USE OF AN ACTIVE INGREDIENT DERIVED FROM AMARANTH (AMARANTHUS HYPOCHONDRIACUS) FOR PREPARING A COMPOSITION FOR PROTECTING MITOCHONDRIA

摘要

The present invention relates to the use, in a cosmetic composition or for preparing a pharmaceutical composition, of an effective amount of an active ingredient derived from amaranth; wherein the active ingredient, or the composition containing the latter, is for protecting the mitochondria and for activating aconitase. The active ingredient comes from the hydrolysis of amaranth (Amaranthus hypochondriacus) proteins and contains mainly polypeptides and peptides. It may be used alone or in combination with at least one other active ingredient. The invention also relates to a cosmetic treatment process for protecting the skin and the appendages against external attacks and for combating skin ageing.