You suppress the carbonylation of the protein the carbonylation restrainer of the protein

摘要

PPROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a carbonylation inhibiting agent capable of inhibiting carbonylation of a protein such as keratin, a skin care preparation for external use having enhancing effects on moisture-retaining properties of the skin, and to provide a method for achieving the above effects. PSOLUTION: The carbonylation inhibiting agent for the protein contains at least one effective ingredient selected from among vitamin E and its derivatives, vitamin C and its derivatives and salts thereof, rutin and its derivatives, ginkgo extracts, Glycyrrhiza uralensis extracts, grape extracts, extracts of fruits of plants belonging to the genus Alnus, Creeping saxifrage extracts, extracts of a flower of Rosa rugosavar. plena regel, tea extracts, superoxide dismutase, histidine, mannitol and carotenoids. The skin care preparation for external use having enhancing effects on the moisture-retaining properties contains the above medically effective component as an effective ingredient. The method for enhancing moisture-retaining properties of skin comprises supplying the medically effective component. PCOPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO