| abstract |
Disclosed are a highly safe pharmaceutical, food and drink, which has an action of regulating equol concentration in the body and can be taken for a long period of time, and a microorganism selection medium and detection method having equol conversion ability. With the goal. An equol concentration increasing or decreasing agent comprising various saccharides as an active ingredient; use of various saccharides for the production of the concentration increasing or decreasing agent; an equol concentration increasing or decreasing characterized by administering an effective amount of various saccharides A method; a selective medium for microorganisms having equol conversion ability, comprising various sugars; and a method for detecting microorganisms having equol conversion ability using the medium. [Selection figure] None |