Abstract: Provided is more effective a cell activator. A cell activator comprising a glycosphingolipid having a structure represented by the following formula (1): formula (1) wherein R1 represents the following formula (1-1): formula (1-1) wherein R3 represents alkyl or alkenyl and R4 represents alkyl; and R2 represents hydrogen, or ?-galactose, ?-glucose, ?-mannose, ?-glucosamine, ?-glucosamine or a combination thereof.

Abstract: A glycosphingolipid having a sugar chain containing &agr;-glucosamine and &bgr;-glucosamine is disclosed. Such glycosphingolipid is advantageous in that possibly being manufactured in a facile and inexpensive manner, and that exhibiting moisturizing effect and immuno-enhancing activity.

Abstract: Disclosed are propylene glycol hyaluronate esters having an esterification degree of 10-90% and a limiting viscosity of 3-35 dL/g as well as skin conditioning methods, moisturizing methods and emulsifying methods using said propylene glycol hyaluronate esters. Propylene glycol hyaluronate esters of the present invention are compounds showing excellent viscosity stability in low-pH systems and cation-containing systems and also showing high emulsifiability, hydration power and moisturizing effect.

Abstract: Disclosed is an agent for improving dough for bread and doughnuts which comprises an alginic acid ester. The bread and doughnuts made by using the dough improving agent are not crushed, bent or broken when sliced or cut by a machine in their fresh state still containing heat and water vapor after baking or frying.

Abstract: Disclosed are propylene glycol hyaluronate esters having a limiting viscosity of 14-35 dL/g and an esterification degree of 10-90% as well as skin conditioning methods, moisturizing methods and emulsifying methods using said propylene glycol hyaluronate esters. Propylene glycol hyaluronate esters of the present invention are compounds showing excellent viscosity stability in low-pH systems and cation-containing systems and also showing high emulsifiability, hydration power, moisturizing effect and liposome stabilizing effect.

Abstract: A sphingoglycolipid represented by the following formula: obtained from a bacterium of the genus Sphingomonas, further from the species paucimobilis, capsulate or adhaesiva, after being washed with acetone and then extracted with alcohol or alcohol-water mixture. R1 represents a sugar portion of a single uronic acid or one to four hexoses of uronic acid, glucosamine, galactose and/or mannose; R2 represents an alkyl group which may have a cycloalkyl group, an alkenyl group or an alkynyl group; and R3 represents an alkyl group.

Abstract: An oil absorption retarder containing alginic ester and fried foods produced by using the oil absorption retarder. The oil absorption retarder of this invention can efficiently retard oil absorption during frying, which results in providing fried foods with lowered oil contents.

Abstract: A white fungus of genus Sphingomonas, when washed with acetone and then extracted with alcohol or alcohol-water mixture yields a shingoglycolipid represented by the following formula: 1

Abstract: A glycosphingolipid having a sugar chain containing &agr;-glucosamine and &bgr;-glucosamine is disclosed. Such glycosphingolipid is advantageous in that possibly being manufactured in a facile and inexpensive manner, and that exhibiting moisturizing effect and immuno-enhancing activity.

Abstract: The present application discloses an external composition for skin comprising a component obtaind by washing a bacterium of the genus Sphingomonas with acetone and then extracting the resultant with alcohol or alcohol-water mixture; an external composition for skin comprising a component extracted from a white bacterium of the genus Sphingomonas; and an external composition for skin comprising a sphingoglycolipid represented by the following formula: where, R1 represents a sugar portion consisting of a single uronic acid or one to four hexoses selected from a group consisting of uronic acid, glucosamine, galactose and mannose; R2 represents an alkyl group which may have a cycloalkyl group, an alkenyl group or an alkynyl group; and R3 represents an alkyl group; these alkyl, alkenyl and alkynyl groups being straight or branched, and substituted or unsubstituted. These external compositions for skin exhibit excellent moisturizing and skin roughnes prevention effects.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of making an emulsified composition employing an emulsifier containing a sphingoglycolipid which has a structure represented by the following formula: wherein R1 is a saccharide moiety which consists of three to four hexoses selected from the group consisting of uronic acid, glucosamine, galactose, and mannose, or one uronic acid; R2 is an alkyl group, which may have a cycloalkyl group, an alkenyl group, or an alkynyl group; and R3 is an alkyl group. The alkyl group, the alkenyl group and the alkynyl group may have a normal chain or a branched chain, and may be substituted or unsubstituted. The emulsifier of the present invention has marked moisturizing effect, skin roughening preventing effect, and emulsifying effect.