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US 8,425,930 B2Granted
Prebiotic oligosaccharides
AssigneesThe Regents of the University of California, DSM Food Specialties USA Inc.
InventorsMariana Barboza, J. Bruce German, Carlito Lebrilla, David Mills, Samara Freeman, William Robert King
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Abstract
The present invention provides galacto-oligosaccharide compositions that preferentially stimulate growth of specific Bifidobacterium species and subspecies.
Claims19
A method for stimulating beneficial Bifidobacterium microflora in an animal, the method comprising
- administering to the animal a sufficient amount of a prebiotic composition to stimulate colonization of the gut of the animal by a strain of Bifidobacterium breve or Bifidobacterium longum bv. infantis ,
- wherein the prebiotic composition comprises galacto-oligosaccharides and substantially lacks fructo-oligosaccharides, and
- wherein at least 50% of the galacto-oligosaccharides by weight are tetra or penta galacto-oligosaccharides or
- wherein at least 30% of the galacto-oligosaccharides by weight are tetra galacto-oligosaccharides,
- thereby stimulating colonization of the gut of the animal by the strain of Bifidobacterium breve or Bifidobacterium longum bv. infantis.
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