Patent ID: 6303125
Filing Date: 2001-10-16
Classification: A23L,A61K,A61P,A61Q

Abstract:
A fortified food composition providing antimicrobial-adhesion activity comprising a suitable food carrier and an effective amount of an isolated adhesion inhibitory water extract fraction from Vaccinium having(a) a molecular weight of 14,000 kDa as determined by dialysis with a 14,000 kDa molecular weight cut off;(b) coaggregation reversal and coaggregation inhibition activity against oral bacteria;(c) an elemental analysis of carbon 43-51%, hydrogen 4-5%, no nitrogen, no sulfur and no chlorine;(d) a nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) line spectrum as set forth in FIGS. 2A and 2B;(e) an ultraviolet spectrum with an absorption peak at 280 nm in neutral or acidic pH solution which is absent in alkali solutions; and(f) an adhesion inhibitory activity against P fimbriated bacteria.