substance is present in said food in a concentration not less than 100 ppm.
A method of suppressing proliferation of a harmful microorganism selected from the group consisting of Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis, Pseudomonas fluorescens, Clostridium perfringens and Streptococcus pyogenes, comprising applying an aqueous solution of a bovine lactoferrin substance selected from the group consisting of Zn-lactoferrin, Cu-lactoferrin and Mn-lactoferrin to a surface contaminated with said microorganism, such that said bovine lactoferrin substance is present in said solution in a concentration not less than 100 ppm.
A method of promoting proliferation of a useful microorganism selected from the group consisting of Bifidobacterium bifidum, Bifidobacterium infantis, Bifidobacterium breve, Bifidobacterium longum, Bifidobacterium pseudolongum, Bifidobacterium animalis, Lactobacillus acidophilus and Lactobacillus casei, comprising administering to an animal a composition comprising an animal feed and a bovine lactoferrin substance selected from the group consisting of Zn-lactoferrin, Cu-lactoferrin and Mn-lactoferrin, such that said bovine lactoferrin substance is present in said animal feed in a concentration not less than 100 ppm.
A method of suppressing proliferation of a harmful microorganism selected from the group consisting of Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis, Pseudomonas fluorescens, Clostridium perfringens and Streptococcus pyogenes, comprising administering a composition comprising an animal feed and a bovine lactoferrin substance selected from the group consisting of Zn-lactoferrin, Cu-lactoferrin and Mn-lactoferrin, said bovine lactoferrin substance being present in said animal feed in a concentration not less than 100 ppm, to an animal in need thereof.
A method of suppressing proliferation of a harmful microorganism in a food, said harmful microorganism being selected from the group consisting of Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis, Pseudomonas fluorescens, Clostridium perfringens and Streptococcus pyogenes, comprising adding a bovine lactoferrin substance selected from the group consisting of Zn-lactoferrin, Cu-lactoferrin and Mn-lactoferrin to said food, said bovine lactoferrin substance being present in said food in a concentration not less than 100 ppm.
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