Suntory Holdings Limited

Yoko Yasutake

Yoshiko Ono

Daisuke Takemoto

Masanori Kontani

A composition incorporating at least one sesamin-class compound is enhanced in the anti-fatigue action of sesamin class compounds by additionally incorporating at least one vitamin Bclass compound. Also provided is an anti-fatigue agent containing at least one sesamin-class compound and at least one vitamin Bclass compound as the active ingredients.

Compositions incorporating sesamin-class compounds and vitamin B1 class compounds

A method by which the physiological activities of sesamin-class compounds can be efficiently exhibited and enhanced, as well as an effective compound that can be combined with the sesamin-class compounds to this end. By using sesamin-class compounds in combination with more than specified proportions of arachidonic acid class compounds, the physiological activities of the sesamin-class compounds, for example, their anti-fatigue action is synergistically enhanced to provide compositions that are safe in humans and non-human animals and which hence can be ingested continuously.

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Osaka, Japan

Yoko Yasutake