Abstract: The invention relates to a hair cosmetic composition comprising amideamine (I) and aliphatic alcohol (II): wherein R1CO represents aliphatic acid residues among which C20 or more aliphatic acid residues account for 60 wt % or more, preferably 75 wt % or more, C20 aliphatic acid residues account for 3 wt % or more, and C22 aliphatic acid residues account for 50 to 95 wt %, and R2—OH??(II) wherein R2 represents C8 to C30 aliphatic hydrocarbon groups wherein linear aliphatic hydrocarbon groups account for 80 wt % or more to the total aliphatic hydrocarbon groups.

Abstract: The present invention provides the identification and characterization of a novel transmembrane transporter, a Na+-coupled citrate transporter (“NaCT”). Isolated polynucleotides encoding the transmembrane transporter, the transmembrane transporter polypeptide itself, antibodies thereto, and methods of use, are provided.

Abstract: A hair cosmetic which can impart, to hairs, flexibility, smoothness and oily feeling when the hairs are wetted and smoothness, softness and combing easiness after the hairs are dried are provided, the hair cosmetic comprising an amine represented by the formula (I): Formula (I) (wherein R1 represents a C8-40 alkyl group or alkenyl group or a group represented by the formula R5O—(AO)n—CmH2m—(R5 represents a C8-40 alkyl group or alkenyl group having 8 to 40 carbon atoms, A represents a C2-3 alkylene group, n denotes a number from 0 to 30 in average and m denotes an integer of 2 or 3), R2 represents a C1-5 alkylene group, R3 represents H, a C1-24 alkyl group, alkenyl group or hydroxyalkyl group or a C6-28 aryl group or arylalkyl group, R4 represents H, a C1-5 alkyl group, alkylene group or hydroxyalkyl group or a C6-28 aryl group or arylalkyl group, p denotes an integer from 1 to 3, q and r denote integers from 0 to 2 and p+q+r is equal to 3.

Abstract: A hair cosmetic which can impart, to hairs, flexibility, smoothness and oily feeling when the hairs are wetted and smoothness, softness and combing easiness after the hairs are dried are provided, the hair cosmetic comprising an amine represented by the formula (I): (wherein R1 represents a C8-40 alkyl group or alkenyl group or a group represented by the formula R5O-(AO)n—CmH2m—(R5 represents a C8-40 alkyl group or alkenyl group having 8 to 40 carbon atoms, A represents a C2-3 alkylene group, n denotes a number from 0 to 30 in average and m denotes an integer of 2 or 3), R represents a C1-5 alkylene group, R represents H, a C1-24 alkyl group, alkenyl group or hydroxyalkyl group or a C6-28 aryl group or arylalkyl group, R4 represents H, a C1-5 alkyl group, alkylene group or hydroxyalkyl group or a C6-28 aryl group or arylalkyl group, p denotes an integer from 1 to 3, q and r denote integers from 0 to 2 and p+q+r is equal to 3.

Abstract: An aqueous high-concentration solution of N,N-dialkylglycine, economical, easy to handle, and useful for subsequent organic chemical reactions, is provided. Also is provided a process for production thereof. The aqueous high-concentration solution of N,N-dialkylglycine which contains the N,N-dialkylglycine at a concentration of 30-80% by mass, and a metal-mineral acid salt at a content of 0.

Abstract: A hair cosmetic which can impart, to hairs, flexibility, smoothness and oily feeling when the hairs are wetted and smoothness, softness and combing easiness after the hairs are dried are provided, the hair cosmetic comprising an amine represented by the formula (I):

Abstract: In preparing an acyloxybenzenesulfonic acid or salts thereof by sulfonating the corresponding acyloxybenzene (1), the preparation process of the acyloxybenzenesulfonic acid wherein as an additive is added at least one selected from among carboxylic acids or esters thereof (2), alkyl phosphates (3), polyphosphoric acids (4), amides and like compounds (6), carbonic esters (7), and hydroxy compounds (8). By the process, acyloxybenzenesulfonic acid excellent in hue can be prepared on an industrial scale in an enhanced yield at enhanced selectivity and lowered cost as compared with the processes of the prior art.