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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2020
Refine Holdings Co., Ltd., Gifu, JP;
National University Corporation Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, JP;
Kazuhito Tomizawa, Kumamoto, JP;
Fan-Yan Wei, Kumamoto, JP;
Makoto Tsuboi, Tokyo, JP;
Kunimitsu Kaya, Tokyo, JP;
REFINE HOLDINGS CO., LTD., Gifu, JP;
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY, Kumamoto, JP;
Abstract
Provided is an insulin secretion-promoting agent comprising, as an active ingredient, a triglyceride represented by the following formula (I): wherein R, Rand Reach denotes a saturated fatty acid residue, at least one of which is a pentadecanoic acid residue. An insulin secretion-promoting action of the pentadecanoic acid triglyceride at the time of elevated blood glucose level is discovered, and pharmaceuticals and health foods for improving blood glucose level and diabetes are provided using this triglyceride.