Evidence

General Statement Research on high-polymer fucoidan

Research achievements on anticancer effects and the reduction of side-effects related to anticancer drugs

  • Anticancer effects (animal clinical tests)
  • Reduction of side-effects (human clinical tests)

Research achievements on prevention of lifestyle-related diseases and reduction of disease risks

  • Gout
  • Thrombosis
  • Joint pain

Research achievements to live a comfortable life

  • Enteral environment
  • Hangover

What's Fucoidan

  • What is high-polymer fucoidan?
  • History of fucoidan research

Laboratory

  • The development trajectory of our fucoidan production technology
  • The Cadre of Professional Researchers for fucoidan

Library

  • Academic papers
  • Application of Patents
  • Presentations at academic conferences
  • Joint research
  • Fucoidan Tsushin News Letter
  • Promotional Video

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Patent Applications

Marine Products Kimuraya Co., Ltd. has been identifying various physiological activities such as anticancer effects by high-polymer fucoidan, preventive effects on life-style related diseases by fucoidan, in basic research using cultivated cells in test tubes, in animal clinical tests, and human clinical tests.

This research has been carried out by Marine Products Kimuraya alone or jointly together with Shimane University, Tottori University, Tottori Institute of Industrial Technology.

After these achievements and discovery, they applied for 19 patents in Japanand abroad, and received 3 patents.

Application Number (1997) 131629
Application Date 07.05.1997
Kokai Number (1998) 306035
Title of Invention Antimicrobial Composition
Applicant Marine Products Kimuraya Co., Ltd.
Content Discovery of antimicrobial activity of mozuku species, and wakame species.
Application Number (1999) 158578
Application Date 04.06.1999
Kokai Number (2000) 344679
Title of Invention Antimicrobial Composition
Applicant Marine Products Kimuraya Co., Ltd.
Content Discovery of antimicrobial activity of hydrothermally extracted substances from mozuku against O-157 and other Escherichia coli.
Application Number (2002) 236666
Application Date 14.08.2002
Date of Registration 02.11.2007
Patent Number 4034146
Title of Invention Suppressant agents for side-effects from medical agents
Applicant Marine Products Kimuraya Co., Ltd.
Content Discovery that fucoidan suppresses side-effects by anticancer medicine.
Application Number (2006) 223603
Application Date 18.08.2006
Date of Registration 17.09.2010
Patent Number 4589900
Title of Invention Containing agents of fucoidan derived from Mozuku
Applicant Marine Products Kimuraya Co., Ltd.
Content Discovery that fucoidan suppresses proliferation of stomach cancer cells.
Application Number (2008) 88
Application Date 04.01.2008
Kokai Number (2008) 266291
Title of Invention Food/Beverage and pharmaceutical composition for oral administration for improvement in acidic urine each comprising fucoidan as active ingredient
Applicant Tottori University,Marine Products Kimuraya Co., Ltd.
Content Discovery that fucoidan improves aciduria
Application Number (2008) 50534
Application Date 29.02.2008
Kokai Number (2008) 266299
Title of Invention Low molecular compound of sulfated polysaccharide suppressed in release of sulfate group and production method thereof.
Applicant Tottori University, Tottori Institute of Industrial Technology, Marine Products Kimuraya Co., Ltd.
Content Discovery of low molecular compound of sulfated polysaccharide suppressed in release of the sulfate group and its production method.
Application Number 12/530,332 (International Application Number: PCT/JP2008/055525 )
Application Date 08.09.2009 (International Application Date: 25.03.2008)
Application Country USA
Kokai Number Patent Application Laid-open Disclosure Number :US2010/0048507(International Publication Date WO2008/117790)
Title of Invention Food/Beverage and pharmaceutical composition for oral administration for improvement in acidic urine each comprising fucoidan as an active ingredient
Applicant Tottori University, Marine Products Kimuraya Co., Ltd.
Content Discovery that fucoidan has improving effects of acidic urine
Application Number (2008) 296993
Application Date 20.11.2008
Kokai Number (2010) 119352
Title of Invention New microorganism capable of assimilating fucoidan
Applicant Tottori University, Marine Products Kimuraya Co., Ltd.
Content Discovery of microorganism which has enzyme capable of desulfating and decomposing fucoidan into low-molecular fucoidan
Application Number (2009) 069804
Application Date 23.03.2009
Title of Invention Fucoidan having antitumor activity
Applicant Tottori University, Marine Products Kimuraya Co., Ltd.
Content Discovery that fucoidan has antitumor effects
Application Number (2009) 073856
Application Date 25.03.2009
Title of Invention Cartilage production promoter and prophylactic or therapeutic agent for diseases associated with cartilage damage
Applicant Tottori University, Marine Products Kimuraya Co., Ltd.
Content Discovery that fucoidan has effects to promote production of cartilage and to prevent diseases associated with cartilage damage
Application Number (2009) 115734
Application Date 12.05.2009
Date of Registration 25.12.2009
Patent Number 4428486
Title of Invention Fibrinolytic activator agent
Applicant Tottori University, Marine Products Kimuraya Co., Ltd.
Content Discovery that fucoidan has effects leading to the prevention of thrombosis
Application Number (2009) 137549
Application Date 08.06.2009
Kokai Number (2010) 18605
Title of Invention Agent for ameliorating intestinal environment
Applicant Marine Products Kimuraya Co., Ltd.
Content Discovery of fucoidan’s activity to improve enteric environment
Application Number (2009) 222553
Application Date 28.09.2009
Title of Invention Agent for preventing adverse side-effects of carcinostatic agent
Applicant Tottori University, Marine Products Kimuraya Co., Ltd.
Content Discovery that fucoidan suppresses side-effects caused by anticancer agents
Application Number (2009) 261881
Application Date 17.11.2009
Kokai Number (2010) 150241
Title of Invention Agent for reducing acetaldehyde and ethanol
Applicant Marine Products Kimuraya Co., Ltd.
Content Discovery that fucoidan inhibits and prevents discomfort after drinking
International Application Number PCT/JP2009/071613
International Application Date 25.12.2009
International Publication Date WO2010/109736
Title of Invention Cartilage production promoter and prophylactic or therapeutic agent for diseases associated with cartilage damage
Applicant Tottori University, Marine Products Kimuraya Co., Ltd.
Content Discovery that fucoidan has effects to promote production of cartilage and to prevent diseases associated with cartilage damage
International Application Number PCT/JP2010/052641
International Application Date 22.02.2010
International Publication Date WO2011/036904
Title of Invention Agent for preventing adverse side-effects of carcinostatic agent
Applicant Tottori University, Marine Products Kimuraya Co., Ltd.
Content Discovery that fucoidan prevents side-effects caused by anticancer agents
International Application Number PCT/JP2010/054870
International Application Date 19.03.2010
International Publication Date WO2010/110223
Title of Invention Fucoidan having antitumor activity
Applicant Tottori University, Marine Products Kimuraya Co., Ltd.
Content Discovery that fucoidan has antitumor effects
Application Number (2011) 224406
Application Date 11.10.2011
Title of Invention Improving flavor agent of alcoholic beverages
Applicant Marine Products Kimuraya Co., Ltd.
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