SYNERGISTIC PREBIOTIC COMPOSITION

• Main Authors: PARK, SangHa, VANDEN HEUVEL, Amy Lynn, ROGERS, Jessica Caroline, ZAWADZKI, Michael Andrew, VONGSA, Rebecca Ann, KIM, YoungSook, MOLINE, David Andrew, KOENIG, David William, UTTECHT, Cathleen Mae, JOHNSON, Jeffrey Janne
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 03.07.2019
• Subjects: HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES; SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS ORMEDICINAL PREPARATIONS

The present invention relates to prebiotic compositions and formulations comprising an α-hydroxy acid and salts thereof, such as lactic, glycolic, citric, tartaric or malic acid and a prebiotic agent, such as inulin, fructo-oligosaccharide (FOS), lactulose, galacto-oligosaccharide (GOS), raffinose, stachyose, isomalto-oligosaccharide, and xylo-oligosaccharide. Prebiotic compositions of the present invention provide a surprisingly synergist prebiotic effect and may be administered in several forms to a user, such as by application to a premoistened wiping substrate or dry bath tissue.