Takasago International Corporation

Shiseido Company, Limited

Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Company Limited

Eco-logy Corporation

Kazutoshi Sakurai

Kenya Ishida

Miharu Ogura

Hidenori Kumobayashi

Shigeru Mitsuhashi

Shinichiro Haze

Kenichiro Shiroyama

Takahiro Ishikawa

Takashi Nishida

Atushi Joichi

Yasuko Nakamura

Tetsuro Yamasaki

Kazuo Abe

Hideaki Ohta

Kiyohito Sawano

Kazuhiko Tokoro

Minoru Hanada

Masamichi Kikuchi

Toshiaki Murata

Izumi Kawada

Yasutaka Mishima

Sadahiko Yamazaki

Masataka Miyasaka

Ishikawa Takahiro

Nakamura Yasuko

Joichi Atushi

Haze Shinichiro

Nishida Takashi

A rose-like fragrance composition including methyl epijasmonate, provided that a natural jasmine fragrance containing methyl epijasmonate is excluded. The rose-like fragrance composition can also include 2-isopropyl-4-methyl thiazole.

Fragrance compositions

Provided is a fragrance composition having a natural rose aroma with freshness, sweetness, and softness, which is hardly reproduced by combining aroma components conventionally known as rose aromas. Also provided is a fragrance composition having excellent rose-like naturalness, freshness, and richness. More specifically, provided are: a fragrance composition, having added thereto 2-isopropyl-4-methylthiazole alone or in combination with rose oxide; a method of manufacturing the same; and a method of imparting an aroma to a fragrance composition, the method including adding 2-isopropyl-4-methylthiazole to a base fragrance composition having a rose-like aroma as a main aroma. Also provided are: a rose-like fragrance composition, having added thereto methyl epijasmonate alone or in combination with 2-isopropyl-4-methylthiazole; a method of manufacturing the same; and a method of imparting an aroma to a fragrance composition, the method including adding methyl epijasmonate alone or in combination with 2-isopropyl-4-methylthiazole to a base fragrance composition having a rose-like aroma as a main aroma.

A fragrant compound or fragrant composition stable for a long period of time in an acidic hard article surface cleaning liquid adjusted so as to be acidic, particularly to pH 2.0 to 3.0 with an organic acid. One or more of fragrant compounds selected from the group consisting of 2,6-dimethyl-2-heptanol, 3,3-dimethylcyclohexyl methyl ketone, o-tert-butylcyclohexanol, &#x3b1;-amylcinnamic aldehyde, &#x3b1;-damascone, &#x3b3;-octalactone, &#x3b3;-nonalactone, &#x3b3;-decalactone, anethole, ethyl benzoate, ethyl 2,2,6-trimethylcyclohexanecarboxylate, 2,2,6-trimethyl-1-crotonylcyclohexane, 6-acetyl-1,1,2,4,4,7-hexamethyltetrahydronaphthalene, isoamyl phenylethyl ether, methyl octin carbonate, 6,7-dihydro-1,1,2,3,3-pentamethyl-4(5H)-indanone, tricyclodecenyl acetate, undecyl aldehyde, fenchyl acetate, dihydrojasmone, cedryl methyl ether, p-cresol, hexyl aldehyde, and rosephenone are stable.

Composition for hard article surface cleaning liquid

A photocatalyst module comprising a substrate, for example, a metallic substrate, a layer of a photocatalyst such as titanium oxide, and a protective layer containing lithium silicate provided between the substrate and the layer of a photocatalyst wherein the protective layer can sufficiently withstand the heat in a step for forming the layer of a photocatalyst by a flame spray coating method and can prevents oxidation and/or decomposition of the substrate is disclosed.

Photocatalyst reaction apparatus

A mosquito-repelling agent which is gentle to human and environment and safe, and has an excellent mosquito-repelling effect almost equal to the effect of DEET and also an excellent persistency of the effect. The mosquito-repelling agent comprises a mixture of isomenthone, linalool, geraniol, citral and citronellol as an effective ingredient for a mosquito-repelling effect, which may be contained in a fragrant composition.

Fragrant composition having mosquito-repelling effect

Convenient methods for judging mouth odor with the use of an artificial mouth odor prepared by a convenient method which load any burdens neither on the operator nor on the subjects. Saliva collected immediately after wake-up is cultured under anaerobic conditions and head space components of the thus cultured saliva are analyzed, or anaerobic bacteria contained in the collected saliva are counted.

Methods of judging mouth odor

A composition containing a cooling-sensation imparting substance and a cationic surfactant results in an excellent cooling sensation effect. A composition additionally containing vanilylalkyl ether, wherein the alkyl group has 1 to 6 carbon atoms, is also effective as a composition for improving cooling sensation effect. The present composition for improving cooling sensation effect improves cooling sensation effect while also sustaining that effect. In particular, the present invention provides a composition for improving cooling sensation effect that is able to impart a cooling sensation effect and sustain that effect when used after washing the hair using a shampoo containing no cooling sensation substance or a shampoo containing only a small amount of cooling sensation substance.

Composition for improving cooling sensation effects

Keratin fiber strengthening agent and method for strengthening keratin fiber

The invention has an object of providing a hinokitiol which is not damaged in the antibacterial activity and improved in the water solubility, heat stability (anti-sublimation characteristics) and corrosion to metals and also providing a composition comprising a hinokitiol. The invention resides in a clathrate compound comprising clathration of hinokitiols by using a branched cyclodextrin such as a branched &bgr;-cyclodextrin. The clathrate compound can be used in various applications requiring an antibacterial activity, such as hair cosmetics, bath agents, skin cosmetics and oral compositions.

Branched cyclodextrin clathrate compound of hinokitiols and composition containing the same

An optically active (2S,3R)-2-(3'-hydroxyacyl)aminoalkane-1,3-diol and a process for producing the same are disclosed. The compound is represented by the following general formula (1): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 represents a linear or branched, saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon group having 9 to 19 carbon atoms; R.sup.2 represents a linear or branched, saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon group having 1 to 19 carbon atoms; and symbol * means that the carbon atom is an asymmetric carbon atom of the S or R configuration. The optically active compound is a ceramide in which the fatty acid moiety has an optically active hydroxyl group in the 3-position.

Optically active compound and process for producing the same

A process for preparing an optically active dihydrosphingosine derivative is disclosed, comprising reducing a (2R,3R)-2-amino-3-hydroxyalkanoic acid derivative represented by formula (III): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.3 represents a straight-chain alkyl group having 7 to 21 carbon atoms; and R.sup.4 represents an amino group protecting group, (e.g., (2R,3R)-2-benzylamino-3-hydroxyoctadecanoic acid) with sodium tetrahydroborate in the presence of an acid. The process makes it feasible to produce an optically active dihydrosphingosine at high optical purity and through a simple process that is safe and easy to industrialize.

Process for preparing 2-amino-1,3-alkanediol or derivative thereof,

A composition comprising a 2-acetaminoalkane-1,3-diol or its optical isomer having the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents a linear alkyl group having 9 to 17 carbon atoms; a 2-acylaminoalkane-1,3-diol or its optical isomer having the formula: ##STR2## wherein R.sub.1 has the same meaning as given above for formula (I) and R.sub.2 represents a substituted or unsubstituted linear acyl group having 14 to 24 carbon atoms; and a compound having a sterol group. This composition forms a lamellar liquid crystal phase and can retain moisture when applied to the skin.

Lipid composition containing a liquid crystal phase

A method of selective N-acylation of an aminodiol having a primary alcoholic hydroxyl group and a secondary alcoholic hydroxyl group, in which the objective product can be prepared in high yield and without troublesome extraction and purification operations. More particularly, a method of making a primary amide derivative represented by the following general formula (3) is disclosed: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 represents a linear saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon group having 11 to 19 carbon atoms, R.sup.2 represents a linear saturated or unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon group having 9 to 19 carbon atoms which may have a hydroxyl group at the 1-position, which includes the steps of reacting an aminodiol represented by the following general formula (1): ##STR2## wherein R.sup.1 is the same as R.sup.1 in general formula (3) with a fatty acid alkyl ester represented by the following general formula (2):

Method of making primary amide derivative

The present invention provides an antibacterial and fungicidal agent containing an amino compound of formula (1) or a salt thereof. The invention also provides a method for imparting antibacterial and fungicidal properties to a variety of objects using the compound. ##STR1## wherein .phi. represents a phenyl group, a substituted phenyl group (wherein the substituents are 1-5 members arbitrarily selected from the group consisting of a hydroxyl group, halogen atoms, lower alkoxyl groups, trifluoromethyl group, an amino group, and a methylenedioxy group), or an imidazolyl group; R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group; and R.sup.2 represents a C6-C12 alkyl group. The amino compound of formula (1) or a salt thereof exhibits excellent antibacterial effects and fungicidal effects, and when it is applied to a variety of articles used in industry, commodities, etc., enhanced antibacterial effects and fungicidal effects are obtained.

Antibacterial and fungicidal agent

T-butyl (R)-(-)-4-cyano-3-hydroxybutyrate having an optical purity of 99%ee or higher and a process for producing the same are disclosed, the process comprising cyanogenation of a t-butyl (S)-(-)-4-halogeno-3-hydroxybutyrate obtained by enantioselective hydrogenation of a t-butyl 4-halogenoacetoacetate. Recrystallization of the resulting crude product gives the optically active compound with high optical purity.

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Kanagawa, Japan

Kazutoshi Sakurai