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Ametis JSC was founded on June 25,1998 in Blagoveshchensk, Amur region. Ametis JSC has already become the largest industrial complex in the production of larch extracts and has gained a reputation of unparalleled quality.

 

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Ametis JSC produces Lavitol (Dihydroquercetin) from the stumps of Dahurian Larch (Gmelinii Larch) that are grown in ecologically clean areas of the Amur Region. The use of ethyl alcohol as an extracting agent allows for a high quality product, used in food and nutritional industries.

Application of Dihydroquercetin

According to its chemical properties, dihydroquercetin is an active antioxidant capable of inhibiting oxidative reactions, while the level of antioxidant activity makes it possible to put it in the first positions among substances with a similar spectrum of action. As a substance with a high degree of biological activity, dihydroquercetin has a whole range of positive effects on metabolic reactions and the dynamics of various human pathological processes.

Studies

Dahurian Larch (Gmelinii Larch)

“Lavitol – Arabinogalactan” is a complex water-soluble polysaccharide compound of plant origin, derived from the Dahurian Larch. Contains molecules of galactose and arabinose.

Properties of larch arabinogalactan

  • High solubility in water. Arabinogalactan is well soluble in both hot and cold water. Arabinogalactan is also soluble in aqueous-alcohol solutions, insoluble in oils and almost insoluble in pure ethanol.

  • Stable in acid mediums

  • Thermal and hydrolytic stability

  • Moisture-retaining power

  • Fat-binding properties

  • Bactericidal properties

  • Acting as prebiotic

 

Application of Larch arabinogalactan

Larch arabinogalactan is widely used in pharmaceutical and food industries. If primary Larch arabinogalactan was used only as the adjuvant in production of various medicinal agents, owing to a detailed study of its properties, larch arabinogalactan is considered to use as an independent component in production of dietary food supplements.

Arabinogalactan is an all natural soluble prebiotic dietary fiber that has a beneficial impact on the gastrointestinal system. Arabinogalactan promotes better disintegration, nutritive absorption and digestion in the gastrointestinal tract and could be recommended as a functional dietary supplement in the daily diet. Arabinogalactan promotes to increase the production of short-chain fatty acids, which are extremely important for normal functioning of the organism.

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