112 results about "Fat body metabolism" patented technology

Provided herein are methods for determining the metabolism of one or more sugars and / or fatty acids, and applications thereof. Such applications include determining the rate of glycogen synthesis and glycolysis, which are believed to be early markers for predicting elevated risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Other applications include methods for screening drugs that effect sugar and / or fatty acid metabolism. The methods are useful for at least partially characterizing drugs for desirable or undesirable (toxic) characteristics. Drugs that are at least partially characterized using the methods of the invention can then be further developed in pre-clinical testing and clinical trials. Such drugs may be found to be useful in treating obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and other disorders of metabolism.

The invention discloses a mixture of black fungi, royal jelly and giant salamander full powder and a preparation method thereof. The black fungi, the royal jelly and the giant salamander full powder in the mixture are nanometer fine powder, and the black fungi fine powder accounts for 10 to 30 percent, the royal jelly fine powder accounts for 10 to 30 percent and the giant salamander full powder accounts for 10 to 80 percent in percentage by weight. The preparation method comprises the following steps of: after being sterilized, the black fungi are ground into nanometer fine powder; after being processed by vacuum freeze drying, the royal jelly is ground into nanometer fine powder; after lungs and intestinal tract organs are removed, live giant salamander is processed by vacuum freezing, drying and pulverization and then ground into nanometer fine powder; and the thee kinds of powders are proportionally mixed to prepare the product. The mixture is rich in vitamin, protein, iron and other microelements as well as unsaturated fatty acid and amino acid, has comprehensive nutrition ingredients and reasonable proportion, meets the requirements of the food pyramid and is the nutrient health care product capable of reducing blood-fat and blood viscosity, reducing blood sugar in an auxiliary manner, balancing fat metabolism, glycometabolism, and the like and being convenient to take.

A composition comprising (a) and (b), and a food or drink or a medicine comprising the composition, wherein(a) is at least a kind of polyphenols selected from the group consisting of a polyphenol containing 15 mass % or more of proanthocyanidin having a polymerization degree of 1 to 3, hesperidin, a hesperidin derivative, and hesperetin; and(b) is at least a kind of xanthine derivatives, the mass ratio of (a):(b) in the composition being 1:(0.001 to 5), are useful for the prevention, amelioration, or treatment of metabolic syndrome, disorders of lipid metabolism (for example, fatty liver, hyperlipidemia), obesity (for example, visceral fat accumulation, subcutaneous fat accumulation), or the like.

A quantitative, non-invasive optical spectroscopy technique for measuring dynamic changes in adipose tissue structure and metabolism in vivo. The technique requires multiple wavelengths of light in the near-infrared (650-1000 nm). Using these wavelengths of light, adipose tissue is illuminated and light that returns to a photodetector is analyzed. From the return signals, the absorption and reduced scattering coefficients (μa and μs′) at each wavelength are calculated. The obtained μa and μs′ values allow for quantification of biomarkers and indices which allow for measurement of fat composition and metabolism. The concentration of oxy- and deoxy-hemoglobin, the fractional water and lipid content, and information about the size distribution of light scatterers in the adipose tissue are also determined. A detailed and quantitative understanding of fat composition and metabolism is thereby provided which describes the effectiveness of interventions to improve the health of a patient.

The invention relates to a method for preparing peony pollen protein polypeptide by using peony pollen as a raw material, the peony pollen protein polypeptide prepared by the method, and the application of the protein polypeptide. The peony pollen protein polypeptide of the present invention is a peony pollen protein, or a peony pollen polypeptide. The dried peony pollen is used as a raw material, and the peony pollen protein is obtained through pollen wall breaking, crude protein extraction, and vacuum drying; the peony pollen protein is subjected to proteolysis, debittering, decolorization, centrifugation or filtration to obtain peony pollen polypeptide. The product can be in the form of powder, granule, tablet, capsule, oral liquid and the like. Peony protein polypeptide has the advantages of lowering cholesterol, lowering blood pressure, promoting fat metabolism, anti-fatigue, enhancing human immunity, regulating human physiological functions, etc. It has broad development and application prospects in the fields of food industry, health care and medicine.