Method for utilizing physiological activity of rare sugar and composition containing rare sugar

摘要

A method for using a physiological activity of a rare sugar, characterized in that a rare sugar is allowed to act on a physiologically active action sensitive cell to change the function of the cell. A composition comprising, as an active ingredient, a rare sugar having an action of being incorporated into a physiologically active action sensitive cell and changing the function of the cell. The cell is a human cell. The composition is a functional food, a medicine or a cosmetic. The rare sugar is a rare sugar belonging to aldose and / or ketose. The aldose is D-allose, and the cells are selected from the group consisting of cancer cell growth inhibitory sensitive cells and active oxygen production inhibitory sensitive cells. The ketose is D-psicose, and the cells are selected from the group consisting of chemokine secretion inhibitory sensitive cells, microglia migration inhibitory sensitive cells, and hypoglycemic sensitive cells.