Sapporo Holdings Limited

National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology

Yasukazu Nakakita

Syuichi Segawa

Norihiko Tsuchimoto

Nanako Itoh

Koyomi Miyazaki

Hisako Yasui

Katsutaka Ooishi

Saori Yamamoto

Hiroyuki Harashima

Hirotaka Kaneda

Yoshihiro Takata

The invention provides an agent for improving circadian rhythm comprising cells of lactic acid bacterium or treated product thereof as an active ingredient.

Circadian rhythm-improving agent

It is an object of the present invention to provide a bacterial strain belonging tosubspecies, which has more potent antiallergic activity than the known lactic acid bacteria strains and produces &#x3b3;-aminobutyric acid (GABA). It is another object of the present invention to provide beverages and foods containing cells of the aforementioned bacterial strain belonging tosubspecies, as well as antiallergic agents containing them as an active ingredient. The present invention provides a bacterial strain belonging tosubspecies, which: is capable of growing in effervescent alcoholic beverages, produces &#x3b3;-aminobutyric acid (GABA), and has antiallergic activity.

Bacterial strain having anti-allergic activity, and beverage, food and anti-allergic agent comprising cell of the bacterial strain

The invention provides a method for producing a soy milk fermentation product, comprising an enzyme treatment step of hydrolyzing soy milk with a peptide bond hydrolase to obtain a fermentation substrate, and a fermentation step of fermenting the fermentation substrate with lactic acid bacteria belonging toto obtain a fermentation product.

Soy milk fermentation product and method for producing same

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Shibuya-ku, Japan

Yasukazu Nakakita