Patents Assigned to Meiji Dairiese Corporation
  • Patent number: 7709537
    Abstract: This invention relates to drinks and foods having osteogenetic function, each of which comprises as an active ingredient an effective amount of a culture of a propionic acid bacterium and/or a lactic acid bacterium, said culture containing 2-amino-3-carboxy-1,4-naphthoquinone; and preventives and/or remedies for metabolic bone diseases, each of which comprises as an active ingredient a naphthoquinone compound selected from the group consisting of 2-amino-3-carboxy-1,4-naphthoquinone, 1,4-naphthoquinone, 2-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone, 2,3-dichloro-1,4-naphthoquinone, 5-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone, 8-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone, 2-(?-hydroxy-?-methylpentenyl)-5,8-dihydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone and salts thereof. These cultures and naphthoquinones promote bone metabolism and increase bone mass and bone strength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: Meiji Dairiese Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuo Nagai, Jetae Woo, Yoshiro Sato, Kouichiro Hashimoto, Naoki Taketomo, Nobuo Yoda, Hiroshi Tsuchida