About the Authors

Yu Takahashi

Affiliation Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Akihiro Shinoda

Affiliation Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Norihiko Furuya

Affiliation Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Eri Harada

Affiliation Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Naoto Arimura

Affiliation Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Ikuyo Ichi

Affiliation Department of Nutrition and Food Science, Ochanomizu University, Tokyo, Japan

Yoko Fujiwara

Affiliation Department of Nutrition and Food Science, Ochanomizu University, Tokyo, Japan

Jun Inoue

Affiliation Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Ryuichiro Sato

aroysato@mail.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp

Affiliation Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Performed the experiments: YT AS NF EH NA. Analyzed the data: JI. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: II YF. Wrote the paper: YT RS.