Abstract: Provided is a neuronal function modulating agent effective for neuronal cell protection and exerts a neuronal function modulating effect through neuronal cell protection. The disclosed neuronal function modulating agent comprises malvidin-3,5-diglucoside as an active ingredient, the disclosed pharmaceutical composition comprises the neuronal function modulating agent, and the disclosed food composition comprises the neuronal function modulating agent.

Abstract: Provided is a grape pericarp extract that exhibits neuronal function modulating effects. The grape pericarp extract comprises 15 mg/g or more of malvidin-3,5-diglucoside in dry mass.

Abstract: A modified pigment having excellent color tone selectivity is provided by laking dye by an environmentally friendly method without using metal. A modified pigment according to the present invention is obtained by laking a dye containing at least one of an acidic group and a basic group with at least one of an amino acid and protein.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for obtaining O/W emulsions by emulsifying various to-be-emulsified material without the use of any organic solvent, and drying and making into powder the O/W emulsion. The invention relates to a method for producing an O/W emulsion including after preliminarily dispersing a to-be-emulsified material and an interfacially active organic compound in water, heating the preliminary dispersion to a temperature equal to or higher than the melting point of the to-be-emulsified material and equal to or higher than the phase transition temperature of a self-assembled product of the interfacially active organic compound in the absence of an organic solvent, and performing emulsification under a pressure.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a flux and a soldering paste based on the flux. The flux is free from a change in viscosity with age, “skinned surface,” and “rough and crumbling,” and is excellent in printability and solderability. The flux contains, as elements, a resin, a thixo agent, an activator, a solvent and glucopyranosylamine type nanotube. The soldering paste further contains a solder powder. Preferably, the solder powder is free from lead.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus capable of continuously producing organic nanotubes, wherein an organic nanotube material dispersion solution consisting of an organic nanotube material and an organic solvent is pressurized and caused to pass through a very narrow orifice.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for obtaining O/W emulsions by emulsifying various to-be-emulsified material without the use of any organic solvent, and drying and making into powder the O/W emulsion. The invention relates to a method for producing an O/W emulsion including after preliminarily dispersing a to-be-emulsified material and an interfacially active organic compound in water, heating the preliminary dispersion to a temperature equal to or higher than the melting point of the to-be-emulsified material and equal to or higher than the phase transition temperature of a self-assembled product of the interfacially active organic compound in the absence of an organic solvent, and performing emulsification under a pressure.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of synthesizing a water-free nanotube capable of efficiently encapsulating a functional substance therein, in large quantities.

Abstract: Disclosed is a monomer represented by the following general formula (Ia): wherein M represents a transition metal coordinatable with the four nitrogen atoms and two additional ligands, P represents a group having, at a terminus thereof through a hydrocarbyl group, a nitrogen atom coordinatable with a metal, said hydrocarbyl group being selected from aliphatic hydrocarbon groups and aromatic hydrocarbon groups, Q represents a hydrocarbyl group selected from aliphatic hydrocarbon groups and aromatic hydrocarbon groups, R represents a hydrocarbyl group selected from aliphatic hydrocarbon groups and aromatic hydrocarbon groups and X represents an arbitrary anion atom. The monomer can give a polymer via metal coordination interaction and hydrogen bonding.