Patent ID: 9416160
Filing Date: 2016-08-16
CPC Classification: A23L,A23V,A61K,A61P,C07K,C12N,C12P

Claim Text:
1. An isolated bacterial macromolecular complex produced by the Bifidobacterium longum strain deposited according to the treaty of Budapest under number CNCM 1-3994, on May 23, 2008, with the Collection Nationale de Cultures de Microorganismes (CNCM) in a culture medium comprising native or hydrolyzed whey proteins, lactose and an antioxidant, the macromolecular complex comprising one or more chains comprising a combination of a lipoprotein and an oligosaccharide, wherein: the lipoprotein has a molecular weight of from 30 kDa to 60 kDa; the oligosaccharide has a molecular weight of less than 15 kDa; the macromolecular complex has a molecular weight of greater than 150 kDa; and the total amount of lipoprotein is from 75 to 99% by weight of the total weight of the complex, and the total amount of oligosaccharide is from 1 to 25% of the total weight of the complex.