Suntory Holdings Limited

Fumio Hashimoto

Masaaki Nakai

Yuko Fukui

Sumio Asami

The present invention provides lipase inhibitors containing dimers of flavan-3-ols derived from teas as well as foods and beverages and medicines containing said inhibitors. More specifically, the present invention provides lipase inhibitors containing at least one of assamicains represented by the formula: wherein G represents a galloyl group;theasinensins represented by the formula: wherein Rrepresents G or H, and Rrepresents G; andtheaflavins represented by the formula: wherein Rand Rindependently represent G or H; as well as foods and beverages and medicines containing said lipase inhibitors.

Lipase inhibitors

The present invention provides lipase inhibitors containing flavan-3-ol monomers or acylates thereof derived from teas as well as foods and beverages and medicines containing said inhibitors. More specifically, the present invention provides lipase inhibitors containing at least one of flavan-3-ol monomers represented by the formula: wherein Rand Rindependently represent H or OH, Rrepresents H, Rrepresents H, G, 3MeG or p-cou, Rrepresents H or G, R' and R&#x2032; independently represent H or G, R&#x2033; represents H or G, and G, 3MeG and p-cou respectively represent the groups of the formulae: or acylates thereof; as well as foods and beverages and medicines containing said lipase inhibitors.

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Fumio Hashimoto