Patents Assigned to Danone, Groupe
  • Anti-stress drugs and functional foods having anti-stress effects
    Patent number: 6596301
    Abstract: An anti-stress agent and functional food containing the anti-stress agent and having an anti-stress effect, which contain as an effective ingredient fermented sour milk prepared by, for example, fermenting animal milk starting material with lactic acid bacteria of the genus Lactobacillus, which can be taken repeatedly and daily without any problems with safety, and which can mitigate and prevent mental and physical symptoms caused by stress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignees: Danone, Groupe, Calpis Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akihiro Masuyama, Masaaki Yasui