PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a composition having free radical eliminating ability, and effective cell-activating ability for humans and animals and plants.SOLUTION: This invention provides a composition comprising a compound A represented by formula (1) where: R1, R2, R3, R4 represent a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group which may be substituted with a carboxyl group or the like and has 1-50 carbon atoms and, when R1, R2, R3, R4 are hydrocarbon, they may be saturated or unsaturated, and linear, branched, or cyclic, and may also bind to each other to form a ring.COPYRIGHT: (C)2015,JPO&INPIT【課題】フリーラジカル消去能及びヒトや動植物に対し有効な細胞賦活能を有する組成物の提供。【解決手段】式(1)で表される化合物Aを含む組成物。(R1、R2、R3、R4は、カルボキシル基などで置換されていてもよい、1~50の炭素原子を有する炭化水素基又は水素原子を示す。R1、R2、R3、R4は、炭化水素である場合、飽和又は不飽和で直鎖状、分岐状、又は環状であってもよく、互いに結合し環を形成していてもよい。)【選択図】図3