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US 5,474,774 AGranted
Adhesion inhibiting composition
AssigneeJLB, Inc.
InventorsEdward B. Walker, Richard A. Mikelsen, Jr., Jennifer N. Mickelsen, Brent L. Roth
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Abstract
An extract prepared from plants of the genus Vaccinium, especially cranberries, which is enriched for an activity which inhibits bacterial adhesion to surfaces. The extract is also enriched for polyphenol and flavonoid compounds, lacks detectable amounts of simple sugars, has a very low content of benzoic acid relative to raw cranberries, and lacks significant amounts of anthocyanins. Methods for preparing and for using the extract are also disclosed.
Claims1
A composition for inhibiting the adhesion of E. coli bacteria to surfaces in a mammalian oral cavity, comprising:
- an extract prepared from whole cranberries and enriched by fractionating on a cation column to selectively enrich said extract with respect to flavonoid and polyphenol compounds so that the amount of anthocyanins in said extract is less than about one-tenth the combined amounts of polyphenol and flavonoid compounds in said extract;
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- an aqueous or aqueous-alcohol liquid medium suitable for rinsing of a mammalian oral cavity.
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