Nihon Shokuhin Kako Co., Ltd.

Nihon Shokuhin Co., Ltd.

Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd.

Nikon Shokuhin Kako Co., Ltd.

Masayasu Takada

Koichi Ogawa

Mikio Yamamoto

Hitoshi Takaguchi

Takeshi Yamamoto

Takahiro Ide

Takehiro Unno

Norihisa Hamaguchi

Yoshimi Watanabe

Takahisa Iizuka

Ryuichi Ando

Akane Okuda

Hirokazu Hirai

Yutaka Kimoto

Yoshinori Fujimoto

Hironobu Sone

Yoshinori Nakagawa

Kenta Aizawa

Eri Kokubo

Akayo Ito

Hirofumi Sonoki

Hiroki Takagi

Kazuki Sekikya

The present invention addresses the problem of developing a fat-processed starch which is excellent in terms of all of three properties, i.e., 'workability during the preparation of a coating material for fries,' 'function required of coating materials for fries (adhesion to ingredients)' and &#x201c;moderate slurry viscosity.&#x201d; The fat-processed starch of the present invention is produced by a process comprising the steps: adding a fat with which an emulsifying agent has been mixed to a starch having a water content adjusted to 25 to 45 mass %, in an amount of 0.02 to 0.4 mass % in terms of the weight of the fat excluding the emulsifying agent relative to the weight of dry matter of the starch, and mixing the fat and the starch; adjusting the water content of the mixture is 0.2 to 0.5 time that of the starch before the addition of the fat; and aging the starch having the adjusted water content.

Fat-processed starch and process for producing same

An object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing a saccharide polycondensate which is inexpensive and is applicable to a food or beverage product. Disclosed is a method for producing a saccharide polycondensate, which comprises carrying out a saccharide polycondensation reaction in the presence of activated carbon.

Saccharide polycondensate, method for producing the same, and application therefor

An object of the present invention is to provide a carbohydrate-derived energy supplying agent having slow digestibility and sustained digestibility functions. According to the present invention, there is provided a slowly digestible, sustained-type energy supplying agent comprising a saccharide composition which satisfies the following (A), (B), (C), and (D): (A) a percentage of &#x3b1;-1,6 bonds relative to all glycosidic bonds is 60% or more; (B) a content of saccharides having a degree of polymerization of 1 and 2 relative to all saccharides is 9 mass % or less; (C) a content of saccharides having a degree of polymerization within a range of 3 to 30 relative to all saccharides is 41 mass % or more; and (D) a content of saccharides having a degree of polymerization of 31 or more relative to all saccharides is 50 mass % or less.

Slowly digestible, sustained-type energy supplying agent

The invention provides a gene (isolated nucleic acid molecule) encoding the cyclodextrin glucanotransferase which produces a considerable amount of &#x3b3;-cyclodextrin (&#x3b3;-CD) from the substrates selected from among starch and starch decomposition products such as dextrin, amylopectin and amylose; recombinant plasmids comprising this gene; transformants transformed with the recombinant plasmid; methods of manufacturing the cyclodextrin glucanotransferase by employing these transformants to act upon the substrates selected from among starch and decomposition products thereof and causing the production of &#x3b3;-CD as a main product; and methods of manufacturing &#x3b3;-CD and CD-comprising compositions having a desired CD balance (&#x3b1;-, &#x3b2;- and &#x3b3;-CD balance) employing this recombinant cyclodextrin glucanotransferase.

Gene coding for cyclodextrin glucanotransferase chiefly producing &#x3b3;-cyclodextrin and use thereof

CGTase enzymatically acts on starch, dextrin, amylopectin, and amylose to produce primarily &#x3b3;-CD, with quantities of &#x3b2;- and &#x3b1;-CD produced being smaller than the quantity of &#x3b3;-CD produced, has an optimum pH of 10.5-11.0, an optimum temperature of about 60&#xb0; C., a stable pH of 6-11, and temperature stability, exhibits residual activity of not less than 90 percent with a 15 minute-treatment at 50&#xb0; C., is produced by culturing a(for example, FERM B-7156), reacts with starch or the like to produce principally &#x3b3;-cyclodextrin.

Cyclodextrin glucanotransferase and its method of manufacture

There are disclosed a compound represented by the following general formula I wherein R represents a cyclic hydrocarbon group, and n represents 0 (zero) or an integer not less than 1, as well as &bgr;-glucosidase inhibitor, aromatic substance formation inhibitor, plant life lengthening agent, each of which contains at least one of compound represented by the aforementioned general formula I as an active ingredient, and plant or a part thereof in which formation of aromatic substance is inhibited by the aforementioned aromatic substance formation inhibitor. The present invention provides a novel compound that has &bgr;-glucosidase inhibition activity and can easily be produced in an industrial process, as well as a &bgr;-glucosidase inhibitor and aromatic substance formation inhibitor each containing such a novel compound as an active ingredient, and plant or part thereof in which the formation of aromatic substances is inhibited by the aforementioned aromatic substance formation inhibitor.

Cycolalkylated B-glucoside

Cycloalkylated beta-glucoside

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Fuji, Japan

Masayasu Takada