Use of compounds involved in biosynthesis of nucleic acids as cryoprotective agents

/Home/Lyophilization and Protein Formulation Patents/Patent Articles - Lyophilization/European Patents - Lyophilization

Patent number: US2005069862
Publication date: 2005-03-31
Inventor: KRINGELUM BORGE WINDEL (DK); SORENSEN NIELS MARTIN (DK); SORENSEN PETER (DK)
Applicant: HANSENS LAB (US)
Classification:
- international: A01N1/02
- european: C12N1/04; C12N1/38
Application number: US20040882326 20040702
Priority number(s): EP20030077079 20030702; US20030484126P 20030702; US20040882326 20040702
Abstract of US2005069862
A new type of cryoprotective agents that are useful for retaining the viability and metabolic activity of frozen or freeze-dried microbial cultures, is disclosed. The cryoprotective agent comprises compounds involved in biosynthesis of nucleic acids. Methods for the preparation as well as the uses of such cultures are given. Such cultures are useful as starter cultures in the manufacturing of food and feed products. Starter cultures of the invention include culture of lactic acid bacteria, e.g. Lactococcus species as well as other species.
Data supplied from the esp@cenet database - Worldwide