Patent number: 8399417
Abstract: A low-fat food containing an amino acid or a peptide which is able to activate a calcium receptor, examples of which include ?-Glu-X-Gly, ?-Glu-Val-Y, ?-Glu-Ala, ?-Glu-Gly, ?-Glu-Cys, ?-Glu-Met, ?-Glu-Thr, ?-Glu-Val, ?-Glu-Orn, Asp-Gly, Cys-Gly, Cys-Met, Glu-Cys, Gly-Cys, Leu-Asp, D-Cys, ?-Glu-Met(O), ?-Glu-?-Glu-Val, ?-Glu-Val-NH2, ?-Glu-Val-ol, ?-Glu-Ser, ?-Glu-Tau, ?-Glu-Cys(S-Me)(O), ?-Glu-Leu, ?-Glu-Ile, ?-Glu-t-Leu, ?-Glu-Cys(S-Me), etc, wherein X and Y are an amino acid or an amino acid derivative.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 6, 2009
Date of Patent:
March 19, 2013
Assignee:
Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
Inventors:
Hiroaki Nagasaki, Naohiro Miyamura, Yuzuru Eto