MUMBAI, India, March 13 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641024349 A) filed by G Ashwin Prabhu; Anjanha R; Aloysius Rancy A; and Ms. Anli Dino, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, on March 1, for 'a probiotic fermented duckweed (lemna minor) based nutraceutical for enhanced iron bioavailability.'
Inventor(s) include Anjanha R; Aloysius Rancy A; and Ms. Anli Dino.
The application for the patent was published on March 13, under issue no. 11/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention relates to a novel probiotic-fermented duckweed-based nutraceutical formulation obtained from duckweed (Lemna minor) and a process for its preparation, which finds application in the augmentation of iron bioavailability and the treatment of iron deficiency anaemia and other nutritional disorders. The invention relates to the duckweed biomass cultivation process followed by probiotic fermentation with lactic acid bacteria, thereby achieving biological modification of the plant material. The probiotic fermentation step decreases the antinutritional factors, increases digestibility and also increases iron solubility and bioavailability in simulated gastric fluid. The probiotic Fermented Duckweed (FD) formulation has enhanced nutritional and biological properties over Non-Fermented Duckweed (NFD), including increased iron bioavailability, protein and antioxidant activity. This nutraceutical formulation can be prepared in various forms like powders, capsules, tablets, suspensions or functional foods using pharmaceutically acceptable carriers. The invention provides a safe, natural, economical and eco-friendly approach over existing iron supplements and can be applied on a large scale for pharmaceutical and nutraceutical applications to treat iron deficiency anaemia."
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