| Foreword | The 7th Forum of Community Research Interchange from the Fiftieth Anniversary Commemorative Project of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Osaka University. "Exploration of New Functions of Plant Resources" | Nobutoshi Murakami | Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University |  |
| Feature Articles : Exploration for New Function of Plant Resource | Clinical Evaluation of Effects of Drugs and Foods | Yoshinobu Hirayama | Department of Drug & Food Clinical Evaluation, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka City University
Center for Drug & Food Clinical Evaluation, Osaka City University Hospital |  |
| Function and Safety of Isoflavones from Soybeans and Proanthocyanidines from Seeds of Grapes | Masayuki Arii | Biochemical Division Functional Ingredients Group, Kikkoman Corp. |  |
| Immunological Functions of Plant Origin Lactobacillus pentosus Strain S-PT84 | Hiroshi Shibata | Institute for Health Care Science, Suntory Ltd. |  |
| Hot Functional Food Ingredients - Phytosterol, L-Carnitine & Coenzyme Q10 | Shigeru Moriyama | San-Ei Gen F.F.I., Inc. |  |
| Exploration of Bioactive Natural Products from Medicinal Plants with Novel Mechanisms of Action | Nobutoshi Murakami | Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University |  |
| Reviews | Prevention of Lifestyle-Related Diseases by Foods with Specific Biological Functions - Development of an Assay System to Detect Nuclear Receptor Binding | Ryuichiro Sato | Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The Tokyo University |  |
| Development of an Injectable Formulation as a Suspension Containing of Riboflavin for Enhancement of Immunity | Yasuyuki Asai | Kawashima, Formulation Research Laboratory, Eisai Co., Ltd. |  |