US 7,541,037 B2
	Film coating agent
Takahide Kasai, Takasaki (Japan); and Takahiro Eguchi, Takasaki (Japan)
Assigned to Kirin Beer Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo (Japan)
Appl. No. 10/468,796 PCT Filed Dec. 18, 2001, PCT No. PCT/JP01/11091 § 371(c)(1), (2), (4) Date Aug. 22, 2003, PCT Pub. No. WO02/072722, PCT Pub. Date Sep. 19, 2002.
Claims priority of application No. 2001-052096 (JP), filed on Feb. 27, 2001.
Prior Publication US 2004/0071732 A1, Apr. 15, 2004
Int. Cl. A61K 36/06 (2006.01); B65D 85/10 (2006.01)

U.S. Cl. 424—195.16  [426/106]

11 Claims

1. A coating agent wherein an oxygen-barrier property enhancer is added to yeast cell wall fractions consisting of cell residue obtained by removing the internal soluble cell components of enzyme-treated yeast, and which forms a film for an oxygen permeability test with an oxygen permeability coefficient (cm3•mm/m2•atm•24hr) less than 0.1 under the condition of relative humidity 60% at 23° C.