摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a skin collagen production promoter which can be used without any safety problems, and to provide food and drink for promoting skin collagen production, and a cosmetic for promoting skin collagen production containing such a material. <P>SOLUTION: TGF-β and/or TGF-β decomposition products, obtained by decomposing TGF-β with a protease such as pepsin or pancreatin, are used as the active ingredient of the skin collagen production promoter, the food and drink for promoting skin collagen production, and the cosmetic for promoting skin collagen production. The TGF-β and the TGF-β decomposition products have the effect of increasing the collagen content of skin. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT |