Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd.

Hiroyuki Wakabayashi

Koji Yamauchi

Mamoru Tomita

Mitsunori Takase

Wayne R Bellamy

Kozo Kawase

Yoshitaka Tamura

Seiichi Shimamura

Yasuo Fukuwatari

Kimiyasu Shiraki

Kouichirou Shin

Masahiko Kurokawa

Yukiko Tokita

Kohji Yamauchi

Kohzo Kawase

Yukio Tokita

Yukiko Tokida

Kouzo Kawase

An interleukin-6 suppressive agent comprising lactoperoxidase as an active ingredient is used as a pharmaceutical preparation or the like for prevention and/or therapy of a disease caused by production of interleukin-6, such as thrombocytosis, myeloma, Castleman syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis, or influenza-virus infectious disease.

Interleukin-6 suppressive agent

Antioxidant

Antimicrobial agents and method for treating products therewith

An antimicrobial peptide containing at least the following amino acid sequence, or a derivative thereof, an antimicrobial agent containing said antimicrobial peptide or a derivative thereof as active components at a concentration of at least 1 .mu.M, an antimicrobial composition containing said antimicrobial peptide or a derivative thereof, and a method for processing products which uses the antimicrobial agent containing at least said antimicrobial peptide or a derivative thereof:

Antimicrobial peptide and antimicrobial agent

An antimicrobial peptide containing an amino acid sequence comprising at least from three to six arbitrary amino acid residues, or a derivative thereof, an antimicrobial agent containing said antimicrobial peptide or a derivative thereof as active components at a concentration of at least 2 .mu.M, an antimicrobial composition containing said antimicrobial peptide or a derivative thereof, and a method for processing products which uses the antimicrobial agent containing at least said antimicrobial peptide or a derivative thereof.

An antimicrobial peptide containing at least the following amino acid sequence (a), (b), (c) or (d), an antimicrobial agent containing the said antimicrobial peptide as active components at a concentration of at least 5 ppm (weight), an antimicrobial composition the said antimicrobial peptide and a method for processing products which uses the antimicrobial agent containing the said antimicrobial peptide. ##STR1##

Fragments of lactoferrin having potent antimicrobial activity

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Kanagawa, Japan

Hiroyuki Wakabayashi