Possibility of the groundnut (Apios americana Medik) as new supply source of isoflavone

• Project/Area Number: 22700740
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Eating habits, studies on eating habits
• Research Institution: Tokyo Kasei Gakuin University
• Principal Investigator: NARA Kazuhiro 東京家政学院大学, 現代生活学部, 講師 (60540903)
• Project Period (FY): 2010 – 2012
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2012)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000); Fiscal Year 2012: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000); Fiscal Year 2011: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000); Fiscal Year 2010: ¥2,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥600,000)
• Keywords: アピオス / イソフラボン / 調理 / 加工 / 機能性 / ソフラボン / Genistein-7-O-genitiobioside / ゲニステイン / 調理・加工

Research Abstract

We focused on groundnut (Apios americana Medik), a leguminous crop, as a new supply source of isoflavones. The structure of purified major isoflavone in groundnut was deduced to be genistein-7-O-genitiobioside. The groundnut extract exhibited ER-binding

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Evaluation of biological activities of a groundnut (Apios Americana Medik) extract containing a novel isoflavone (2013)
  • Author(s): TAKASHIMA MIZUKI, NARA KAZUHIRO, NIKI ETSUO, YOSHIDA YASUKAZU, HAGIHARA YOSHIHISA, STOWE MAYUMI, HORIE MASANORI
  • Journal Title: Food Chemistry Volume: 138 Pages: 298-305
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Evaluation of biological activities of a groundnut (Apios americana Medik) extract containing a novel isoflavone. (2013)
  • Author(s): Takashima, M
  • Journal Title: Food Chemistry Volume: 138(1) Pages: 298-305
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Novel isoflavone Diglycoside in Groundnut (Apios americana Medik) (2011)
  • Author(s): NARA KAZUHIRO, NIHEI KEN-ICHI, OGASAWARA YASUO, KOGA HIDENORI, KATO YOJI
  • Journal Title: Food Chemistry Volume: 123 Pages: 703-710
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Novel isoflavone diglycoside in gruoundnut (Apios americana Medik). (2011)
  • Author(s): Kazuhiro Nara
  • Journal Title: Food Chemistry Volume: 123 Pages: 703-710
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] アピオスイソフラボン類における生理活性の評価 (2013)
  • Author(s): 奈良一寛,堀江祐範,高島瑞紀,二木鋭雄、吉田 康一,萩原 義久
  • Organizer: 日本農芸化学会 2013 年度大会
  • Place of Presentation: 仙台 東北大学
  • Year and Date: 2013-03-26
• [Presentation] アピオスイソフラボン類における生理活性の評価 (2013)
  • Author(s): 奈良一寛
  • Organizer: 日本農芸化学会
  • Place of Presentation: 東北大
• [Presentation] 加熱調理によるアピオスの主要イソフラボン含量の変化 (2012)
  • Author(s): 奈良一寛
  • Organizer: 日本農芸化学会 2012 年度大会(京都)
  • Place of Presentation: 京都 京都女子大
  • Year and Date: 2012-03-23
• [Presentation] アピオスに含まれる主要イソフラボン含量の測定 (2011)
  • Author(s): 奈良一寛, 岩崎梨恵
  • Organizer: 日本農芸化学会 2011 年度大会
  • Place of Presentation: 京都
  • Year and Date: 2011-03-27
• [Presentation] アピオスに含まれる主要イソフラボン含量の測定 (2011)
  • Author(s): 奈良一寛
  • Organizer: 日本農芸化学会
  • Place of Presentation: 京都女子大(京都)
  • Year and Date: 2011-03-27
• [Presentation] 加熱調理によるアピオスの主要イソフラボン含量の変化 (2011)
  • Author(s): 奈良一寛
  • Organizer: 日本農芸化学会
  • Place of Presentation: 京都女子大(京都)
  • Year and Date: 2011-03-23
• [Book] Isoflavones:Chemistry, Analysis, Function and Effects (2012)
  • Author(s): NARA Kazuhiro.
  • Publisher: Analysis of Novel Isoflavone Digycoside in Nuts.