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Title:
PROCESS FOR PRODUCING EXTRACT FROM LICHEN BELONGING TO GENUS USNEA
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2013253058
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide a process for producing an extract from a lichen belonging to the genus Usnea or an inhibitor of activity of endothelin action which can be suitably used for skin external agents such as whitening agents.

There are provided a process for producing an extract from a lichen belonging to the genus Usnea which has a high diffractaic acid content and a low usnic acid content, the process including extracting a lichen belonging to the genus Usnea with an aqueous alcohol solution having an alcohol content of ≥30% by volume and ≤80% by volume; and a process for producing an inhibitor for activity of endothelin, the process including extracting a lichen belonging to the genus Usnea with an aqueous alcohol solution having an alcohol content of ≥30% by volume and ≤80% by volume.


Inventors:
OBA TAKASHI
MURASE DAIKI
KIKUCHI MAMIKO
Application Number:
JP2012130797A
Publication Date:
December 19, 2013
Filing Date:
June 08, 2012
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
KAO CORP
International Classes:
A61K36/09; A61K8/368; A61K8/49; A61K8/97; A61K31/192; A61K31/343; A61K36/00; A61P17/00; A61P43/00; A61Q19/02
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Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Toshizo Iida
Hirokazu Hoshino
Naosuke Miyamae