Patents Assigned to Nutrition Sciences N.V./S.A.
  • Tri- and tetra-oligo-saccharides suitable as agglutination agents for enteric pathogens
    Patent number: 8729051
    Abstract: Compositions which include a homotrimer, heterotrimer, homotetramer, and/or heterotetramer of a component such as pentose, hexose, an L or D isomer of a pentose or hexose, a ?-form of a pentose or hexose, oxidized derivatives and mixtures of such compounds are disclosed as agglutination agents. The disclosed compositions are useful for agglutination of enteric pathogens and may be used for selectively controlling and regulating the microbial ecosystem in the gastrointestinal tract of a subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Nutrition Sciences N.V./S.A.
    Inventors: Geert Bruggeman, Katrien Deschepper
  • TRI- AND TETRA-OLIGO-SACCHARIDES SUITABLE AS AGGLUTINATION AGENTS FOR ENTERIC PATHOGENS
    Publication number: 20090186852
    Abstract: Compositions which include a homotrimer, heterotrimer, homotetramer, and/or heterotetramer of a component such as pentose, hexose, an L or D isomer of a pentose or hexose, a ?-form of a pentose or hexose, oxidized derivatives and mixtures of such compounds are disclosed as agglutination agents. The disclosed compositions are useful for agglutination of enteric pathogens and may be used for selectively controlling and regulating the microbial ecosystem in the gastrointestinal tract of a subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2007
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Applicant: Nutrition Sciences N.V./S.A.
    Inventors: Geert Bruggeman, Katrien Deschepper