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US 9,168,267 B2Granted
Uronic acid and probiotics of Lactobacillus paracasei and Bifidobacterium breve for in vivo treatment of infection
AssigneeN.V. Nutricia
InventorsAdrianus Johannes Maria Vriesema, Jan Knol, Bernd Stahl
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Abstract
The present invention relates to compositions containing probiotic bacteria and uronic acid oligosaccharides. The compositions can suitably be used as infant nutrition and advantageously reduce the incidence of infection.
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A nutritional composition consisting essentially of:
- (a) probiotic bacteria consisting of Lactobacillus paracasei and Bifdobacterium breve,
- (b) 25 to 100 wt. % uronic acid oligosaccharide with a degree of polymerization (DP) of 2 to 250 based on total weight of uronic acid in the composition;
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- (c) 5 to 16 en % protein, 25 to 75 en % carbohydrate and 35 to 60 en % fat.
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A method for treatment and/or reduction of the occurrence or intensity of infection in a subject comprising enterally administering to the subject a nutritional composition consisting essentially of:
- (a) probiotic bacteria consisting of Lactobacillus paracasei and Bifdobacterium breve,
- (b) 25 to 100 wt. % uronic acid oligosaccharide with a degree of polymerization (DP) of 2 to 250 based on total weight of uronic acid in the composition;
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- (c) 5 to 16 en % protein, 25 to 75 en % carbohydrate and 35 to 60 en % fat.
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