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A team of Kyoto University researchers said yesterday they had developed a soybean containing a substance that promotes hair growth and helps prevent hair loss caused by chemotherapy.
The researchers, led by Masaaki Yoshikawa, professor of food science and technology at Kyoto University, used genetic engineering technology to incorporate an antihypertensive substance derived from egg whites into the soybean.
"If we can confirm the safety of the soybean, we may be able to promote hair growth or stop hair loss just by eating them," Yoshikawa said.
During the research, the team identified an antihypertensive substance named ovokinin in an amino acid compound found in ovalbumin in egg whites.
A team of Kyoto University researchers said yesterday they had developed a soybean containing a substance that promotes hair growth and helps prevent hair loss caused by chemotherapy.
The researchers, led by Masaaki Yoshikawa, professor of food science and technology at Kyoto University, used genetic engineering technology to incorporate an antihypertensive substance derived from egg whites into the soybean.
"If we can confirm the safety of the soybean, we may be able to promote hair growth or stop hair loss just by eating them," Yoshikawa said.
During the research, the team identified an antihypertensive substance named ovokinin in an amino acid compound found in ovalbumin in egg whites.
