Adipocyte differentiation inhibitor peptide and adipocyte differentiation inhibitor containing said peptide as active ingredient

摘要

A peptide having an adipocyte differentiation inhibitor activity and comprising an amino acid sequence of Val-Tyr-Pro or Val-Thr-Leu, and an adipocyte differentiation inhibitor, a specified health food and a feed each containing as the active ingredient the peptide or a protein degradation product containing at least 0.1 wt.% of the peptide. It is possible according to the invention to prevent or treat human or animal obesity and circulatory diseases caused thereby, such as hypertension and arteriosclerosis. Further it is possible to improve the meat quality of domestic animal or cultivated fish.