| 摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a mangosteen extract which does not exhibit a deep color/ color deepening by oxidation during extraction, cleaning, drying and processing processes and has excellent antimicrobial and deodorizing action in a low concentration on offensive smell/malodor caused by proliferation of harmful microorganisms, and an antimicrobial deodorant containing the same. <P>SOLUTION: The mangosteen extract is obtained by immersing a mangosteen fruit in a water-containing organic solvent to give a solution, distilling away the organic solvent from the solution to give a precipitate, filtering off and/or centrifuging the precipitate and cleaning the precipitate with a liquid containing an acid and/or a reducing agent as an inhibitor for the deep color/color deepening. The antimicrobial deodorant containing the mangosteen extract is then obtained. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO |
