Patent ID: 9080197
Filing Date: 2015-07-14
Classification: A23L,A61K,A61P,C12Q

Abstract:
1. A method of raising the concentration of equol in a subject, comprising: administering to an equol-producing subject selected from the group consisting of a subject haying a menopausal disorder, malaise, premenstrual syndrome, osteoporosis, hyperlipidemia, arteriosclerosis, breast cancer and prostate cancer, daidzein and an effective dose of an agent comprising at least one compound selected from the group consisting of adonitol, arabinose, erythritol, galactose, melezitose, ribose, sorbose, xylose, and inositol; wherein said agent excludes a microorganism that converts daidzein into equol; wherein the feces of said subject contain equol-producing bacteria, and wherein said dose is effective to raise the concentration of equol in the subject compared to the untreated subject.