Nagase, Others Find that Seaweed Polyphenol Detoxifies Intestines.Tokyo, Japan, Mar 15, 2006 - (JCN JCN Japan Corporate News JCN Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience JCN Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing JCN Journal of Christian Nursing JCN Job Control Number JCN Journal of Child Neurology JCN joint communications network (US DoD) ) - Nagase recently announced its discovery of a unique property of phlorotannin, a kind of polyphenol polyphenol Any of various alcohols containing two or more benzene rings that each have at least one hydroxyl group (OH) attached. Many polyphenols occur naturally in plants and some kinds, such as the flavonoids and tannins, are believed to be beneficial derived from seaweed, in joint research with Kyoto University Kyoto University (京都大学 Kyōto daigaku , Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, and Meiji Pharmaceutical University. In experiments on mice, the four partners confirmed that phlorotannin suppresses the activity of beta glucronidase, an enzyme that inhibits the detoxifying function of the body. Furthermore, phlorotannin helps increase the level of bifidobacteria in the intestines. Accordingly, researchers have concluded that the intake of phlorotannin may play a role in preventing colon cancer colon cancer, cancer of any part of the colon (often called the large intestine). Colon cancer is the second most common cancer diagnosed in the United States. . Details of the research will be announced at the 126th Annual Meeting of the Pharmaceutical Society of Japan, to be held March 28-30 in Sendai. Copyright [c] 2006 Japan Corporate News Network. All rights reserved. |
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