ALA Research Institute for Fermentative Microbes

ALA Research Institute for Fermentative Microbes

ALA Research Institute for
Fermentative Microbes

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About the Institute


Overview of the Research Institute

The ALA Research Institute for Fermentative Microbes conducts research and development on SFP (Soybean milk-fermented product), the main component constituting the health food “Seigen,” a product sold by our affiliate, CMC Co., Ltd. We are also a research institute that conducts research and product development for various functional ingredients based on fermentation technology.

In 1995, research was commissioned to the Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN) in order to scientifically prove the delighted comments we were receiving about the product. The institute was established independently thereafter as a means of further expanding on this research.

Since then, we have been conducting research, including animal experiments and clinical trials, on a daily basis in order to establish data based on scientific grounds.

Company Name
ALA Research Institute for Fermentative Microbes (formerly Central Institute for Health Science, A.L.A. Corporation, renamed in 2019)
Address
2-4-6 Misono, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 175-0091, JAPAN
Research Subject
Research and Development of SFP (Soybean-milk fermented product)

Research Policy and System

In addition to research and development of functional ingredients using our collection of 2000 bacterial strains, we also conduct clinical trials, product safety tests and quality management for SFP (Soybean milk-fermented product), which forms the basis of the health food “Seigen.”

Research Management Management of research proposals, academic studies, patent applications and other research activities - Culture Study Screening of beneficial strains including lactic acid bacteria and development of culture techniques - Biochemical Study Screening, isolation, purification and structural analysis of active ingredients derived from natural materials and microorganisms - Physiological Study Evaluation of functionality for fermentation ingredients and clarification of physiological mechanisms

Patents

The results of our long years of research have been compiled not only in research papers and conference presentations, but also in patents acquired for our original manufacturing technologies.

Title Country Patent No.
Functional compositions South Korea 0367553
China ZL99800117.1
Europe
(UK, France, Germany)
0994183
United States 6827953
Philippines 1-1999-00238
Japan 4163276
Compositions for the prevention of diabetic complications Japan 4328058
Compositions for the improvement of inflammatory diseases Japan 4377117
Compositions for the stimulation of the immune system Japan 4712289
Anti-tumor agents and their manufacturing methods Japan 6302239

Journal Publications and Conference Presentations

In addition to publications in academic journals including the Chonai Saikingaku Zasshi (Journal of Intestinal Microbiology) and eCAM (Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine), we have also presented at conferences for the Japanese Society for Bacteriology, Japanese Cancer Association, and the Japan Bifidus Foundation (JBF)/ Intestinal Microbiology, and have been actively publishing research towards the practical use of SFP (Soybean milk-fermented product) in integrative medicine.

Title Journal
Limosilactobacillus (Lactobacillus) fermentum ALAL020, a Probiotic Candidate Bacterium, Produces a Cyclic Dipeptide That Suppresses the Periodontal Pathogens Porphyromonas gingivalis and Prevotella intermedia Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
大麦とLactobacillus plantarum の同時摂取がマウスのメタボリックシンドローム関連指標に及ぼす影響:シンバイオティクス効果の検討 日本食物繊維学会第25回学術集会
Characteristics of anti-periodontal bacterial activity in culture supernatant of probiotic T. 第68回国際歯科研究学会日本部会(JADR)総会・学術大会
プロバイオティクス菌Lactobacillus fermentum ALAL020の培養上清中の抗歯周病菌活性の特性について 第40回日本歯科薬物療法学会総会
Anti-periodontal bacterial activity in culture supernatant of probiotic Lactobacillus fermentum IADR GENERAL SESSION Washington, DC, USA・March 18-21, 2020
Determination of the antibacterial substances produced by probiotic lactobacilli against a periodontal pathogen 第59回歯科基礎医学会学術大会
The antibacterial constituents produced by Lactobacillus fermentum against Porphyromonas gingivalis IADR GENERAL SESSION
Analysis of the Antimicrobial Constituent of LactobacillusAgainst Periodontal Pathogen IADR GENERAL SESSION BOSTON,MASS.,USA・MARCH 11-14,2015
Anti-tumor activity of heat-killed Lactobacillus plantarum BF-LP284 on Meth-A tumor cells in BALB/c mice International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition 67(6)641-649,2016
Determination of the Antibacterial Constituents Produced by Lactobacilli against a Periodontal Pathogen: Sodium Lactate and a Low Molecular Weight Substance Probiotics & Health,2016
Improvement of Experimentally Induced Hepatic and Renal Disorders in Rats using Lactic Acid Bacteria-fermented Soybean Extract eCAM 6(3)357-363;2009
Influence of intestinal anaerobes and organic acids on the growth of enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia Coli O157:H7 J. Med. Microbiol 51:201-206,2002
豆乳の乳酸菌混合発酵産物のヒト糞便中細菌叢、および代謝産物の検討 第22回日本統合医療学会 IMJ2018札幌大会