Agent for promoting proliferation of bifidobacteria

US9345743B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9345743-B2
Application numberUS-201214346050-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateAug 24, 2012
Priority dateDec 19, 2011
Publication dateMay 24, 2016
Grant dateMay 24, 2016

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A peptide dimer comprising a peptide consisting of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 and a peptide consisting of any one of the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOS: 2 to 4, wherein the peptide consisting of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 and the peptide consisting of any one of the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOS: 2 to 4 are bound through a disulfide bond between a cysteine residue of each peptide is used as an active ingredient of an agent for promoting proliferation of one or more bacterium selected from the group consisting of Bifidobacterium infantis and Bifidobacterium breve.

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What is claimed is: 1. A composition comprising a peptide dimer and 10 to 10 5 CFU of one or more bacterium selected from the group consisting of Bifidobacterium infantis and Bifidobacterium breve per 1 μg of the peptide dimer,wherein: the peptide dimer comprises a peptide consisting of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, and a peptide consisting of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2, and wherein the peptide consisting of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 and the peptide consisting of the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO: 2 are bound through a disulfide bond between a cysteine residue of each peptide. 2. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the composition is a drug. 3. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the composition is a food or drink. 4. A method for improving intestinal bacterial flora, and treating diarrhea, constipation, obesity, or inflammatory bowel disease, comprising: administering the composition according to claim 1 to an animal or a human in need thereof. 5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the dosage of administration of the composition is the range of 10 to 5000μg/kg/dose in terms of the amount of the peptide dimer at a frequency of once/3 days to 5 times/day.

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  • Adding ingredients (adding preservatives A23B70/10) · CPC title

  • Transferrins, e.g. lactoferrins, ovotransferrins · CPC title

  • A61K38/10Primary

    Peptides having 12 to 20 amino acids {(A61K38/043 - A61K38/046 take precedence)} · CPC title

  • Bacteria or derivatives thereof, e.g. probiotics · CPC title

  • Peptides; Protein hydrolysates · CPC title

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What does patent US9345743B2 cover?
A peptide dimer comprising a peptide consisting of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 and a peptide consisting of any one of the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOS: 2 to 4, wherein the peptide consisting of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 and the peptide consisting of any one of the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOS: 2 to 4 are bound through a disulfide bond between a cysteine res…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Oda Hirotsugu, Yamauchi Koji, Sato Takumi, and 2 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification A61K38/10. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue May 24 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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