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The science behind the innovations

Taiyo strongly believes that through technology and original research, we can contribute to the well being of our society, protecting health and contributing to the creation of a rich culture.

Chemistry and Applications of Green Tea
Takehiko Yamamoto, Lekh Raj Juneja, Djong-Chi Chu, Mujo Kim.
Taiyo Kagaku Co., Ltd., Japan. CRC Press. 07/31/1997.
www.crcpress.com
 
Hen Eggs: Basic and Applied Science
Takehiko Yamamoto, Lekh Raj Juneja, Hajime Hatta, Mujo Kim.
Taiyo Kagaku Co., Ltd., Japan. CRC Press. 12/13/1996.
www.crcpress.com
 

Latest Sunphenon® research findings:

Sunphenon shown to prevent DMH-induced carcinogenesis in rats.
Kan H, Onda M, Tanaka N, Furukawa K. First Department of Surgery, Nippon Medical School. Nippon Ika Daigaku Zasshi. 1996 Apr;63(2):106-16.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
 
Inhibition of lipoxygenase by EGCg
Skrzypczak-Jankun E, Zhou K, Jankun J. Urology Research Center, Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, OH 43614-5807, USA. Int J Mol Med. 2003 Oct;12(4):415-20.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
 
Sunphenon found to have Anticaries effect.
Otake S, Makimura M, Kuroki T, Nishihara Y, Hirasawa M. Department of Clinical Pathology, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Matsudo, Japan. Caries Res. 1991;25(6):438-43.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
 

Latest Suntheanine® research findings:

Suntheanine shown to enhance the therapeutic efficacy of doxorubicin.
Sugiyama T, Sadzuka Y, Tanaka K, Sonobe T. Tox Lett 2001 Apr 30;121(2):89-96.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
 
Effect of Suntheanine on brain monoamines, striatal dopamine release and behavior.
Yokogoshi H, Terashima T. Nutrition 2000, Sep; 16(9):776-777.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
 
Effect of Suntheanine Intake on Learning Ability.
Terashima T. et al. Fourth Shizuoka Forum on Health and Longevity. Nov 18, 1999 p.82-83.
 
Suntheanine and its relaxation effect in humans.
Juneja LR, Trends in Food Sci. Tech. June 1999. v10 (6/7) p. 199-204.
www.sciencedirect.com
 
Suntheanine induced reduction of brain serotonin.
Yokogoshi H, et al. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 1998 Apr;62(4):816-7.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
 
Effects of Suntheanine on the release of alpha waves in human volunteers.
Kobayashi A, et al. Nippon Nogeikagaku Kaishi. 1998 v72, 153-157.
 
Effect of Suntheanine on brain monoamines and dopamine.
Yokogoshi H, et al. Neurochem Res. 1998 May;23(5):667-73.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
 
Hypotensive effect of Suntheanine
Yokogoshi H, et al. Life Sci. 1998;62(12):1065-8.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
 
Effect of Suntheanine on norepinephrine and serotonin levels.
Kimura R, et al. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo). 1986 Jul;34(7):3053-7.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
 
Suntheanine shown to reduce adverse reactions of doxorubicin.
Sugiyama T. Cancer Letters, 2004 Aug 30, Vol 212, pp 177-84.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
 
Possible neuroprotective effect of Suntheanine.
Nagasawa, K. Biochem. And Biophys. Research Communications 320 (2004) 116-122.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
 
Neuroprotective effect of Suntheanine on cerebral infarction.
Egashira, N. Neuroscience Letters, 2004, Vol 363, pp 58-61.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
 
Anti-obesity effects of Sunphenon and Suntheanine.
Zheng G, Sayama K, Okubo T, Juneja LR, Oguni I. In Vivo, Vol 18, 2004 Jan. pp 55-62.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
 
Effects of Suntheanine on brain alpha waves in adult males.
Song, Chan Hee. Dept. of Family Medicine, Obesity Clinic, St. Mary’s Hospital, Catholic University of Korea. The Korean Nutrition Society. 2003 36(9): 918-923.
 
Analysis of theanine enantiomers by HPLC/atmospheric pressure ionization-mass spectrometry. Suntheanine only true L-theanine.
Desai MJ, Armstrong D.W. Rapid Commun Mass Spectrom, Vol 18, 2004, pp. 251-6.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
 
Effect of Suntheanine on doxorubicin-induced adverse reaction.
Sugiyama T. Proceedings of the AACR, Vol 44, 2nd ed., July 2003.
 
Suntheanine enhances efficacy of chemotherapeutic agents.
Sugiyama T, Sadzuka Y. Biochim Biophys Acta. 2003 Dec 5.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
 
Glutamate transporter mediated increase of antitumor activity of Suntheanine
Sadzuka Y, et. al., Yakugaku Zasshi No. 11 2002 Nov pp. 995-9, University of Shizuoka, 52-1 Yada, Shizuoka 422-8526, Japan.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
 
Improving Effect of Suntheanine on Premenstrual Syndrome
Ueda T. et al. Journal of JSPOG Vol. 6, No. 2, pp 234-239, Dec 2001.
 
Effect of brain alpha wave activity and golf performance by Suntheanine.
Kim K, Yum K, Lee Y. Int'l Symposium on Food, Nutrition and Health, Korean Society of Food Science and Nutr. Dec 7-8, 2001: 50-51.
 
Correlations between central nervous parameters and hormonal regulations during recovery from physical stress influenced by Suntheanine.
Weiss M, Schnittker R, Barthel T, Falke W, Juneja L.R. Amino Acids (Vienna) 2001 Aug; Vol. 21, No. 1, PP 62.
 

Latest Sunfiber® research findings

Preventive effect of partially hydrolyzed guar gum on infection of Salmonella enteritidis in young and laying hens.
Ishihara N, Chu DC, Akachi S, Juneja LR. Nutritional Foods Division, Taiyo Kagaku Co., Ltd., Yokkaichi, Mie, Japan. Poult Sci. 2000 May;79(5):689-97.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
 
Effect of Hydrolyzed Guar Fiber on fasting and Postprandial satiety and Satiety Hormones: A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial During Controlled Weight Loss.
Heini A.F., Lara-Castro C., Schneider H., Kirk K.A., Considine R.V., Weinsier R.L. International Journal of Obesity, Sept 1998, Vol 22, Number 9, 906-909.
www.nature.com
 
Effects of a partially hydrolyzed guar gum on intestinal absorption of carbohydrate, protein and fat: a double-blind controlled study in volunteers.
Alam NH, Meier R, Rausch T, Meyer-Wyss B, Hildebrand P, Schneider H, Bachmann C, Minder E, Fowler B, Gyr K. Gastroenterology Unit, Univ. Hospital, Liestal, Switzerland. Clin Nutr. 1998 Jun;17(3):125-9.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
 
Reduction in diarrhea incidence by soluble fiber in patients receiving total or supplemental enteral nutrition.
Homann HH, et al, Department of Surgery, Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany.
JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 1994 Nov-Dec;18(6):486-90.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
 
Effects of Partially Hydrolyzed Guag Gum Intake on Human Intestinal Microflora and its Metabolism.
Okubo, T., Biosci Biotech Biochem 1994; 58(8); 1364-1369.
 
Influence of Partially Hydrolyzed Guar Gum on Constipation in Women.
Takahashi, H. J Nutr Sci Vitaminol 1994; 40: 251-259.
 
Effect of Partially Hydrolyzed guag Gum on Fecal Output in Human Volunteers.
Takahashi, H. Nutr res 1993; 13: 649-657.
 

Latest SunActive® research findings:

Dual Fortification of Salt with Iodine and SunActive Fe.
Wegmuller, R., Zimmermann, M.B., Hurrell, R.F. Journal of Food Science, Vol. 68, Nr. 6, 2003, p 2129-2135.
www.ift.org
 
A new concept of ferric pyrophosphate fortification in foods (SunActive Fe®).
Juneja L.R. 2003 INACG Symposium, February 6, 2003. p41.
 
Nutrition Delivery System- A Unique Concept Of Nutrition Fortification.
Juneja L.R. Proceedings from the 94th AOCS Annual Meeting, Kansas City, MO., May 4, 2003.
 
Improved solubility, safety and bioavailability of superdispersed ferric pyrophosphate – a new concept of iron fortification.
Juneja, L.R. 2001 IFT Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, Session 13-5, New Products & Technologies.
 
Characteristics and efficacy of SunActive Fe, an iron supplement preparation.
Sakaguchi, N. Japan Foods Science, Vol 39, January 2000.
 
Fortifying with iron:
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Fortification of salt with iodine and SunActive Fe.
Zimmermann MB, Wegmueller R, Zeder C, Chaouki N, Rohner F, Saissi M, Torresani T, Hurrell RF. Am J Clin Nutr, 2004 Oct. 80(4): 952-9.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
 
Bioavailability of SunActive Fe.
Wegmuller R., Zimmermann M.B. Moretti D. Arnold M. Langhand W. Hurrell RF. J Nutr, 2004 Dec 134(12):p3301-04.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
 
Iron absorption and bioavailability in rats of SunActive Iron.
Sakaguchi N, Rao TP, Nakata K, Nanbu H, Juneja LR. Int J Vitam Nutr Res. 2004 Jan;74(1):3-9.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
 

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