Reis José Maciel Caldas Dos, Pinheiro Maurício Fortuna, Oti André Takashi, Feitosa-Junior Denilson José Silva, Pantoja Mauro de Souza, Barros Rui Sérgio Monteiro
Master of Surgery and Experimental Research, State University of Pará - UEPA, Belém, PA, Brazil.
Arq Bras Cir Dig. 2016 Nov-Dec;29(4):279-281. doi: 10.1590/0102-6720201600040016.
Food is a key factor both in prevention and in promoting human health. Among the functional food are highlighted probiotics and prebiotics. Patent databases are the main source of technological information about innovation worldwide, providing extensive library for research sector.
Perform mapping in the main patent databases about pre and probiotics, seeking relevant information regarding the use of biotechnology, nanotechnology and genetic engineering in the production of these foods.
Electronic consultation was conducted (online) in the main public databases of patents in Brazil (INPI), United States (USPTO) and the European Patent Bank (EPO). The research involved the period from January 2014 to July 2015, being used in the title fields and summary of patents, the following descriptors in INPI "prebiotic", "prebiotic" "probiotics", "probiotic" and the USPTO and EPO: "prebiotic", "prebiotics", "probiotic", "probiotics".
This search haven't found any deposit at the brazilian patents website (INPI) in this period; US Patent &Trademark Office had registered 60 titles in patents and the European Patent Office (EPO) showed 10 documents on the issue.
Information technology offered by genetic engineering, biotechnology and nanotechnology deposited in the form of titles and abstracts of patents in relation to early nutritional intervention as functional foods, has increasingly required to decrease the risks and control the progression of health problems. But, the existing summaries, although attractive and promising in this sense, are still incipient to recommend them safely as a therapeutic tool. Therefore, they should be seen more as diet elements and healthy lifestyles.
食物是预防和促进人类健康的关键因素。功能性食品中，益生菌和益生元备受关注。专利数据库是全球创新技术信息的主要来源，为研究领域提供了丰富的文库。
在主要专利数据库中对益生元和益生菌进行映射分析，寻找有关生物技术、纳米技术和基因工程在这些食品生产中应用的相关信息。
在巴西（巴西国家工业产权局）、美国（美国专利商标局）和欧洲专利局的主要公共专利数据库中进行了在线电子查询。研究涵盖2014年1月至2015年7月期间，在巴西国家工业产权局的专利标题字段和摘要中使用了以下描述词：“益生元”、“益生元”、“益生菌”、“益生菌”，在美国专利商标局和欧洲专利局中使用：“益生元”、“益生元”、“益生菌”、“益生菌”。
在此期间，在巴西专利网站（巴西国家工业产权局）未发现任何专利申请；美国专利商标局已注册60项专利标题，欧洲专利局（EPO）显示有10篇关于该问题的文献。
基因工程、生物技术和纳米技术以专利标题和摘要的形式提供的信息技术，涉及作为功能性食品的早期营养干预，越来越需要降低风险并控制健康问题的进展。但是，现有的摘要尽管在这方面具有吸引力和前景，但作为治疗工具安全推荐仍处于初期阶段。因此，它们应更多地被视为饮食元素和健康的生活方式。
