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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2006
Filed:
May. 15, 2001
Applicants:
Yoshinobu Kiso, Osaka, JP;
Yoshiko Ono, Osaka, JP;
Katsuya Nagai, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Suntory Limited, Osaka, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 47/00 (2006.01); A61K 31/405 (2006.01); A61K 31/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides a circadian rhythm normalizing composition containing astaxanthin and/or its ester as an active ingredient, and a composition having the action of enhancing the circadian rhythm normalizing action of melatonin by protecting melatonin. The composition can be in the form of a drug, a functional food, a food or a beverage. This composition has a circadian rhythm normalizing action, and has the action of preventing or alleviating sleep disorder and various diseases due to disturbance of the circadian rhythm.