Taiyo Kagaku Co., Ltd.

Kabushiki Kaisha Yakult Honsha

The Nisshin Oil Mills, Ltd.

Otsuka Chemical Holdings Co., Ltd.

Lekh Raj Juneja

Tsutomu Okubo

Makoto Ozeki

Seiji Shu

Haruo Yao

Hironobu Nanbu

Noriyuki Ishihara

Mamoru Koketsu

Nagahiro Yamazaki

Hiroshi Kawanami

Hidetoshi Sugino

Ryoichi Akahoshi

Toshihiro Ito

Nobuhiro Ogasawara

Masatoshi Nakano

Tsuneo Yamane

Senji Sakanaka

Nobuyuki Aoi

Hiroaki Yamaguchi

Hajime Hatta

Nagataka Yamazaki

Masaru Fujiki

Mujo Kim

Noboru Sakaguchi

Takako Yokozawa

Yukitaka Okada

Katsuya Nishimoto

Shoichi Shimizu

Yuko Enoki

Dongxiu Li

Takashi Tachiki

Teruhiko Nitoda

Masakazu Nishizono

Tomoko Ueda

Yukiko Nagato

Yukiko Tanaka

Kanari Kobayashi

Ken-ichi Okayama

Masahiko Hisanabe

Takehiko Inden

Makoto Ishikawa

Htay Hlahla

Theertham Pradyumna Rao

Seon-Joo Yoon

Tomohiko Kihira

Takeo Yokawa

Rumi Yamaguchi

Tomoko Kumagai

Nobuhiko Aoyama

The present invention provides a composition for improving mind-concentration, characterized in that the composition comprises theanine; and a method of improving mind-concentration comprising administering theanine to an individual.

Compositions for improving mental concentration

An object of this invention is to provide a sleep improvement composition, which contains theanine and other components and can be used safely by anybody on a daily basis without side effects. This object is attained by a sleep improvement composition comprising: (a) theanine; and (b) at least one component selected from the group consisting of chamomile, lavender, Saint John's wort, kawakawa, valerian, passion flower, tryptophan, &#x3b3;-aminobutyric acid, serotonin, melatonin, and cedrol.

Sleep improvement composition

A coenzyme Q10-containing composition comprising a coenzyme Q10 and a hydrophilic fatty acid ester of a polyhydric alcohol; a coenzyme Q10-containing composition comprising a coenzyme Q10, a lipophilic fatty acid ester of a polyhydric alcohol and a hydrophilic fatty acid ester of a polyhydric alcohol; and a food or beverage comprising the coenzyme Q10-containing composition as defined above.

Compositions containing coenzyme Q10

An object of the present invention is to provide a composition for promoting sleep, which any one can safely take on a daily basis without any risks of adverse action. In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide food and a medicament, comprising the above-mentioned composition, having an effect for promoting sleep for an individual having sleep disorders. Further, an object of the present invention is to provide a method for promoting sleep comprising administering theanine to an individual having sleep disorders, and use of theanine for preparation of the food or medicament for an individual having sleep disorders.

Compositions for promoting sleep

To provide a composition for prevention, amelioration, or treatment of diabetes mellitus and/or diabetic nephropathy, which is less likely to cause any disadvantages such as side effects, and highly safe. [1] A composition for prevention, amelioration, or treatment of diabetes mellitus and/or diabetic nephropathy, containing one or more dietary fiber selected from the group consisting of a degraded galactomannan, an indigestible dextrin, a polydextrose, inulin, arabinogalactan, dietary fiber derived from corn, a water-soluble soybean polysaccharide, psyllium, and a low-molecular weight sodium alginate, and/or a polyphenol compound.

Preventive, relieving or therapeutic composition for diabetes mellitus and/or diabetic nephropathy

The present invention provides a composition for inhibiting thrombus formation, comprising a given plant component derived from amla, tea,, cocklebur,or carrageenan, which can be used for foodstuff, quasi-drugs, medicaments and feeds.

Composition for inhibiting thrombosis

A fat or oil composition comprising a polyvalent unsaturated fatty acid component and an emulsifying agent having an HLB of 4 or less, wherein the amount of the emulsifying agent having an HLB of 4 or less is from 25 to 300 parts by weight, based on 100 parts by weight of the polyvalent unsaturated fatty acid component. The fat or oil composition can be used as an oil-in-water droplet emulsion composition. The fat or oil composition and the oil-in-water droplet emulsion composition can be used for foodstuff and the like.

Oil-in-water emulsion composition

A method for efficiently producing theanine is provided, wherein glutamine and ethylamine are reacted by GEA FERM BP-8353, which is newly separated/selected from natural soil, belongs to the genus,, and the speciesand is a theanine producing bacteria with activities of transferring the &#x3b3;-glutamyl group. Theanine production increased by four times by using glutaminase derived from the bacteria in a mixture of glutamine and ethylamine at a pH in a range of 9-12 in comparison with conventional methods.

Process for producing theanine

An object of the present invention is to provide a composition for suppressing craving for smoking with high safety and no dependence such that there can be performed (1) suppression of craving for smoking in a situation where nonsmoking is mandatory in the daily life; (2) prohibition or moderation of smoking intentionally (when unrestricted); and (3) complete elimination of a smoking habit. Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for prohibiting or moderating smoking comprising administering to an individual the composition comprising theanine.

Compositions for regulating desire for smoking

The present invention relates to a composition for suppressing or ameliorating a symptom accompanying diminished homeostasis, comprising theanine; and a mineral composition comprising theanine and a mineral. According to the present invention, there can be provided a composition for suppressing or ameliorating the above symptoms; and a mineral composition having a reduced peculiar metal taste, of which administration is made easily.

Composition comprising theanine

To provide a producibility improver for poultry, comprising a polymannose having a molecular weight distribution in which a polymannose having the molecular weights ranging from 1.8&times;10 to 1.8&times;10 accounts for 70% or more; the producibility improver for poultry further comprising a polyphenol compound; the producibility improver for poultry further comprising a delipidated rice bran; and a method of improving producibility for laying hens or edible chicken, using any one of the producibility improvers. According to the present invention, the improvement of producibility for poultry can be made at low costs.

Poultry producibility improver and poultry producibility improvement method

A composition for suppressing behavior problems of pets, comprising theanine, and optionally one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of highly unsaturated fatty acids and cholines; and a method of suppressing behavior problems of pets, comprising administering the above composition to a pet having behavior problems. The composition can be effectively used for suppressing various behavior problems associated with the pet.

Composition and method for suppressing behavior problems of pets

Pharmaceutical composition containing sialic acid derivatives

The present invention is directed to a method for producing crude sialic acid, comprising hydrolysis of a delipidated egg yolk and a method for producing high purity sialic acid, which comprises desalting a solution containing sialic acid obtainable by hydrolyzing a delipidated egg yolk, adsorbing sialic acid to an anion exchange resin and then eluting said sialic acid. The present invention makes it possible to produce and purify sialic acid from delipidated egg yolk on an industrial scale.

Method for production of sialic acid

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Yokkaichi, Japan

Lekh Raj Juneja