Patents Assigned to Mitsui Sugar Co., Ltd.
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Publication number: 20210369597Abstract: One aspect of the present invention provides an anti-obesity agent, an anti-dementia agent, a deodorant, an anti-aging agent, an anti-glycation agent, an anti-type I allergy agent, a hypotensive agent, a flavor improving agent, a muscle enhancing agent, and a bone metabolism improving agent which contain a bagasse decomposition extract as an active ingredient.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2019Publication date: December 2, 2021Applicant: Mitsui Sugar Co., Ltd.Inventors: Toma Furuta, Masami Mizu, Kiyoaki Miyasaka, Sayoko Fujii, Kazuyo Shiomi, Satoru Itou, Miki Sakazaki
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Publication number: 20210251884Abstract: One aspect of the present invention provides an anti-obesity agent, an anti-dementia agent, a deodorant, an anti-aging agent, an anti-glycation agent, an anti-type I allergy agent, a hypotensive agent, a flavor improving agent, a muscle enhancing agent, and a bone metabolism improving agent which contain a bagasse decomposition extract as an active ingredient.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2021Publication date: August 19, 2021Applicant: Mitsui Sugar Co., Ltd.Inventors: Toma Furuta, Masami Mizu, Kiyoaki Miyasaka
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Publication number: 20210059964Abstract: According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an anti-I-type allergy agent including: p-coumaric acid as an active ingredient. In addition, according to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an anti-dementia agent including: p-coumaric acid as an active ingredient.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2019Publication date: March 4, 2021Applicant: Mitsui Sugar Co., Ltd.Inventors: Toma Furuta, Masami Mizu
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Patent number: 9737558Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 18, 2013Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignees: Mitsui Sugar Co., Ltd., The Kitasato InstituteInventors: Haruki Yamada, Hiroaki Kiyohara, Kazuhiko Otoguro, Aki Ishiyama, Masato Iwatsuki, Satoshi Omura, Masami Mizu, Toshikazu Kawai, Jun Kashimura, Kenji Koge
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Patent number: 9670555Abstract: PURPOSE: An object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing a sugar crystal-containing liquid with good reproducibility, wherein crystallization is enhanced, it is unnecessary to add seed crystals which may affect the number of grains and a size of the crystals, and graining conditions are stable. CONSTITUTION: The present invention is a method for producing a sugar crystal-containing liquid, wherein the method comprises steps of preparing a liquid supersaturated with sugar; and applying a shearing force to the liquid, characterized in that the step of applying the shearing force comprises exerting a pressure higher than atmospheric pressure on the liquid to make the liquid pass through a narrow space.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2014Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: MITSUI SUGAR CO., LTD.Inventors: Masahiro Okuno, Hisanori Nakajima
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Publication number: 20160369358Abstract: PURPOSE: An object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing a sugar crystal-containing liquid with good reproducibility, wherein crystallization is enhanced, it is unnecessary to add seed crystals which may affect the number of grains and a size of the crystals, and graining conditions are stable. CONSTITUTION: The present invention is a method for producing a sugar crystal-containing liquid, wherein the method comprises steps of preparing a liquid supersaturated with sugar; and applying a shearing force to the liquid, characterized in that the step of applying the shearing force comprises exerting a pressure higher than atmospheric pressure on the liquid to make the liquid pass through a narrow space.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2014Publication date: December 22, 2016Applicant: MITSUI SUGAR CO., LTD.Inventors: Masahiro OKUNO, Hisanori NAKAJIMA
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Publication number: 20150258131Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2013Publication date: September 17, 2015Applicants: 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
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Patent number: 9017745Abstract: A method for reducing body fat accumulation is provided that includes: providing a reducer of body fat accumulation, wherein the reducer comprises isomaltulose; having an individual ingest the reducer; and having the individual consume a carbohydrate having an ?-1,6-glucosyl bond ratio of from 0% to less than 50% relative to the total bonds among constituent saccharides, wherein the reducer is ingested before or after or simultaneous with consuming the carbohydrate, and wherein the reducer reduces the individual's body fat accumulation caused by consuming the carbohydrate. The reducer of body fat accumulation includes isomaltulose (PALATINOSE™) as an active ingredient so that when the reducer is ingested and a carbohydrate having an ?-1,6-glucosyl bond ratio of from 0% to less than 50% relative to the total bonds among constituent saccharides is consumed, accumulation of body fat resulting from ingesting the carbohydrate is reduced.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2010Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: Mitsui Sugar Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jun Kashimura, Yukie Nagai, Tadashi Ebashi
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Patent number: 9017744Abstract: A method for reducing blood glucose level increase is provided that includes: providing a reducer of blood glucose level increase, wherein the reducer comprises isomaltulose; having an individual ingest the reducer; and having the individual consume a carbohydrate having an ?-1,6-glucosyl bond ratio of from 0% to less than 50% relative to the total bonds among constituent saccharides, wherein the reducer is ingested before or after or simultaneously with consuming the carbohydrate, and wherein the reducer reduces an increase in the individual's blood glucose level caused by consuming the carbohydrate. The reducer of blood glucose level increase includes isomaltulose (PALATINOSE™) as an active ingredient so that when the reducer is ingested and a carbohydrate having an ?-1,6-glucosyl bond ratio of from 0% to less than 50% relative to the total bonds among constituent saccharides is consumed, an increase in blood glucose level caused by ingesting the carbohydrate is reduced.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2010Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: Mitsui Sugar Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jun Kashimura, Yukie Nagai, Tadashi Ebashi
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Patent number: 8709514Abstract: The invention provides a stevia formulation comprising a stevia sweetener with a rebaudioside A content of 95% or greater, and 0.25 to 5.15 parts by weight of a sugarcane-derived extract (a), 0.06 to 2.50 parts by weight of a sugarcane-derived extract (b) and 0.002 to 12.5 parts by weight of ?-aminobutyric acid with respect to 100 parts by weight of the stevia sweetener.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2012Date of Patent: April 29, 2014Assignee: Mitsui Sugar Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yumiko Tezuka, Takayuki Kiyofuji, Yukie Nagai, Toshiaki Sugitani
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Publication number: 20130203867Abstract: The invention provides a stevia formulation comprising a stevia sweetener with a rebaudioside A content of 95% or greater, and 0.25 to 5.15 parts by weight of a sugarcane-derived extract (a), 0.06 to 2.50 parts by weight of a sugarcane-derived extract (b) and 0.002 to 12.5 parts by weight of ?-aminobutyric acid with respect to 100 parts by weight of the stevia sweetener.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2012Publication date: August 8, 2013Applicant: MITSUI SUGAR CO., LTD.Inventors: Yumiko Tezuka, Takayuki Kiyofuji, Yukie Nagai, Toshiaki Sugitani
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Publication number: 20120270832Abstract: A ketone body accumulation inhibitor that inhibits the accumulation of ketone bodies caused by exercising is provided in the present invention. The ketone body accumulation inhibitor contains isomaltulose as an active ingredient.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2012Publication date: October 25, 2012Applicant: MITSUI SUGAR CO., LTD.Inventors: Masahiro Okuno, Koji Suzuki
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Patent number: 8017742Abstract: Disclosed is a gene carrier composed of a hydrogen-bonding polymer having a polymer chain with hydrogen-bonding sites formed on the polymer chain, in which the polymer chain has a conformation similar to the conformation of a nucleic acid, and particularly, the polymer chain has helix parameters similar to the helix parameters of a nucleic acid of a helix structure. In a preferred embodiment, the hydrogen-bonding polymer is composed of ?-1,3-glucan such as schizophyllan. The carrier can be expected to be applied as a vector and a separator for nucleic acids because it is capable of interacting with a nucleic acid to form a complex with the nucleic acid and thus carrying the nucleic acid.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2003Date of Patent: September 13, 2011Assignees: Japan Science and Technology Agency, Mitsui Sugar Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazuo Sakurai, Seiji Shinkai, Taro Kimura, Kengo Tabata, Kazuya Koumoto, Oliver Gronwald
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Patent number: 7935683Abstract: Disclosed is a complex which comprises a carbon nanotube and a modified polysaccharide having a backbone chain with the side thereof being introduced with monosaccharide or oligosaccharide residues. The polysaccharide is preferably ?-1,3-glucan. The complex is prepared by admixing a solution of the modified polysaccharide dissolved in an aprotic polar solvent or a strong alkali solution with an aqueous dispersion of the carbon nanotube, and incubating the mixture.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2006Date of Patent: May 3, 2011Assignees: Japan Science and Technology Agency, Mitsui Sugar Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masami Mizu, Seiji Shinkai, Teruaki Hasegawa, Munenori Numata, Tomohisa Fujisawa, Kazuo Sakurai
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Publication number: 20110028707Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a ketone body accumulation inhibitor which inhibits the accumulation of ketone bodies caused by exercising. The present invention provides a ketone body accumulation inhibitor containing isomaltulose as an active ingredient.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2009Publication date: February 3, 2011Applicant: MITSUI SUGAR CO., LTD.Inventors: Masahiro Okuno, Koji Suzuki
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Publication number: 20110009358Abstract: A method for reducing body fat accumulation is provided that includes: providing a reducer of body fat accumulation, wherein the reducer comprises isomaltulose; having an individual ingest the reducer; and having the individual consume a carbohydrate having an ?-1,6-glucosyl bond ratio of from 0% to less than 50% relative to the total bonds among constituent saccharides, wherein the reducer is ingested before or after or simultaneous with consuming the carbohydrate, and wherein the reducer reduces the individual's body fat accumulation caused by consuming the carbohydrate. The reducer of body fat accumulation includes isomaltulose (PALATINOSE™) as an active ingredient so that when the reducer is ingested and a carbohydrate having an ?-1,6-glucosyl bond ratio of from 0% to less than 50% relative to the total bonds among constituent saccharides is consumed, accumulation of body fat resulting from ingesting the carbohydrate is reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2010Publication date: January 13, 2011Applicant: MITSUI SUGAR CO., LTD.Inventors: Jun KASHIMURA, Yukie NAGAI, Tadashi EBASHI
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Publication number: 20110008486Abstract: A method for reducing blood glucose level increase is provided that includes: providing a reducer of blood glucose level increase, wherein the reducer comprises isomaltulose; having an individual ingest the reducer; and having the individual consume a carbohydrate having an ?-1,6-glucosyl bond ratio of from 0% to less than 50% relative to the total bonds among constituent saccharides, wherein the reducer is ingested before or after or simultaneously with consuming the carbohydrate, and wherein the reducer reduces an increase in the individual's blood glucose level caused by consuming the carbohydrate. The reducer of blood glucose level increase includes isomaltulose (PALATINOSE™) as an active ingredient so that when the reducer is ingested and a carbohydrate having an ?-1,6-glucosyl bond ratio of from 0% to less than 50% relative to the total bonds among constituent saccharides is consumed, an increase in blood glucose level caused by ingesting the carbohydrate is reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2010Publication date: January 13, 2011Applicant: MITSUI SUGAR CO., LTD.Inventors: Jun KASHIMURA, Yukie NAGAI, Tadashi EBASHI
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Patent number: 7790189Abstract: Disclosed is a new type of immunostimulating agent including an immunostimulating oligonucleotide complexed with a carrier which is safe and has a high transfection effect. The carrier complexed with the immunostimulating oligonucleotide to form the immunostimulating agent is a polysaccharide having ?-1,3-bonds (preferably ?-1,3-glucan such as schizophyllan). A preferred example of the immunostimulating oligonucleotide is one containing an unmethylated CpG motif. The polysaccharide for use is preferably modified with nucleic acid-binding functional group and/or cell membrane-affinitive functional group.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2004Date of Patent: September 7, 2010Assignees: Mitsui Sugar Co., Ltd., Japan Science and Technology AgencyInventors: Masami Mizu, Seiji Shinkai, Kazuo Sakurai, Kazuya Koumoto, Munenori Numata, Takahiro Matsumoto
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Patent number: 7521433Abstract: Disclosed are gene carriers utilizing ?-1,3-glucan and methods of preparing the same. The ?-1,3-glucan has at least one 1,6-glucopyranoside branch and is chemically modified through periodate oxidation and reductive amination so as to impart nucleic acid-binding functional groups (for example, cationic functional groups) to at least some of the 1,6-glucopyranoside branches thereof. Triple helix ?-1,3-glucan is dissolved in a polar organic solvent to form single-stranded ?-1,3-glucan. By replacing, in the presence of a nucleic acid, the polar organic solvent for the solution containing the chemically modified single-stranded ?-1,3-glucan by water, a complex (gene carrier) is formed in which the nucleic acid is bound to double-stranded ?-1,3-glucan.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2002Date of Patent: April 21, 2009Assignees: Japan Science and Technology Agency, Mitsui Sugar Co., Ltd., Fukuoka Prefectural GovernmentInventors: Taro Kimura, Masami Mizu, Kazuo Sakurai, Seiji Shinkai, Kazuya Koumoto
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Publication number: 20080262210Abstract: Disclosed is a new type of immunostimulating agent including an immunostimulating oligonucleotide complexed with a carrier which is safe and has a high transfection effect. The carrier complexed with the immunostimulating oligonucleotide to form the immunostimulating agent is a polysaccharide having ?-1,3-bonds (preferably ?-1,3-glucan such as schizophyllan). A preferred example of the immunostimulating oligonucleotide is one containing an unmethylated CpG motif. The polysaccharide for use is preferably modified with nucleic acid-binding functional group and/or cell membrane-affinitive functional group.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2004Publication date: October 23, 2008Applicants: Mitsui Sugar Co., Ltd., Japan Science and Technology AgencyInventors: Masami Mizu, Seiji Shinkai, Kazuo Sakurai, Kazuya Koumoto, Munenori Numata, Takahiro Matsumoto