Lysine: arginine ratio of a protein influences cholesterol metabolism. Part 1--Studies on sesame protein having low lysine: arginine ratio.
Indian J Exp Biol
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1997 Nov; 35(11): 1218-23
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| ID: sea-55622
ABSTRACT
The effect of globulin fraction with a lysine arginine (lysarg) ratio 0.67, isolated from sesame (Sesamum Indicum) seeds on cholesterol metabolism was studied in rats fed cholesterol free and cholesterol containing diet and compared with casein (lysarg ratio-2.0). Rats fed sesame seed globulin showed significantly lower concentrations of cholesterol in the serum and aorta. The decrease in serum was manifested in both HDL and LDL + VLDL fractions. There was increased cholesterogenesis in the liver as was evident from increased incorporation of labeled acetate into cholesterol and increased activity of 3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA (HMG-CoA) reductase. Increased hepatic diversion of cholesterol to bile acid synthesis and increased fecal excretion of bile acids and sterols were also observed in rats fed sesame seed globulins. Rats fed sesame globulins also showed significantly higher activity of lipoprotein lipase in the heart and adipose tissue and that of plasma Lecithin cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT). These studies suggest that low lysine arginine ratios of a protein exert hypocholesterolemic effects.
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Main subject:
Arginine
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Rats
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Seeds
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Dietary Proteins
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Plant Extracts
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Cholesterol
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Animals
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Lysine
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Exp Biol
Year:
1997
Type:
Article
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