US 6,083,934 AGranted

Nutritional formulations containing lacto-N-neotetraose

AssigneeAbbott Laboratories

InventorsPedro A. Prieto, Terry A. Kroening

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Abstract

A nutritional formulation containing an effective amount of Lacto-N-neoTetraose to simulate the growth and/or metabolic activity of Bifidobacterium is provided. A process of inhibiting bacterial infections caused by Bacteroides, Clostridium, and E. coli including the step of feeding the nutritional composition to a subject is also provided.

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A process for inhibiting Bacteroides, Clostridium and E. coli infection in a subject comprising feeding the subject a synthetic nutritional formulation that contains an effective anti-bacterial amount of Lacto-N-neoTetraose.

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Facts

Application: 09/273,137Filed 19 Mar 1999 · division
Priority: 31 Mar 1997
Granted: 4 Jul 2000
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification12 codes

A23L 33/40
Modifying nutritive qualities of foods; Dietetic products; Preparation or treatment thereof: complete food formulations for specific consumer…
A23C 9/203
Dietetic milk products not covered by groups A23C9/12 - A23C9/18: containing bifidus-active substances, e.g. lactulose; containing oligosaccharides
A23L 29/30
Foods or foodstuffs containing additives ; Preparation or treatment thereof: containing carbohydrate syrups; containing sugars; containing sugar…
A23L 33/125
Using additives: containing carbohydrate syrups; containing sugars; containing sugar alcohols; containing starch hydrolysates

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Serial829,220Parent of this division · filed 31 Mar 1997
US 5,906,982 AParent of this division
US 6,083,934 AThis patent

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