About the Authors
- Takehiro Kiko
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Affiliation Food and Biodynamic Chemistry Laboratory, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
- Kiyotaka Nakagawa
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Affiliation Food and Biodynamic Chemistry Laboratory, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
- Akira Satoh
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Affiliation Life Science Institute, Yamaha Motor Company, Ltd., Shizuoka, Japan
- Tsuyoshi Tsuduki
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Affiliation Laboratory of Food and Biomolecular Science, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
- Katsutoshi Furukawa
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Affiliation Department of Geriatrics and Gerontology, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
- Hiroyuki Arai
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Affiliation Department of Geriatrics and Gerontology, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
- Teruo Miyazawa
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* E-mail: miyazawa@biochem.tohoku.ac.jp
Affiliation Food and Biodynamic Chemistry Laboratory, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
Competing Interests
One of the authors (AS) is employed by a commercial company (Life Science Institute, Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.). This does not alter the authors’ adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: TK KN AS TT KF HA TM. Performed the experiments: TK. Analyzed the data: TK KN. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: TK KN AS. Wrote the paper: TK KN TM.