Organometallic-metabolizing yeast
US6140107A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 25, 1996 |
| Grant date | Oct 31, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 25, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S435/942
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention includes a novel yeast strain of the genus Saccharomyces boulardii sequela PY31 ATCC 74366 that is able to process certain metallic compounds into biologically active forms suitable for supplementing the human diet. The present invention also includes methods for isolating such yeast, nutritional supplement compositions containing such yeast, and methods of administering the nutritional supplement compositions to humans.
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