Flavoring agent and composition for oral cavity containing same
AssigneeNof Corporation
InventorsKoji Miyamoto, Nobuyuki Yamamoto, Shunsuke Sakurai, Yoshihisa Shimamura
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Abstract
Provided by the present invention is a corrigent composed of a copolymer having a weight average molecular weight of 10,000-5,000,000 and comprising 10-90 mol % of a constitution unit based on 2-(meth)acryloyloxyethylphosphoryl choline, and 90-10 mol % of a (meth)acrylic monomer containing an alkyl group, a (meth)acrylic monomer containing a quaternary ammonium group and a constitution unit based on a (meth)acrylamide monomer. The present invention also provides a composition for mouth cavity containing the corrigent.
Claims12
A method of reducing an uncomfortable taste in an oral cavity of a subject in need thereof, which comprises
- providing a composition comprising a copolymer having a weight average molecular weight of 10,000-5,000,000 and 10-90 mol % of a constitution unit (A1) based on 2-(meth)acryloyloxyethylphosphoryl choline, and
- 90-10 mol % of at least one kind of constitution unit selected from the group consisting of a constitution unit (B1) based on a (meth)acrylic monomer containing an alkyl group, a constitution unit (B2) based on a (meth)acrylic monomer containing a quaternary ammonium group and a constitution unit (B3) based on a (meth)acrylamide monomer and
- contacting the oral cavity with the composition to reduce the uncomfortable taste in the oral cavity.
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