Abstract: An electrolysis water-making apparatus (1) generates electrolyzed products by supplying a raw material solution into an electrolytic cell (4) to perform electrolysis, and generates electrolyzed water by diluting the electrolyzed products. The electrolysis water-making apparatus (1) includes a casing (20) configured to accommodate the electrolytic cell (4), and a bracket (30) fixed to the casing (20) in a freely detachable manner, and the bracket (30) includes a pair of rigid walls to which one end and the other end of the electrolytic cell (4) are attached. The pair of rigid walls have a dimension therebetween that can be adjusted according to the linear dimension of the electrolytic cell (4).

Abstract: An antimicrobial activity enhancing agent for lactoferrin or a lactoferrin hydrolysate, which contains a milk protein as an active ingredient and has the following properties, and a method for producing the antimicrobial activity enhancing agent, which comprises (a) the step of contacting raw milk with a cation exchange resin to adsorb proteins in the raw milk to the cation exchange resin, (b) the step of washing the cation exchange resin having undergone the adsorption treatment, and flowing an elution solvent to elute a protein fraction having an isoelectric point of 9.0 to 11.0, and (c) the step of subjecting the eluted protein fraction to membrane filtration using an ultrafiltration membrane having a molecular weight cutoff of 30 kDa to prepare the milk protein having the following properties: (A) an action of enhancing the antimicrobial activity of lactoferrin or a lactoferrin hydrolysate, (B) a molecular weight of 30 kDa or less, (C) an isoelectric point of 9.0 to 11.0.

Abstract: An agent for thermally stabilizing lactoferrin, which comprises a nucleic acid as an active ingredient, can be added to lactoferrin to impart thermal stability to lactoferrin. Thermally stabilized lactoferrin can be heat-sterilized at a pH value around a neutral pH value while keeping its activity.

Abstract: This chewable capsule has an encapsulating shell and a filling contained within the encapsulating shell, in which outer diameter of the above encapsulating shell ranges from 14 mm to 25 mm, and mass of the above encapsulating shell ranges from 10% to 20% of the total mass of the chewable capsule, the quantity of the above filling contained within the above encapsulating shell ranges from 1400 mg to 3000 mg, and gelatin is contained in the above encapsulating shell.

Abstract: The present invention provides: an Aloe vera extract that can be safely ingested, can be used as a material of food for preventing lifestyle diseases, contains an extremely low level of an anthraquinone (anthraquinone-based compound), and can be added to foods; and a method of producing the Aloe vera extract. A supercritical fluid extraction method can produce an Aloe vera extract containing a mixture that consists of a cyclolanostane compound and a lophenol compound in an amount of 1.0% by mass or more and having the following properties (1) and/or (2): (1) the mass mixing ratio of the cyclolanostane compound and lophenol compound is as follows: cyclolanostane compound:lophenol compound=6.3:2.7 to 5.1:4.9; and/or (2) the content of an anthraquinone-based compound is 0.001% by mass or less.

Abstract: An electrolysis water-making apparatus (1A) includes a casing (20), an electrolytic cell (4) installed in the casing (20) and configured to perform electrolysis on a raw material solution, a raw material solution feed pump (10) configured to pump the raw material solution to the electrolytic cell (4), and a diluting unit (26) configured to dilute electrolyzed products extracted from the electrolytic cell (4) with dilution water; and provided with a bracket (30) configured to integrally attach the electrolytic cell (4) and the raw material solution feed pump (10), and detachably fixed to the inside of the casing (20) in a state in which the electrolytic cell (4) and the raw material solution feed pump (10) are attached thereto.

Abstract: Compounds having a cyclolanostane skeleton such as 9,19-cyclolanostan-3-ol and 24-methylene-9,19-cyclolanostan-3-ol are used as an active ingredient of a drug and food or drink for improving pancreatic functions.

Abstract: Objects of the present invention are to provide a continuous emulsification process and equipment therefor in which exact viscosity is measured inline and production conditions are controlled automatically, and a continuous production method for process cheese type and equipment therefor.

Abstract: The invention relates to a GLP-1 secretagogue and an inhibitor of postprandial rise in blood glucose, containing ?-casein as an active ingredient, and a food or drink for promoting GLP-1 secretion and an inhibitory food or drink of postprandial rise in blood glucose, containing a milk-derived casein protein wherein ?-casein accounts for 60% by mass or more of the milk-derived casein.

Abstract: The present invention relates to bacteria of a genus Lactococcus having bacteriological properties of: (1) fermentability which curdles a 10% (W/W) reconstituted skim milk medium when cultivated at a temperature of 25° C. to 37° C. for 16 hours; (2) Bifidobacterium longum growth-promoting properties which lead to a viable count of Bifidobacterium longum of 5×108 CFU/g or more, when co-cultivated with Bifidobacterium longum in the 10% (W/W) reconstituted skim milk medium, until the pH thereof is 4.4 to 4.6; and (3) Bifidobacterium longum survivability-improving properties during storage, which lead to a survival rate of Bifidobacterium longum of 30% or more, after co-cultivation with Bifidobacterium longum in the 10% (W/W) reconstituted skim milk medium until the pH thereof is 4.4 to 4.6, rapid cooling, and two weeks storage at 10° C.

Abstract: A compound having a hyperglycemia improving effect and a hemoglobin A1c lowering action such as 4-methylcholest-7-en-3-ol, 4-methylergost-7-en-3-ol and 4-methylstigmast-7-en-3-ol is used as an active ingredient of a drug or food or drink for improving hyperglycemia.

Abstract: Disclosed is a highly safe and effective therapeutic agent for eating disorders, which contains, as an active ingredient, a water-soluble fraction of a hydrolysis product of casein. The hydrolysis product is obtained by means of pepsin.

Abstract: Disclosed are: a method for utilizing a kombu (kelp) extract as an antibacterial auxiliary agent; and a method for utilizing a combination of the antibacterial auxiliary agent, lactoperoxidase, glucose oxidase and glucose as an antibacterial composition having a potent antibacterial activity. Specifically disclosed are: an antibacterial auxiliary agent comprising a fraction having a molecular weight of 5000 or less and produced from a kombu extract as an active ingredient; an antibacterial composition comprising the antibacterial auxiliary agent, lactoperoxidase, glucose oxidase and glucose; an antibacterial composition as mentioned above, which additionally comprises xanthane gum; and a food or beverage containing the antibacterial composition.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of treating a liquid composition containing lacto-N-biose, the method including: preparing a liquid composition containing lacto-N-biose having a pH at 25° C. of not less than 2.0 and not more than 5.5, and heating the liquid composition at a temperature of 65° C. or higher. The present invention can provide a treatment method that enables thermal decomposition of lacto-N-biose to be suppressed when a liquid composition containing lacto-N-biose is heated at a temperature of 65° C. or higher, a liquid preparation containing lacto-N-biose that is treated using the treatment method, a dried product produced from such a liquid preparation containing lacto-N-biose, and a method of producing a product containing lacto-N-biose.

Abstract: A kit for use in a method for detecting live cells, injured cells and dead cells of a microorganism in a test sample by a nucleic acid amplification method is disclosed. The kit includes a cross-linker capable of cross-linking DNA by irradiation with light having a wavelength of 350 nm to 700 nm, medium, and a primer (s) for amplifying a DNA target region in the microorganism by a nucleic acid amplification method. The nucleic acid amplification method may be a PCR, LAMP, SDA, LCR or DNA microarray method. A cross-linker may be included in the kit such as ethidium monoazide, ethidium diazide, psoralen, 4,5?,8-trimethyl psoralen, or 8-methoxy psoralen.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a low-phosphorus whey, the method including subjecting a raw whey liquid to a demineralization treatment using a nanofiltration method to obtain a low-chloride whey liquid in which the chloride content has been reduced to not more than 30 mmol per 100 g of solids, and passing the low-chloride whey liquid through an ion exchange resin to obtain an ion-exchanged whey liquid having a reduced phosphorus content, wherein the ion exchange resin is composed of an anion exchange resin, and at least an anion exchange resin in chloride form is used as the anion exchange resin. The method of manufacturing a low-phosphorus whey can reduce the phosphorus content within the whey while suppressing reduction in the calcium and magnesium content.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing fermented milk, the method employing a lactic acid bacterium capable of improving proliferative properties of Bifidobacterium, and a fermented milk prepared by the production method. Specifically, the present invention provides a method for producing a fermented milk, including fermenting a fermentation base using both Lactococcus lactis strain having cell wall-enveloped proteinase, PrtP, and bacteria belonging to a genus Bifidobacterium, and a fermented milk prepared by the production method.

Abstract: An acidic lactic acid bacteria beverage having a favorable flavor and an improved survival rate for bifidobacteria. The acidic lactic acid bacteria beverage of the present invention includes bifidobacteria and inulin, wherein the inulin is not fermented by the bifidobacteria. The inulin content is preferably within a range from 1 to 10% by mass, and the pH of the acidic lactic acid bacteria beverage is preferably within a range from 4.1 to 4.8.

Abstract: There are provided a method of identifying a microorganism belonging to Bifidobacterium breve alone and measuring the viable cell count thereof, amongst the bacterial cells to be tested which include a microorganism belonging to the genus Bifidobacterium by using a culture medium that contains at least one sugar alcohol selected from sorbitol and mannitol as a sole sugar source; and also a culture medium which is useful as a selective medium to be used in the above measurement method and which is also easy to prepare.

Abstract: Disclosed are: a method for detecting pathogenic isoform of prion protein as distinguished from normal prion protein in a simple manner, rapidly, with a high degree of sensitivity and quantitatively without the need of the enzymatic treatment with protease K; and a reagent for use in the method. Specifically disclosed are: a pathogenic isoform of prion protein binder which comprises lactoferrin; and a method for detecting pathogenic isoform of prion protein by using the pathogenic isoform of prion protein binder.