JP2011001351A - Antimicrobial agent, composition for oral cavity using the same, and food and drink - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an antimicrobial agent which exhibits excellent antimicrobial property even when directly or indirectly brought into contact with multiple kinds of anaerobic bacteria in oral cavity, especially to periodontosis offending bacteria, in a real oral cavity, which has good flavor, and which is suitable for continuous daily use; a composition for oral cavity using the antimicrobial agent; and food and drink.SOLUTION: The antimicrobial agent includes one or more kinds of fatty acid esters. Both of the composition for oral cavity and food and drink are prepared by using the agent. The fatty acid esters are selected from isoamyl acetate, isobutyl acetate, geranyl acetate, linalyl acetate, ethyl acetate, propyl acetate, octyl acetate, citronellyl acetate, nerol acetate, bornyl acetate, isobornyl acetate, terpinyl acetate, myrcenyl acetate, benzyl acetate, phenylethyl acetate, cinnamyl acetate, anisyl acetate, and acetylisoeugenol.

Description

  The present invention has an excellent antibacterial property against a plurality of types of oral anaerobic bacteria, particularly periodontal disease-causing bacteria, in the actual oral cavity, whether it is direct contact or indirect contact. The present invention also relates to an antibacterial agent having a good flavor and suitable for daily use, and an oral composition and food and drink using the same.

In recent years, it is widely known that one of the functions of essential oils and fragrances has an antibacterial action against periodontal disease-causing bacteria that are oral diseases.
For example, antibacterial fragrances that are effective in inhibiting periodontal diseases such as Fusobacterium nucleatum, Porphyromonas gingivalis and Prevotella intermedia (Prevotella intermedia) are known. For example, see Patent Document 1).
However, the antibacterial flavor is antibacterial against oral anaerobic bacteria such as Eubacterium sp., Tannerella forsythesis, Treponema denticola, etc., which are involved in oral diseases. No report has been made, and it has not been effective in all oral anaerobic bacteria representing periodontal disease-causing bacteria. In addition, the antibacterial fragrances described above have unique and unfavorable flavors such as chemical odors, disinfectant odors, smoke odors, cosmetic odors, bitterness, astringency, and sardines. Therefore, there is a problem that it is inferior in practicality and continuity for use in oral compositions and foods and drinks.

In addition, an antibacterial perfume composition comprising a perfume component different from the above antibacterial perfume that effectively inhibits Fusobacterium nucleatum is known (for example, see Patent Document 2).
However, the antibacterial fragrance composition is a specific fragrance component such as hexyl aldehyde, and the antibacterial property by acetate is not disclosed. In addition, there was no report of antibacterial activity against oral anaerobic bacteria such as Porphyromonas gingivalis, Eubacterium, Prevotella intermedia, Tannerera forseicensis, Treponema denticola, etc. involved in oral diseases. Furthermore, the antibacterial fragrances described above also have unique and unfavorable flavors such as chemical odors, disinfectant odors, smoke odors, cosmetic odors, bitter tastes, astringent tastes, and sardines. In most cases, there is a problem that it is inferior in practicality and continuity for use in oral compositions and foods and drinks.

On the other hand, in consideration of the state in which the characteristic of a fragrance “expressing a fragrance” can be exhibited more, not only the direct contact of the fragrance but also the antibacterial properties of essential oils and fragrances in a vaporized vapor state have been reported (for example, non- Patent Document 1).
However, the antibacterial properties of the fragrances and the like are effective against aerobic bacteria and fungi, and there have been no reports of antibacterial properties against oral anaerobic bacteria such as those mentioned above that are involved in oral diseases. In addition to the anaerobic bacteria in the oral cavity, there are dozens of types of periodontal disease-causing bacteria alone, and it is insufficient to improve oral diseases if only one causative bacteria exhibits antibacterial properties.

JP 2002-265978 A JP 2004-18470 A

Jun Asakoshi, Journal of the Japan Cosmetics Engineers, 34, 25-46 (2000)

  The present invention has been made in view of the circumstances as described above, and the object thereof is to directly against a plurality of types of oral anaerobic bacteria, particularly periodontal disease-causing bacteria, in the actual oral cavity. To provide an antibacterial agent that has excellent antibacterial properties even if it is in contact with either the target or indirect, has a good flavor and is suitable for daily continuous use, and an oral composition and food and drink using the same is there.

  The present invention achieves the above object with an antibacterial agent having antibacterial properties against anaerobic bacteria in the oral cavity and containing an acetate ester.

Preferably, the acetate ester is isoamyl acetate, isobutyl acetate, geranyl acetate, linalyl acetate, ethyl acetate, propyl acetate, octyl acetate, citronellyl acetate, nerol acetate, bornyl acetate, isobornyl acetate, terpinyl acetate, milcenyl acetate, benzyl acetate, acetic acid One or more of phenylethyl, cinnamyl acetate, anisyl acetate and acetylisoeugenol.
More preferably, it has antibacterial properties by direct and / or indirect contact with oral anaerobic bacteria.
Further, the antibacterial agent is preferably contained in the oral composition, and the antibacterial agent is preferably contained in the food or drink.

That is, the present inventors search for a perfume ingredient that has a poor flavor and is difficult to take and can be replaced with a fungicide or antibacterial perfume as in the prior art. Focusing on essential oils, fragrances, and fragrance components, screening tests were first conducted for the presence or absence of antibacterial activity against oral anaerobic bacteria such as periodontal disease-causing bacteria.
As a result, in the direct contact method, chamomile essential oil, spearmint flavor, perilla flavor, banana flavor, bergamot flavor, coconut flavor, grapefruit flavor, cardamom flavor, winter green flavor, citral, nerolidol, linalool, geraniol, menthol and cineole. It was found that it has antibacterial properties.
Furthermore, the antibacterial property in the indirect contact method was examined in consideration of the fact that the antibacterial property was actually exhibited in the oral cavity by the oral composition containing the fragrance and the like. Conventionally, phenols and monoterpene alcohols are generally known as perfume ingredients having antibacterial properties. Therefore, wintergreen fragrances containing a large amount of them and monoterpene alcohols themselves such as linalool and geraniol are strong. Expected to have antibacterial properties. However, as a result of the study, surprisingly, banana flavor and bergamot flavor showed antibacterial properties against a plurality of different oral anaerobic bacteria in both direct contact method and indirect contact method. It was found to be the most versatile and effective.
Then, when the content component of a banana fragrance | flavor and a bergamot fragrance | flavor was further examined, it discovered that the acetic acid ester which is a main component has antibacterial property with respect to anaerobic bacteria in the oral cavity, and has a favorable flavor even if it contains it in the mouth.
That is, the present inventors have found that the acetate ester has an obstacle to the cell membrane itself and membrane permeability of oral anaerobic bacteria, or the antibacterial effect of alcohols that are metabolites after being taken into the cells, The present inventors reached the present invention because they thought that they had antibacterial properties against internal anaerobic bacteria.

The antibacterial agent of the present invention has antibacterial properties against oral anaerobic bacteria.
The antibacterial agent of the present invention has antibacterial properties against a plurality of different anaerobic bacteria in the oral cavity, whether it is in direct contact or indirect contact. What has an effect does not need to be directly applied to a lesion site in the oral cavity, and an antibacterial effect can be effectively obtained simply by retaining an oral composition or food or drink using the same in the oral cavity.
Oral compositions and foods and drinks using the antibacterial agent of the present invention are conventional sterilizations having unique unfavorable flavors such as chemical odor, disinfectant odor, smoke odor, cosmetic odor, bitterness, astringency, and sardine. Unlike agents and antibacterial agents, it has a good flavor and excellent utility and continuity.
In addition, since the antibacterial effect of the present invention is exerted against a plurality of different oral anaerobic bacteria, it prevents or prevents typical periodontal disease among oral diseases, and thus oral hygiene effect of preventing bad breath Can also be expected.

Next, the present invention will be described in detail.
The antibacterial agent of the present invention is an antibacterial agent having antibacterial properties against anaerobic bacteria in the oral cavity and contains an acetate ester.

  First, the oral anaerobic bacteria according to the present invention refer to oral diseases, ie periodontal disease causative bacteria, etc. -Periodontal disease bacteria such as Forsycensis, Treponema denticola and the like. Among these, the antibacterial agent of the present invention effectively exhibits antibacterial activity against Porphyromonas gingivalis, Fusobacterium nucleatum and Eubacterium.

  The acetate ester in the present invention is a compound generally represented by the following chemical formula (1), and is particularly a liquid or crystal having an fragrance contained in aroma components of florets and fruits. For example, isoamyl acetate, isobutyl acetate, geranyl acetate, linalyl acetate, ethyl acetate, propyl acetate, octyl acetate, citronellyl acetate, nerol acetate, bornyl acetate, isobornyl acetate, terpinyl acetate, myrcenyl acetate, benzyl acetate, phenylethyl acetate, cinnamyl acetate , Anisyl acetate, acetylisoeugenol, and the like. These may be used alone or in combination of two or more. Among them, isoamyl acetate, isobutyl acetate, geranyl acetate, linalyl acetate, ethyl acetate, propyl acetate, citronellyl acetate, nerol acetate are particularly effective in showing antibacterial activity against each oral anaerobic bacterium. Terpinyl acetate is preferred.

In addition, the antibacterial agent of the present invention exerts an antibacterial effect only by direct or indirect contact with oral anaerobic bacteria. Here, indirect contact means that the acetate ester volatilizes and contacts the oral anaerobic bacteria in the vapor state.
That is, when it has antibacterial properties by contact indirectly, it is not necessary to apply directly to the lesion site due to anaerobic bacteria in the oral cavity, and the oral composition or food and drink using the antibacterial agent of the present invention It is preferable in that an antibacterial effect can be obtained effectively only by staying inside.

The antibacterial agent of the present invention is used alone or in combination of two or more of the above-mentioned acetate esters. For example, various antibacterial agents can be added to various oral compositions and foods and drinks, and various product forms can be obtained by conventional methods. Used.
Examples of the addition method include adding the acetate ester itself as a fragrance containing the acetate ester.
The content in the total weight of the oral composition or in the total weight of the food and drink is preferably 0.005% by weight or more as an acetate ester in terms of exhibiting antibacterial properties.

  In addition, examples of the oral composition of the present invention include dentifrices, mouthwashes, interdental brushes, tongue brushes, films, patches, and the like, and foods and beverages include beverages (teas, isotonic beverages, etc.). , Chewing gum, soft candy, gummy candy, hard candy, tablet candy, microcapsule, etc., polishing, washing, gargle, wiping, sticking, chewing, licking, etc. This is preferable in that it can effectively exhibit antibacterial properties.

The oral composition of the present invention is obtained by mixing the antibacterial agent and various oral composition raw materials, and using the resulting mixture according to a conventionally known production method.
For example, a dentifrice is produced by mixing the antibacterial agent with a surfactant, a foaming agent, a wetting agent, a binder, an anti-inflammatory agent, an astringent, a preservative, a fragrance, a sweetener and the like.
The dentifrice obtained in this way is contained in the mouth, and by polishing and washing the teeth and gums, acetate is directly and / or volatilized into the anaerobic bacteria in the oral cavity existing in the vicinity of the lesion. Indirect contact with can effectively exhibit antibacterial properties. Moreover, it is preferable in terms of good flavor and suitable for daily continuous use.

For example, in the case of a chewing gum, the food or drink of the present invention is prepared by first putting a normal raw material for gum base into a kneader and melt-mixing it to produce a gum base. Next, saccharides, pigments, and the like are added to and mixed with the gum base, and the antibacterial agent, fragrance, and the like are further added and mixed. And the antibacterial agent containing chewing gum is obtained by shape | molding the obtained mixture in a suitable shape.
The chewing gum obtained in this way is effective by chewing in the mouth, and directly contacting the anaerobic bacteria in the mouth near the lesion site or directly in the vapor state by evaporation of acetate. Can exhibit antibacterial properties. Moreover, it is preferable at the point which is easy to use continuously, without a great difference in flavor with general preference chewing gum.

In the following, examples of the present invention are used to illustrate.
<Screening of essential oils, fragrances and fragrance ingredients>
About the presence or absence of the antibacterial property with respect to an anaerobic bacterium in an oral cavity, the essential oil contained in a fruit or used for a favorite item, the fragrance | flavor, and the fragrance | flavor component were screened. Table 1 shows the names of test strains of oral anaerobic bacteria used for screening. Hereinafter, in the text, oral anaerobic bacteria are indicated by abbreviations in Table 1. Pg-1 and El were obtained from RIKEN, Pg-2 from Gifu University Life Sciences Research Support Center, and Fn from Sumisho Pharma International Co., Ltd. In addition, the antibacterial measurement was implemented about both the direct contact method and the indirect contact method.

<Creation of antibacterial measurement medium>
A flat plate medium in which 5% sterilized defibrillated blood (manufactured by Japan Biomaterials Center) was added to Brucella HK agar medium (manufactured by Kyokuto Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.) was used.
<Preparation of test bacterial solution>
A test bacterial solution for each oral anaerobic bacterium was prepared as follows.
First, the test bacteria in Table 1 were cultured in the antibacterial measurement medium. The cultured test bacteria were dispersed in a liquid medium using Difco Anarobe Broth MIC (manufactured by Becton, Dickinson and Company) to obtain a stock solution of the test bacterial solution. For the antibacterial measurement, a solution further diluted with the above liquid medium was used so that the concentration was such that 30 to 300 colonies would grow when 100 μl of the test bacterial solution was smeared on the antibacterial measurement medium.

<Screening-direct contact method>
The above-mentioned antibacterial measurement medium was smeared with 400 μl of the essential oils, fragrances and fragrance ingredients listed in Table 2, and 100 μl of the test bacterial solution in Table 1 was smeared thereon. Aneropack Kenki (Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Ltd.) And anaerobic culture at 37 ° C. In addition, the presence or absence of antibacterial properties is determined by visually checking the growth of the test bacteria when colonies are generated in the control smeared with 400 μl of olive oil instead of essential oil, fragrance, and fragrance ingredients, Those that occurred were evaluated as having no antibacterial properties and are shown in Table 2.
<Screening-Indirect contact method>
The essential oils, fragrances and fragrance components listed in Table 2 were soaked in absorbent cotton sterilized by dry heat and placed in an empty petri dish. Separately, an antibacterial assay medium smeared with 100 μl of the test bacterial solution shown in Table 1 was prepared. Both were placed in the same pouch bag and anaerobically cultured at 37 ° C. using Aneropack Kenki. In addition, the presence or absence of antibacterial properties is controlled by controlling the essential oil, perfume and perfume ingredients soaked in absorbent cotton sterilized with dry heat and 8 ml of distilled water and anaerobically cultivating the test bacterial solution smear medium. At the time when colonies were generated, the growth of the test bacteria was visually confirmed and evaluated in the same manner as in the direct contact method.

As a result of screening, in the direct contact method, chamomile essential oil, spearmint flavor, banana flavor, bergamot flavor, coconut flavor, grapefruit flavor, cardamom flavor, wintergreen flavor, citral, nerolidol, linalool, geraniol, menthol and cineole are all Antibacterial activity against oral anaerobic bacteria.
In the indirect contact method, the banana flavor and the bergamot flavor showed the most effective antibacterial properties.

  When we examined the ingredients of banana flavor and bergamot flavor that showed antibacterial properties in both direct and indirect contact methods by screening, the most common component is acetate ester. And the antibacterial strength of the related perfume ingredients were confirmed using the following method. This antibacterial strength measurement was also performed for both direct and indirect contact methods.

<Antimicrobial strength-direct contact method>
100 μl of each solution obtained by gradually diluting the acetate ester and the fragrance component shown in Table 3 with olive oil stepwise from 100 μl / 100 μl to 6.25 μl / 100 μl was smeared on the antibacterial measurement medium. From this, 100 μl of the test bacterial solution in Table 1 was smeared and anaerobically cultured at 37 ° C. using Aneropack Kenki. In addition, the antibacterial strength evaluation was performed by visually checking the growth of each test bacterium when colonies were generated in a control smeared with 100 μl of olive oil instead of acetate or a fragrance component, and the concentration at which the growth of the test bacterium was not observed. Are shown in Table 3.

<Antimicrobial strength-indirect contact method>
8 ml of each solution diluted with olive oil stepwise by half so that the acetate and fragrance ingredients shown in Table 4 are reduced from 8 ml / 8 ml to 1 ml / 8 ml are soaked in absorbent cotton sterilized by dry heat and placed in an empty petri dish. It was. Separately, an antibacterial assay medium smeared with 100 μl of the test bacterial solution shown in Table 1 was prepared. Both were placed in the same pouch bag and anaerobically cultured at 37 ° C. using Aneropack Kenki. The antibacterial strength was evaluated by using 8 ml of distilled water soaked in dry heat sterilized cotton instead of acetate and perfume ingredients and anaerobically cultivating the test bacterial solution smear medium together as a control. At the time of occurrence, the growth of each test bacterium was visually confirmed, and the concentrations at which no growth of the test bacterium was observed are shown in Table 4.

From the results of Tables 3 and 4, in the direct contact method, isoamyl acetate and linalyl acetate, which are acetate esters, showed particularly antibacterial properties against Pg-1 and Pg-2, but isopropyl, which is a decomposition product of the acetate ester. Alcohol and acetate ions (sodium acetate) did not show antibacterial properties. This indicates that the antibacterial effect of the acetate ester is not due to the degradation product of the acetate ester after entering the cells of the oral anaerobic bacteria but the acetate ester itself.
In the indirect contact method, the acetic acid esters isoamyl acetate and isobutyl acetate showed strong antibacterial properties against Pg-1, Pg-2, Fn, and El, but fragrance components (citral, nerolidol, linalool, Menthol, cineole) did not show antibacterial properties.
“>” Indicates that the described concentration does not inhibit the growth of the test bacteria.

  Furthermore, the antibacterial strength of the acetate ester shown in Table 5 was evaluated using the direct contact method and the indirect contact method described above.

  From the results of Table 5, all acetate esters had excellent antibacterial properties for either direct contact or indirect contact or both. In addition, for all four types of test bacteria provided, at least one of direct contact and indirect contact showed antibacterial properties: isoamyl acetate, isobutyl acetate, geranyl acetate, ethyl acetate, propyl acetate, acetic acid Citronellyl, nerol acetate, and terpinyl acetate. In particular, geranyl acetate and citronellyl acetate showed excellent antibacterial properties in both direct contact and indirect contact.

<Examples 1-3>
In the above antibacterial strength measurement, each antibacterial perfume was prepared using an acetate ester and a perfume component that showed antibacterial properties against anaerobic bacteria in the oral cavity.

<Comparative Example 1> Banana-like fragrance In the above antibacterial strength measurement, a banana-like fragrance was prepared using the following fragrance ingredients (for comparative example evaluation, a banana-like flavor that does not contain acetate ester) A fragrance was prepared).

<Comparative example 2> Tea tree flavor The tea tree flavor was prepared using terpinen-4-ol generally known as an essential oil component having antibacterial properties.

<Example 4> Dentifrice Using the banana flavor 1 of Example 1, a dentifrice was prepared as an antibacterial agent-containing oral composition with the formulation shown in Table 11.

<Examples 5-7, Comparative Examples 3-4>
Chewing gum was prepared using each fragrance | flavor of Examples 2-3 and Comparative Examples 1-2, and acetate ester (isobutyl acetate).
According to the composition shown in Table 12, while keeping the chewing gum raw material at 40 to 50 ° C. or less, it was heated and mixed with a heat insulating kneader to be homogenized and cooled, and then extruded using an extruder to obtain each chewing gum.

About the Example and comparative example goods obtained as mentioned above, first, the perfume of Examples 1-3 and Comparative Examples 1-2, and the antibacterial evaluation of isobutyl acetate are based on the indirect contact method with respect to Pg-1. Evaluation was made by measuring the antibacterial strength. The results are shown in the antibacterial evaluation column of Tables 11 and 12.
Furthermore, about the dentifrice of Example 4, and the chewing gum of Examples 5-7 and Comparative Examples 3-4, the flavor evaluation by 10 professional panelists was performed. The results are shown in the flavor evaluation columns of Tables 11 and 12.

As a result of the antibacterial evaluation, the fragrances of Examples 1 to 3, isobutyl acetate and the fragrance of Comparative Example 2 showed strong antibacterial properties against oral anaerobic bacteria, but the fragrance of Comparative Example 1 showed antibacterial properties. There wasn't.
As for the flavor, the dentifrice of Example 4 has a good flavor without chemical odor and astringency, and the chewing gums of Examples 5 to 6 have a very good flavor. It was also extremely excellent in properties. Although the chewing gum of Example 7 and Comparative Example 3 was excellent in flavor, it was slightly inferior to the chewing gum of Examples 5-6. In particular, the chewing gum of Example 7 contained only a single perfume component (isobutyl acetate), so that the flavor was slightly monotonous. The chewing gum of Comparative Example 4 had a strong chemical odor and was unsatisfactory for eating as a chewing gum and was not suitable for daily continuous use.
As a whole, the dentifrice of Example 4 and the chewing gums of Examples 5 to 6 were very good in that the effects of the present invention were remarkably exhibited because of strong antibacterial properties and extremely excellent flavor. Example 7 was also a good product substantially equivalent to Examples 5-6. On the other hand, Comparative Examples 3 and 4 did not show any effect in either antibacterial property or flavor and were not suitable for the present invention.

Claims (5)

An antibacterial agent having antibacterial properties against anaerobic bacteria in the oral cavity and containing an acetate ester. Acetic acid ester is isoamyl acetate, isobutyl acetate, geranyl acetate, linalyl acetate, ethyl acetate, propyl acetate, octyl acetate, citronellyl acetate, nerol acetate, bornyl acetate, isobornyl acetate, terpinyl acetate, milcenyl acetate, benzyl acetate, phenylethyl acetate, The antibacterial agent according to claim 1, which is one or more of cinnamyl acetate, anisyl acetate and acetylisoeugenol. The antibacterial agent according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the antibacterial agent has antibacterial properties by directly and / or indirectly contacting an anaerobic bacterium in the mouth. The composition for oral cavity containing the antibacterial agent of any one of Claims 1 thru | or 3. Food-drinks containing the antibacterial agent of any one of Claims 1 thru | or 3.