| abstract |
It is intended to provide a material by which the activity of an immunopotentiating material such as a lactic acid bacterium can be enhanced. By providing such a material, it becomes possible to reduce the amount of the immunopotentiating material to be employed. By providing such a material, moreover, it becomes possible to shorten the time required for selecting a lactic acid bacterium which has a potent immunopotentiating activity and favorable fermentation characteristics. To achieve these objects, use is made of a combination of a product obtained by hydrolyzing fucoidan or an oligosaccharide with an immunopotentiating material. Owing to this combination, the immunomodulating effect or the immunopotentiating activity can be synergistically enhanced. |