141 results about "Sugar amine" patented technology

Skin care compositions containing N-acyl amino acid, particularly N-acyl derivatives of Phenylalanine or Tyrosine, their isomers, or their salts; at least one other skin care active selected from sugar amines, vitamin B₃, retinoids, peptides, dialkanoyl hydroxyproline, hexamidine, salicylic acid, and phytosterol; and a dermatologically acceptable carrier for the N-acyl amino acid and the skin care active. The invention further relates to methods for regulating the condition of mammalian keratinous tissue wherein the methods each comprise the step of topically applying to the keratinous tissue of a mammal needing such treatment, a safe and effective amount of the skin care composition of the invention.

A topical skin rejuvenation preparation to relieve wrinkles, increase the skin's natural production of hyaluronic acid, reverse the lack of suppleness, hydrate from within, erase spider veins, reduce varicose veins, lighten aging dark blotches (“liver spots”/Lentigos, Senile Lentigines), decrease acne, and reduce under eye puffiness includes Glucosamine (2-amino-2-deoxy-alpha-D-glucose), a hexosamine (6 carbon amino sugar), including its derivative and precursor compounds: Glucosamine Sulfate, Glucosamine Hydrochloride, Glucose-6-Phosphate, Acetyl Glucosamine, Fructose-6-phosphate, Glucosamine-6-Phosphate, to increase production of Hyaluronic acid and collagen from Glucosamine Sulfate, its precursors and derivatives and to increase skin muscle tone by Dimethylaminoethanol (DMAE) while over coming deficiency it creates in each cell's production of PhosphatidylCholine, whose deficiency damages cell membranes, as well as mitochondrial and lysosome membranes.

A process for making a surfactant composition involving: (a) providing a starting mixture containing: (i) an aqueous alkali solution; (ii) at least one amino acid and/or a salt thereof; (iii) a fatty acid chloride; (iv) an acylatable surfactant precursor selected from the group consisting of a protein hydrolyzate, a polyamino acid, an aminosulfonic acid, an amino sugar, a nonionic surfactant, and mixtures thereof; and (v) up to about 15% by weight, based on the weight of the starting mixture, of a polyol component; (b) providing a stirring mechanism; and (c) reacting (ii) and (iii), with stirring, to form the surfactant composition.

A polishing agent of the invention comprises tetravalent metal hydroxide particles, a cationized polyvinyl alcohol, at least one type of saccharide selected from the group consisting of an amino sugar, a derivative of the amino sugar, a polysaccharide containing an amino sugar and a derivative of the polysaccharide, and water. The method for polishing a substrate of the invention comprises a step of polishing the silicon oxide film 1 (film to be polished), formed on the silicon substrate 2 having the silicon oxide film 1, by relatively moving the silicon substrate 2 and a polishing platen, in a state that the silicon oxide film 1 is pressed against a polishing pad on the polishing platen, while supplying the polishing agent of the invention between the silicon oxide film 1 and the polishing pad.

An object of the present invention is to provide a preventing agent or a treating agent for arthritis or to provide foods and drinks, additives for foods and drinks, feeds or additives for feeds for prevention or treatment of arthritis.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a preventing or treating agent for arthritis or foods and drinks, additives for foods and drinks, feeds or additives for feeds for prevention or treatment of arthritis comprising plant belonging to the genus Hydrangea or an extract of the plant and amino sugar or a salt thereof and/or glycosaminoglycan or a salt thereof as active ingredients.

The invention relates to a novel calcium supplementing preparation with functions of improving bones and joints, which is prepared from the following raw materials in parts by weight: 10-42 parts of calcium source components, 5-25 parts of amino sugar components, 0.1-5 parts of casein phosphopeptide, 0.5-5 parts of bone collagen protein, 0-8 parts of oxidation resistant components for human bodies and 0-3 parts of filling agents. The novel calcium supplementing preparation not only can supplement a calcium source to increase the bone hardness, but also can supplement bone collagen protein to increase the bone toughness for preventing calcium loss; the casein phosphopeptide is added to promote the calcium absorption, thereby solving the problem of the calcium absorption in the calcium supplementing process; and simultaneously, the oxidation resistant components and the components for promoting osteoblast proliferation are added to enable the bone reconstruction process formed by bone formation and bone absorption to balance again, thus the supplemented calcium can be reserved and firmly deposited on the bones. The related components in the novel calcium supplementing preparation can restore cartilages, improve the joint structure and interdict the deterioration of osteoarthritis.

The invention relates to a hair-care composition containing an efficient anti-hair-loss compound agent. The hair-care composition comprises long-chain alcohol, a cationic surface active agent, a thickening agent, essence, a preservative, a chelating agent, water and an anti-hair-loss compound active matter, wherein the anti-hair-loss compound active matter accounts for 0.1 to 10 percent of weight of the composition and is a composition of hydrolyzed soy protein, amino acid, amino sugar, vitamin B complex, zinc salt, ginseng essence, May burdock root essence, organic silicon and polyquaternium. By virtue of the hair-care composition, the hair growth can be promoted, the ratio of a growing period to a resting period of hair is improved, forming of healthy scalp and healthy hair is promoted, and the hair loss speed of a hair loss patient is returned to be normal.

The present invention provides compositions containing a mixture of cholesterol sulfate and an exfoliant. The exfoliant can be N-acetyl-D-glucosamine, N-acetylgalactosamine, or a combination thereof. The combination of cholesterol sulfate with the exfoliant surprisingly enhances the skin barrier even though the activity of each of the components is opposite the other. In addition, because of the ability to enhance or repair the skin barrier function, methods of maintaining or improving a healthy skin barrier are included in the present invention by apply to the skin an effective amount of the mixture of cholesterol sulfate with the exfoliant. The mixture can also be useful in treating or preventing damage to the skin, where the damage is caused by a comprised skin barrier function. As a result of improved skin barrier function, the appearance of lines and wrinkles is generally reduced; rough and dry skin conditions are also improved.

The present invention relates to pharmaceuticals, foods and drinks, food additives, animal feeds and feed additives comprising an N-acylated hydroxyproline derivative or a salt thereof, and an amino sugar or a salt thereof and/or a glycosaminoglycan or a salt thereof as active ingredients, use of an Nacylated hydroxyproline derivative or a salt thereof for the production of an arthritis preventing or treating agent, and a method for preventing or treating arthritis which comprises administering an N-acylated hydroxyproline derivative or a salt thereof, and an amino sugar or a salt thereof and/or a glycosaminoglycan or a salt thereof.

Improving the cosmetic appearance of mammalian hair and/or nails, especially increasing the shine of mammalian hair and decreasing the brittleness and breakage of mammalian nails. More particularly, the invention relates to improving the appearance of mammalian hair and/or nails by orally administering a dietary supplement comprising a safe and effective amount of a sugar amine to a mammal, preferably a human. In another aspect, the invention also relates to a method and an article of commerce.

The object of the present invention is to provide a composition which exerts a higher effect on recovering health from articular disorders than that attained by amino sugars and glycosaminoglycans. The present invention solves the object by providing an agent for treating articular disorders, comprising an amino sugar and trehalose as effective ingredients.

Personal care composition including a first skin and/or hair care active cetyl pyridinium chloride; and at least one additional skin and/or hair care active selected from the group consisting of tetrahydrocurcumin, sugar amine, vitamin B₃, retinoids, hydroquinone, peptides, phytosterol, dialkanoyl hydroxyproline, hexamidine, salicylic acid, n-acyl amino acid compounds, sunscreen actives, water soluble vitamins, oil soluble vitamins, hesperedin, mustard seed extract, glycyrrhizic acid, glycyrrhetinic acid, carnosine, Butylated Hydroxytoluene (BHT) and Butylated Hydroxyanisole (BHA), ergothioneine, vanillin or its derivatives, diethylhexyl syrinylidene malonate, melanostatine, sterol esters, idebenone, dehydroacetic acid, Licohalcone A, creatine, creatinine, feverfew extract, yeast extract, beta glucans, alpha glucans, their salts, their derivatives, their precursors, and/or combinations thereof; and a dermatologically acceptable carrier. The invention further relates to methods for regulating the condition of mammalian keratinous tissue wherein the methods each comprise the step of topically applying to the keratinous tissue of a mammal needing such treatment, a safe and effective amount of the personal care composition of the invention.

An object of the present invention is to provide a pharmaceutical composition containing rebamipide, which is unnecessary to be re-dispersed, has an enough transparency, and exhibits neutral to weakly acidic pH not to injure the keratoconjunctiva of a patient suffering from dry eye. The present pharmaceutical composition comprises (1) rebamipide, (2) an amino sugar, and (3) an buffer agent, which has no inorganic cation.

The core structure of pentaerythritol has been used as a replacement for one or both sugars in lipid A, leading to the generation of a series of lipid A analogs. These lipid A analogs may further differ from lipid A with respect to, e.g., the number, nature and location of negatively charged groups, and the number, nature and location of the lipid chains. The lipid A analogs may be lipid A agonists useful as immunostimulatory agents, or lipid A antagonists useful in the treatment of septic shock. In a like manner, a residue of pentaerythritylamine may be used as a replacement for an amino sugar residue in a carbohydrate ligand having a biological activity of interest, generating a series of ligand analogs. These are useful, e.g., as haptens, inhibitors of bacterial-host cell adhesion, etc.

The invention discloses an amino sugar thiazole derivative as well as a synthetic method thereof. When synthesis is carried out, glucosamine hydrochloride is taken as a raw material, and benzyl ether protection is carried out on hydroxy, so that the selective reaction of amino is realized, a novel intermediate glycosyl thiourea-N-(1,3,4,6-tetra-0-benzyl-2-deoxygenation- beta-D-glucopyranose-2-group) thiocarbamide is synthesized, and glycosyl thiazole-N-(1,3,4,6-tetra-0-benzyl-beta-D-glucopyranose-2-group)-2-amido-4-substituted thiazole is synthesized by cyclizing the novel intermediate glycosyl thiourea-N-(1,3,4,6-tetra-0-benzyl-2-deoxygenation beta-D-glucopyranose-2-group) thiocarbamide with 1-bromine-2-substituted ethyl ketone. The synthetic method disclosed by the invention has the advantages of easiness and safety for operation, wide application scope, low cost of the raw material, easiness for raw material obtaining, easiness and convenience for post-processing and high yield, is a fast high-efficiency synthetic method and has a wide application prospect on the aspect of preparing an acetylcholinesterase resistant drug because the synthesized compound has high inhibiting effect on acetylcholinesterase.

The invention relates to a fresh fillet compounding fresh-keeping agent. The fresh-keeping agent mainly comprises the following raw material components in parts by weight: 15-20 parts of amino sugar Maillard series reaction products, 0.1-1.0 part of spice essential oil, 0.5-1.5 parts of plant polyphenols, 0.05-0.8 part of pimaricin and 1-2 parts of sodium chloride. The compounding fresh-keeping agent synthesizes the characteristics of all the components and uses the synergetic effects of the components, so that the compounding fresh-keeping agent has favorable oxidation resistance and broad-spectrum bacterial inhibition, can notably restrain the growth of various microorganisms, can delay the corruption of fillets, has the effects of color protection, whitening and water retention on the fresh fillets, concurrently has certain efficacy of dispelling fishy smell, and can effectively improve the organoleptic quality of the fillets; and in addition, the compounding fresh-keeping agent also has a seasoning function, gives unique fragrant and pungent flavor to the fillets, is appropriate in the degree of saltness and conforms to the consumption taste of the public. The invention further provides a fillet cold storage fresh keeping method, so that the shelf life of the fillets can be significantly prolonged. The compounding fresh-keeping agent disclosed by the invention is low in cost, simple in production technology and convenient to use, and industrialized popularization is facilitated.

The present invention provides a food for improving arthritis comprising proanthocyanidins (A) and a mucopolysaccharide and/or an amino sugar (B). Preferably, the proanthocyanidins contain at least 20 wt % of OPCs.

The present invention provides a method for producing an amino sugar selected from the group consisting of N-acetylglucosamine, glucosamine, or a combination thereof. The method comprises culturing a yeast in a culture medium and recovering N-acetylglucosamine, glucosamine, or a combination thereof, wherein the yeast comprises an exogenous nucleic acid sequence encoding glucosamine-6-phosphate synthase operably linked to a promoter. The invention also provides a genetically modified yeast that produces an amino sugar selected from the group consisting of N-acetylglucosamine, glucosamine, or a combination thereof.