Role of Dietary Free Glutamate in Gastrointestinal Function

Hiroaki Zai¹, Shinji Somekawa², Hisayuki Uneyama² and Motoyasu Kusano^3*

¹Department of Gastroenterology, Hotaka Hospital, 378-0133 Gunma, Japan, E-mail: mkusano@showa.gunma-u.ac.jp

²Institute for Innovation, Ajinomoto Company, Inc., 210-8681 Kanagawa, Japan, E-mail: mkusano@showa.gunma-u.ac.jp

³Department of Endoscopy and Endoscopic Surgery, Gunma University Hospital, 371-0044, Gunma, Japan, E-mail: mkusano@showa.gunma-u.ac.jp

^*Corresponding Author: Motoyasu Kusano, MD, PhD, Department of Endoscopy and Endoscopic Surgery, Gunma University Hospital, 371-0044, Gunma, Japan, Tel: 81-027-220-8137