Composition for preventing, alleviating or treating sarcopenia, containing D-ribo-2-hexulose as active ingredient
AssigneeKyungpook National University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation
InventorsEun-Young Kwon, Youngji Han, Ji-Eun Kim
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a composition for preventing, alleviating or treating sarcopenia, containing D-ribo-2-hexulose as an active ingredient. D-ribo-2-hexulose of the present invention is a sweetener capable of replacing sugar, is harmless to the human body and does not cause side effects in normal cells so as to be safe for the human body, inhibits the degradation of myoproteins, and can exhibit muscle strengthening effects by increasing muscle mass, and thus the present invention is expected to be effectively usable in the prevention, alleviation or treatment of sarcopenia.
Claims4
A method of alleviating or treating sarcopenia, comprising:
- administering a composition comprising D-ribo-2-hexulose as an active ingredient to a subject in need thereof.
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