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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2002
Tatsumasa Mae, Kakogawa, JP;
Misuzu Tsukagawa, Akashi, JP;
Mikio Kitahara, Kobe, JP;
Kaku Nakagawa, Kyoto, JP;
Shiro Kitamura, Akashi, JP;
Yasuyoshi Ueda, Himeji, JP;
Minpei Kuroda, Nerima-ku, JP;
Yoshihiro Mimaki, Hachioji, JP;
Yutaka Sashida, Hachioji, JP;
Tatsumasa Mae, Kakogawa, JP;
Misuzu Tsukagawa, Akashi, JP;
Mikio Kitahara, Kobe, JP;
Kaku Nakagawa, Kyoto, JP;
Shiro Kitamura, Akashi, JP;
Yasuyoshi Ueda, Himeji, JP;
Minpei Kuroda, Nerima-ku, JP;
Yoshihiro Mimaki, Hachioji, JP;
Yutaka Sashida, Hachioji, JP;
Kaneka Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
The present invention easily and efficiently provides a peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor ligand, and a composition for amelioration of insulin resistance or for prevention and/or amelioration of the insulin resistance syndrome containing the same, as an active ingredient. The present invention relates to a peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor ligand which comprises a prenylflavonoid, a chalcone derivative exclusive of prenylflavonoids, a flavonol derivative exclusive of prenylflavonoids, and a salt, a glycoside and/or an esterified substance thereof acceptable as a pharmaceutical preparation or a food or a beverage; a composition containing the above ligand; a plant-derived extract containing the above ligand; and a process for producing the above extract.