公开(公告)号：US11564955B2

公开(公告)日：2023-01-31

申请号：US16462901

申请日：2017-11-21

Applicant: KOREA FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Inventor： Myung Ki Lee ,  Sang Dong Lim ,  Sung Hun Yi ,  Yong Sun Cho ,  Young Do Nam ,  Jin Ju Bae

IPC: A61K35/744 ,  A23L33/135

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising as an active ingredient a strain having excellent ability to produce formic acid for preventing or treating obesity or metabolic syndromes caused by obesity; and to a food composition and a health functional food each comprising the active ingredient. The strain having excellent ability to produce formic acid according to the present invention not only has effects of reducing body weight and inhibiting fat accumulation in organs, but also has activity to effectively lower blood triglyceride and cholesterol levels, and therefore, the composition comprising the strain as an active ingredient can be favorably used as a composition capable of preventing/alleviating or treating obesity or metabolic syndromes caused by obesity. Therefore, the strain having excellent ability to produce formic acid according to the present invention can be favorably used as a material for a medical product or health food.