Compositions against rotavirus infection and processes for producing the same
US8440233B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 28, 2011 |
| Grant date | May 14, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 28, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61P31/14
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present inventors discovered that microfiltration retentates of whey, and products obtained by treating whey using centrifugation and/or ammonium sulfate precipitation, have the activity of inhibiting rotavirus infection. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a method of preventing rotavirus infection, comprising administering to a subject a composition that comprises a whey cream serum obtained by treating whey by centrifugation, or a dehydrated product thereof, wherein the antiviral activity of said composition is retained after heat treatment.
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