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KAGAWA UNIVERSITY
RARE SUGAR
RESEARCH CENTER
MIKI-CHO, JAPAN 7610795 |
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Application Research
Since there have been almost no reports on the physiological functions of rare sugars, we plan to study the physiological mechanisms of rare sugars in a wide range of living organisms, plants and animals. In addition, examinations of the stability and toxicity trials of various rare sugars have been undertaken for the applicative purpose of using these sugars such as D-psicose and D-allose for the production of pharmaceutical drugs, functional foods, cosmetics and so on. (Specific examples of physiological functions that we have already demonstrated include: inhibition of oxygen radical production, inhibition of cancer cell proliferation, anti-diabetic and anti-atherosclerotic effect in animals, and growth control activity in plants.)
Expecting Result
1, Development of production methods of all six-carbon rare sugars, and
elucidation of their physiological functions.
2, Commercial supply of several rare sugars such as D-psicose.
3, Applicative utilization of physiologically active rare sugars for the
production of pharmaceutical drugs, functional foods, cosmetics and so
on.
4, Development of glyco-life scienceﾓ and novel glyco-bio industries
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