Patents Assigned to The Kitakaso Institute
  • Peyer's Patch Activator
    Publication number: 20150258131
    Abstract: The present invention provides a Peyer's patch activator containing a polysaccharide obtained from sugar cane as an active ingredient, wherein the polysaccharide contains ?-glucan as a main component and has a peak molecular weight within a range of 720,000 to 1,080,000, with a proportion of glucose in all component sugars being 80% or more, and proportions of nonreducing terminal glucose and ?-1,6-linked glucose being 20 to 30% and 15 to 25%, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2013
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Applicants: The Kitakaso Institute, Mitsui Sugar Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Haruki Yamada, Hiroaki Kiyohara, Kazuhiko Otoguro, Aki Ishiyama, Masato Iwatsuki, Satoshi Omura, Masami Mizu, Toshikazu Kawai, Jun Kashimura, Kenji Koge