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Title:
New carotenoid
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP6049370
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
The present invention addresses the problems of providing an anticancer drug comprising a carotenoid and of providing a novel carotenoid and an antioxidant comprising the novel carotenoid. The above problems are solved by the discovery that a lycopene derivative and a γ-carotene derivative contained in an extract of the aril of Momordica cochinchinensis have excellent anticancer activity. The present invention further provides a novel lycopene derivative, a novel γ-carotene derivative and a novel antioxidant comprising these substances. A dietary composition comprising the lycopene derivative and the γ-carotene derivative are also provided.

Inventors:
Takashi Maoka
Nishinosuke Tsubasa
Application Number:
JP2012204307A
Publication Date:
December 21, 2016
Filing Date:
September 18, 2012
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Assignee:
Bizen Kasei Co., Ltd.
International Classes:
C07C403/08; A61K31/045; A61K31/047; A61P35/00; A61P39/06; C07C33/02; C07C35/06
Foreign References:
US7572468
Other References:
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ACS SYMPOSIUM SERIES,1998年,Vol.701,71-85
PURE & APPL.CHEM.,1997年,Vol.69, No.10,2135-2140
BIOSCI.BIOTECHNOL.BIOCHEM,2003年,Vol.67, No.12,2644-2647
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Hidesaku Yamamoto
Takaaki Yasumura
Natsuki Morishita