Bone resorption suppressing agent
AssigneeSnow Brand Milk Products Co., Ltd.
InventorsYukihiro Takada, Atsushi Serizawa, Hidetoshi Ishikawa, Tomoe Yoshioka, Seiichiro Aoe
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Abstract
A highly safe bone resorption suppressing agents, which can be used as medicines or admixed to food products or feeds, is produced. Milk-derived basic cystatins and/or milk-derived basic cystatin decomposition products prepared from milk are made into bone resorption suppressing agents, or admixed to drinks, food products and feeds.
Claims7
A bone resorption suppressing agent in unit dosage form, comprising a milk-derived basic cystatin decomposition product in an amount of 8 μg to 10 mg per said unit dosage from, and a carrier, said milk-derived basic cystatin decomposition product being an enzymatically decomposed product of a milk-derived basic cystatin.
A drink, human food product, or feed for non-human animals, comprising a milk-derived basic cystatin decomposition product, wherein more than 4 μg % by weight of said milk-derived basic cystatin decomposition product are admixed with said drink, human food product, or feed for non-human animals, said milk-derived basic cystatin decomposition product being an enzymatically decomposed product of a milk-derived basic cystatin.
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