Quantitative evaluation of enteric microbial overgrowth
US4171352A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 22, 1977 |
| Grant date | Oct 16, 1979 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 22, 1997 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61K49/0004
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A quantitative evaluation of the intestinal microflora is made by administering to an animal organism an effective amount of novel chemical conjugates of a bile acid or related acid with an amino acid which will be cleaved from the bile or related acid by the enzymes elaborated by the intestinal microflora and then measuring the amount of the released amino acid in the urine after a predetermined time interval. The novel compounds and their use in in vitro tests are included in the invention.
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