FUNCTIONAL FOODS COMPRISING AN ALTERNATION MATERIAL FOR ESTROGENIC ACTIVITY BY SILKWORM(BOMBYX MORI) PUPA WATER EXTRACTS

摘要

PURPOSE: Functional food containing an estrogen activating substance is provided to prevent diseases related to sex hormones by separating a high purity estrogen activating substance from a water-soluble silkworm pupa extract. CONSTITUTION: Functional food contains a substance separate-refined from a water-soluble silkworm pupa extract as an active ingredient. The substance is obtained by dividing a water-soluble extract of silkworm pupa using a sulfonic acid type strong acid cation-exchange resin column, and washing with distilled water. The substance is freeze-dried after washing with the distilled water.