摘要:
The present invention provides a method for preparing a glycoside of a flavonoid compound, which comprises the step of treating flavonoid and a glycosyl donor with an enzymatic agent having glycosylation activity and being derived from the genus Trichoderma (preferably Trichoderma viride or Trichoderma reesei). Such a flavonoid compound includes a catechin compound or a methylated derivative thereof, and the glycosyl donor includes a carbohydrate containing a maltotriose residue (preferably maltotriose, maltotetraose, maltopentaose, maltohexaose, maltoheptaose, dextrin, γ-cyclodextrin or soluble starch). Glycosides obtained by the present invention have higher water solubility, improved taste, and increased stability. The present invention also provides novel glycosides of catechin compounds, which are obtained by the method of the present invention.
摘要:
The present invention provides a novel lipase with a molecular weight of about 32 kDa, which is produced by a strain belonging to the genus Tetrasphaera, as well as a gene encoding the same. This lipase has the ability to recognize a medium-chain fatty acid as a substrate. The present invention also provides a novel lipase with a molecular weight of about 40 kDa, which is produced by a strain belonging to the genus Tetrasphaera and has the ability to recognize both a medium-chain fatty acid and a long-chain fatty acid as substrates, as well as a polynucleotide encoding the same. The present invention further provides Tetrasphaera sp. strain NITE P-154. The lipase of the present invention can be used as an immobilized enzyme and is useful in fields such as production of digestants and/or flavorings, production of clinical laboratory reagents, detergent enzymes and/or fats, as well as production of optically active intermediates for agricultural chemicals and pharmaceutical preparations.
摘要:
The present invention provides novel glycosyltransferase proteins produced by ascomycetous filamentous fungi (preferably species belonging to the genus Trichoderma, more preferably Trichoderma viride), as well as genes encoding the same. Among novel enzyme proteins provided by the present invention, particularly preferred is an enzyme protein obtained from the culture supernatant of Trichoderma viride strain IAM5141. The novel enzymes of the present invention allow glycosylation of flavonoid compounds to thereby improve their water solubility.
摘要:
A composition for external use, comprising 2-O-(β-D-glucopyranosyl)ascorbic acid represented by the formula (I): or a salt or ester thereof which is safe to the human body, and a koji mold or a processed koji. The composition for external use is excellent in skin permeability, containing an ascorbic acid derivative which is excellent in stability, utilized persistently in the living body, and strong in antioxidant activity, and has little skin irritation.
摘要:
The present invention provides a novel ascorbic acid derivative as a provitamin C with improved stability in the body and prolonged life in the body compared to conventionally known 2-O-(α-D-glucopyranosyl)ascorbic acid. The composition comprising the novel compound 2-O-(β-D-glucopyranosyl)ascorbic acid has been extracted from plants such as from Ningxia Lycium barbarum L. and/or Lycium chinense Mill. The compositions comprising 2-O-(β-D-glucopyranosyl)ascorbic acid may be enzymatically synthesized using β-D-glucosyltransferase. Pure 2-O-(β-D-glucopyranosyl)ascorbic acid may be produced from such compositions. Alternatively, 2-O-(β-D-glucopyranosyl)ascorbic acid may be produced by chemical synthesis. The 2-O-(β-D-glucopyranosyl)ascorbic acid results in higher stability and a prolonged life of vitamin C when ingested in the body compared to the corresponding α-D-glucopyranosyl derivative, and is therefore highly suitable as a provitamin C to be used in cosmetics and foods.
摘要:
A method and apparatus for screening a microorganism or protein having a useful function by using a micro-chamber array. Using the screening method and screening apparatus in accordance with the present invention, a target protein having an enzymatic activity or a microorganism producing such a protein is screened from a sample serving as a screening object by using a base plate having a plurality of micro-chambers arranged in the form of an array. With this method and apparatus, a protein having an enzymatic activity or a microorganism producing such a protein that is present in a micro-chamber is detected by detecting a fluorescence produced by an enzyme reaction of the protein having an enzymatic activity and a fluorescence substrate.
摘要:
A pyrrolesulfonamide derivative having the following formula (I): wherein the ring P represented by is a pyrrole ring having the following structure: wherein R represents alkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkyl-alkyl or aralkyl; the dashed line indicates the presence or absence of a bond; and, when the bond is present, Z2 is not present and Z1 represents H but, when the bond is absent, Z1 represents H and Z2 represents OH or Z1 and Z2 are combined together to represent O or a group NOR1, in which R1 represents H, or alkyl, aralkyl or aryl; l stands for 0 or 1; A represents alkylene, alkenylene or alkynylene; and Y represents a group in which W represents CH, C═ or N; m stands for 0 or 1 when W is CH or N, or m stands for 1 when W is C═; B represents a specific divalent group; E1 and E2 each independently represents H or lower alkyl; and D represents an aromatic hydrocarbon group or heterocyclic group. The compound (I) has strong serotonin-2 receptor antagonistic action and low toxicity and less side effects, and is useful as a therapeutic for circulatory diseases such as ischemic heart diseases, cerebrovascular disturbances and peripheral circulatory disturbances.
摘要:
The present invention provides an astaxanthin medium-chain fatty acid ester, which is expected to be applied in the fields of food, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals, and has higher digestibility and tissue penetration than long chain fatty acid ester form astaxanthins. When the synthesis of an astaxanthin medium-chain fatty acid ester is attempted using the catalytic action of lipase by conventional methods, ester cannot be formed. However, according to the present invention, a composition comprising an astaxanthin medium-chain fatty acid monoester and/or diester is produced by adding a certain amount of water into a reaction system and reacting an astaxanthin or a long chain fatty acid ester thereof with a medium-chain fatty acid, a triglyceride thereof or a suitable ester. Moreover, these monoesters and/or diesters are isolated, as necessary. The present invention further provides food or cosmetics comprising the composition of the present invention.
摘要:
There is provided a preventive or therapeutic agent for diseases accompanied by abnormal vascular function in which lipid deposition in the blood vessel is involved, said agent comprising a chymase inhibitor as an active ingredient.As the chymase inhibitor, a quinazoline derivative represented by the following formula is used. In the above formula, the ring A represents an aromatic ring.