PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an anti-aging agent with a life extension or aging preventive action which is safe to ingest as a novel anti-aging approach by a different technique from caloric restriction.SOLUTION: Young leaves of a barley in their natural state, grown to a height of about 20-40 cm before growing fully, belonging to Hordeum vulgare species, such as H. vulgare f. distichon, H. vulgare subsp. vulgare, H. vulgare f. hexastichon, and Hordeum vulgare var. nudum or processed products thereof, for example, juice products, crushed products, chipped products, dried products, roasted products, extracted products, powdered products, freezed products of barley young leaves, and besides processed products of these combinations, such as juiced and dry powdered products, chipped and dried products, and crushed and filtrated products (purees, juices) are provided as a gene expression promoter of SOD (super-oxide dismutase).COPYRIGHT: (C)2015,JPO&INPIT【課題】カロリー制限とは異なる手法による新たな抗老化アプローチとして、摂取して安全な寿命延長又は老化防止の作用を有する抗老化剤を提供すること。【解決手段】二条大麦、四条大麦、六条大麦、裸大麦等のHordeum vulgare種に属する大麦の、穂が実る前の背丈が20~40cm程度に成長した若葉そのものやその処理物、例えば、大麦若葉の搾汁処理物、粉砕処理物、細断処理物、乾燥処理物、焙煎処理物、抽出処理物、粉末処理物、凍結処理物の他、搾汁・乾燥粉末化処理物、細断・乾燥処理物、粉砕・濾過処理物(ピューレ、ジュース)等のこれらの組み合わせ処理物をSOD(スーパ-オキサイドディスムターゼ)の遺伝子発現促進剤とする。【選択図】なし
