摘要 |
This invention relates to drinks and foods having osteogenetic function, each of which comprises as an active ingredient an effective amount of a culture of a propionic acid bacterium and/or a lactic acid bacterium, said culture containing 2-amino-3-carboxy-1,4-naphthoquinone; and preventives and/or remedies for metabolic bone diseases, each of which comprises as an active ingredient a naphthoquinone compound selected from the group consisting of 2-amino-3-carboxy-1,4-naphthoquinone, 1,4-naphthoquinone, 2-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone, 2,3-dichloro-1,4-naphthoquinone, 5-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone, 8-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone, 2-( alpha -hydroxy- delta -methylpentenyl)-5,8-dihydroxy-1,4-naphthoq uinone and salts thereof. These cultures and naphthoquinones promote bone metabolism and increase bone mass and bone strength. |
申请人 |
MEIJI DAIRIES CORPORATION |
发明人 |
NAGAI, KAZUO;WOO, JETAE;SATO, YOSHIRO;HASHIMOTO, KOUICHIRO;TAKETOMO, NAOKI;YODA, NOBUO;TSUCHIDA, HIROSHI |