US Patent Issued to Church & Dwight on July 22 for "Microbial compositions to increase the production of PCA from polyphenols" (North Carolina, Wisconsin Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,364,718, issued on July 22, was assigned to Church & Dwight Co. Inc. (Princeton, N.J.).

"Microbial compositions to increase the production of PCA from polyphenols" was invented by Noah Paul Zimmerman (Chapel Hill, N.C.) and Alexandra Helena Smith (Greendale, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Compositions and methods for converting at least one polyphenol to protocatechuic acid (PCA) using Bacillus subtilis 1579, or active variants thereof, are provided. Conversion of polyphenols, such as quercetin, to PCA can decrease inflammation, decrease cortisol levels, and increase milk quality and milk production quantity in milk-producing agricu...