Abstract: A hair growth promoting composition comprising, as an effective ingredient, a phenylacetonitrile derivative or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof expressed by the following Formula (I): wherein each of R1 and R2 is hydrogen atom, a C1-10 alkyl group, a C2-10 alkenyl group or C2-10 acyl group, or NR1R2 may be a heterocycle having 3-7 members; R3 is a C1-5 alkyl group; and each of R4, R5 and R6 is hydrogen atom or a C1-4 alkoxy group. The present invention provides a hair growth promoting composition having excellent effects on promoting hair regrowth, preventing or inhibiting hair loss, and the like in human by compounding above-specified phenylacetonitrile derivative as a effective ingredient thereto.

Abstract: A hair growth inhibitor contains, as an active ingredient, at least one herb selected from the group consisting of phellodendron bark, houttuynia, rice bran, mulberry tree bark, Japanese coptis, thyme, peach seed, nettle, calendula, wild rose and balm mint or the extract thereof and various skin external application compositions such as cosmetic compositions to be used on the outer skin is prepared by mixing these active ingredients with other aqueous phase ingredients and oil phase ingredients according to conventional methods.

Abstract: The present invention provides a hair growth promoting composition having an excellent hair growth promoting effect.

Abstract: The present invention provides a hair growth agent and a hair fostering shampoo that have N-methyltaurine as an essential ingredient, and have hair growth period extending effects, and moreover are capable of giving hair fitness and body and giving hair a feeling of volume. Moreover, the present invention also provides a cell activating agent and a hair fitness/body improving agent that are blended into hair cosmetics.

Abstract: A hair tonic composition containing adenosine, adenosine 5′-phosphate, and/or an adenosine 5′-phosphate salt as an active ingredient.

Abstract: There are provided a method to screen agonist or antagonist of the maxadilan receptor participating in vasodilating action, wherein a receptor of maxadilan is used, compounds which specifically bind to the receptor, and a tissue preparation having the receptor. The compounds are variants of maxadilan from the salivary glands of the sand fly.

Abstract: A benzimidazole derivative or a salt thereof expressed by the following Formula (I): wherein one of A and B is a hydrocarbon group of C10-30 expressed by R1 and the other is —(CH2)n—NR2R3; R2 and R3 individually represent H, lower alkyl, phenyl or benzyl, or —NR2R3 may be a heterocycle having 3-7 members, or —CONR5—(CH2)n—NR2R3 may be the following Group (W): wherein R2 is H, lower alkyl, phenyl or benzyl and ring E is a heterocycle of 6 or 7 members; R4 is selected from the group consisting of H, halogen, cyano, trifluoromethyl, lower alkyl and etc.; R5 is H, lower alkyl, lower acyl or lower alkylcarbamoyl; m is 0 or 1; and n is an integer of 0-5. The benzimidazole derivative or the salt thereof has excellent hair growth and regrowth promoting effects, which are useful for care, improvement or prevention of hair loss in mammals and, in particular, in human.

Abstract: Disclosed is a hair revitalizing tonic composition containing a dimethylpropanediol derivative of the formula: wherein R1 and R2 are each independently a C1-30 hydrocarbon group which may be substituted, or a five- or six-membered heterocyclic group which contains 1 to 4 heteroatoms selected from oxygen, sulfur and nitrogen atoms and which may be substituted, R3 is hydrogen atom, an alkyl group which may be substituted, an acyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, a phenoxycarbonyl group, or a carbamoyl group which may be substituted, and a and b are each 0 or 1, as well as a method for effecting hair growth promotion, hair growth stimulation, or hair loss prevention in mammals by using such a hair revitalizing tonic composition. Also disclosed is the use of a compound of formula (I) in the preparation of a hair revitalizing tonic composition. Thus, this invention can provide an excellent means of hair revitalization or hair loss prevention in mammals.

Abstract: A purified enzyme-I is obtained that participates in C-terminal amidation by acting on a peptide C-terminal glycine adduct to form a peptide C-terminal .alpha.-hydroxyglycine adduct. The enzyme has an optimum pH of about 5 to 7, an optimum temperature of 25 to 40.degree. C. and a molecular weight of about 25 kDa or about 36 kDa, and metal ions and ascorbic acid act as a cofactor. A purified enzyme-II is obtained that participates in C-terminal amidation by acting on the peptide C-terminal .alpha.-hydroxyglycine adduct to produce a C-terminal amidated compound. The enzyme has an optimum pH of about 5 to 6, an optimum temperature of 15 to 35.degree. C. and a molecular weight of about 40 kDa or about 43 kDa. Enzyme-I does not act on the peptide C-terminal .alpha.-hydroxyglycine adduct and enzyme-II does not act on the peptide C-terminal glycine adduct. The enzymes may be purified from a biological material such as horse serum by affinity chromatography using a peptide C-terminal glycine adduct as a ligand.

Abstract: A hair growth phase extender containing, as an effective ingredient, at least one compound selected from the group consisting of unsaturated fatty acid and/or its derivatives, especially an unsaturated fatty acid having the formula:C.sub.n H.sub.m O.sub.2where n is 12 to 28 and m is n+1 to 2n-2; or containing, as an effective ingredient, an extract of a plant belonging to the Coriandrum.

Abstract: A 1,2-di-substituted benzene-carboxamide derivative or a salt thereof expressed by the following Formula (I); ##STR1## wherein each of A and B is R.sup.1 or --(CH.sub.2)n-NR.sup.2 R.sup.3, wherein when A is R.sup.1, B is --(CH.sub.2)n-NR.sup.2 R.sup.3 and when A is --(CH.sub.2)n-NR.sup.2 R.sup.3, B is R.sup.1 ; Z is --O--, --OCO--, --OCONR.sup.6 -- or --NR.sup.6 --; R.sup.1 is a hydrocarbon group of C.sub.10-30 ; R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 individually represent a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group, a phenyl group or a benzyl group, or together represent a heterocyclic ring having 3-7 members; when A is --(CH.sub.2)n-NR.sup.2 R.sup.3, R.sup.2 may be a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group, a phenyl group or a benzyl group, and R.sup.3 and R.sup.5 together may represent a heterocyclic ring of 6 or 7 members including two nitrogen atoms; when --Z--B is --OCONR.sup.6 --(CH.sub.2)n-NR.sup.2 R.sup.3 or --NR.sup.6 --(CH.sub.2)n-NR.sup.2 R.sup.3, R.sup.

Abstract: This specification relates to the use of peptides having a specific affinity to pituitary adenylate cyclase activating polypeptide (PACAP) receptors, particularly MAX (67 amino acids), NSP (61 amino acids) and M65 (46 amino acids). MAX and NSP act as agonists to PACAP type 1 receptors, and M65 acts as an antagonist to PACAP type 1 receptors.

Abstract: Microspheres prepared by emulsifying an aqueous phase containing a drug and an oil phase containing a biodegradable polymer to form a W/O emulsion, and then mixing and agitating this emulsion with another aqueous phase constituting a continuous phase to form a W/O/W emulsion. These microspheres can release a major portion of the drug after a predetermined period of time has elapsed after their administration to the patient, and are especially suitable for intracerebral implantation.

Abstract: The invention relates to a hair revitalizing tonic composition containing, as an active ingredient, at least one lipid derivative of the general formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4 and Y are as defined in the specification, and a and b are 0 or 1, as well as its use. Thus, there is provided a hair revitalizing tonic composition having an excellent hair loss prevention and hair revitalizing effect and, moreover, an excellent dandruff and itchy scalp prevention effect.

Abstract: A purified enzyme-I is obtained that participates in C-terminal amidation by acting on a peptide C-terminal glycine adduct to form a peptide C-terminal .alpha.-hydroxyglycine adduct. The enzyme has an optimum pH of about 5 to 7, an optimum temperature of 25.degree. to 40.degree. C. and a molecular weight of about 25 kDa or about 36 kDa, and metal ions and ascorbic acid act as a cofactor. A purified enzyme-II is obtained that participates in C-terminal amidation by acting on a peptide C-terminal .alpha.-hydroxyglycine adduct to produce a C-terminal amidated compound. The enzyme has an optimum pH of about 5 to 6, an optimum temperature of 15.degree. to 35.degree. C. and a molecular weight of about 40 kDa or about 43 kDa. Enzyme-I does not act on the peptide C-terminal .alpha.-hydroxyglycine adduct and enzyme-II does not act on the peptide C-terminal glycine adduct.

Abstract: A prolonged releasing pharmaceutical preparation is provided carrying a physiologically active substance, particularly, calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) or a maxadilan (MAX). This pharmaceutical preparation can attain the expected effects by incorporating the physiologically active substance into a combination, as carriers for the physiologically active substance, of a cellulosic polymer and at least one auxiliary component selected from the group consisting of fats and oils, waxes, fatty acids, saccharides and polyacrylate ester derivatives. The pharmaceutical preparation can conveniently be used, in living bodies, particularly as an intrathecal implantation-type preparation.

Abstract: An improved process for purifying a polypeptide using a packing material for reversed phase high performance liquid chromatography is provided. A process for purifying a polypeptide characterized in that an aqueous solution containing polypeptide obtained by pre-treating a polypeptide produced by a wide variety of cells to a predetermined state is adjusted to a specific pH value, to remove impurities, and is then treated with a packing material for reversed phase high performance liquid chromatography.

Abstract: A modified maxadilan protein exhibits higher biological activity than native maxadilan from the sand fly Lutzomyia longipalpis. A modified maxadilan fusion protein contains a thrombin cleavage site. This enables the production of the modified maxadilan as a fusion protein and recovery of the modified maxadilan after digestion with thrombin. The modified maxadilan is a potent vasodilator.

Abstract: A C-terminal amidating enzyme composition is disclosed having the ability to amidate the C-terminus of peptides with a C-terminal glycine. The C-terminal amidating enzyme is characterized by having a stable pH range of 5 to 9, metal ions and L-ascorbic acid as cofactors, two active fractions at molecular weights of about 50,000 and about 100,000 as determined from gel filtration, isoelectric points of about 4.5 pH for the active fraction having a molecular weight of about 50,000 and about 6.7 pH for the active fraction having a molecular weight of about 100,000 according to isoelectric point chromatography, and is activated by addition of catalase.

Abstract: A treatment equipment of exhaust gas containing organic halogen compounds using a catalytic decomposition unit packed with decomposition catalyst for organic halogen compounds having strong acidic sites and a wash tower for removing hydrogen halide gas generated by the decomposition of the organic halogen compounds.