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Food Sci Biotechnol ; 32(8): 1111-1122, 2023 Jul.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37215254

ABSTRACT

Tomatoes include high levels of lycopene, which is a potent antioxidative, hypolipidemic, and antidiabetic phytochemical. The intake of lycopene is associated with a reduced risk of insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome. The aim of this study was to investigate whether tomato ketchup and tomato paste, major dietary sources for tomato and lycopene, could regulate hepatic lipid metabolism and adipogenesis. To investigate the regulatory effects of tomato ketchup and tomato paste, we prepared a tomato ketchup extract (TKE) and a tomato paste extract (TPE) in 80% (v/v) ethyl acetate for the experiment. TKE and TPE reduced lipid accumulation and key markers for gluconeogenesis and induced a higher rate of fatty acid oxidation in HepG2 hepatocytes. In 3T3-L1 adipocytes, TKE and TPE increased adipogenesis and intracellular triglyceride accumulation, and stimulated glucose uptake. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha and gamma expression levels were increased by TKE and TPE treatment. A single oral dose of tomato ketchup and tomato paste (9.28 g/kg) significantly improved glucose and insulin tolerance in mice. These findings suggest that lycopene-containing tomato ketchup and tomato paste may have beneficial regulatory effects in terms of energy metabolism in hepatocytes and adipocytes, and thus may improve blood glucose metabolism.

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Enzyme Microb Technol ; 103: 59-67, 2017 Aug.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28554386

ABSTRACT

Astragalin (kaempferol-3-O-ß-d-glucopyranoside, Ast) is a kind of flavonoid known to have anti-oxidant, anti-HIV, anti-allergic, and anti-inflammatory effects. It has low solubility in water. In this study, novel astragalin galactosides (Ast-Gals) were synthesized using ß-galactosidase from Bacillus circulans and reaction conditions were optimized to increase the conversion yield of astragallin. Purified Ast-Gal1 (11.6% of Ast used, w/w) and Ast-Gal2 (6.7% of Ast used, w/w) were obtained by medium pressure chromatography (MPLC) with silica C18 column and open column packed with Sephadex LH-20. The structures of Ast-Gal1 and Ast-Gal2 were identified by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) to be kaempferol-3-O-ß-d-glucopyranosyl-(1→6)-ß-d-galactopyranoside and kaempferol-3-O-ß-d-glucopyranosyl-(1→6)-ß-d-galactopyranosyl-(1→4)-ß-d-galactopyranoside, respectively. The water solubility of Ast, Ast-Gal1, and Ast-Gal2 were 28.2±1.2mg/L, 38,300±3.5mg/L, and 38,800±2.8mg/L, respectively. The SC50 value (the concentration required to scavenge 50% of the ABTS+) of Ast, Ast-Gal1, and Ast-Gal2 were 5.1±1.6µM, 6.5±0.4µM, and 4.9±1.1µM, respectively. The IC50 values (the half maximal inhibitory concentration) of Ast, Ast-Gal1, and Ast-Gal2 against angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) were 171.0±1.2µM, 186.0µM, and 139.0±0.2µM, respectively.


Subject(s)
Bacillus/enzymology , Bacterial Proteins/metabolism , Kaempferols/biosynthesis , beta-Galactosidase/metabolism , Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors/chemistry , Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology , Cell Survival/drug effects , Free Radical Scavengers/chemistry , Free Radical Scavengers/pharmacology , Galactosides/biosynthesis , Galactosides/chemistry , Galactosides/pharmacology , HEK293 Cells , Humans , Industrial Microbiology , Kaempferols/chemistry , Kaempferols/pharmacology , Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy , Molecular Structure , Solubility
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Food Chem ; 214: 366-373, 2017 Jan 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27507487

ABSTRACT

Curcuminoids from rhizomes of Curcuma longa possess various biological activities. However, low aqueous solubility and consequent poor bioavailability of curcuminoids are major limitations to their use. In this study, curcuminoids extracted from turmeric powder using stevioside (Ste), rebaudioside A (RebA), or steviol glucosides (SG) were solubilized in water. The optimum extraction condition by Ste, RebA, or SG resulted in 11.3, 9.7, or 6.7mg/ml water soluble curcuminoids. Curcuminoids solubilized in water showed 80% stability at pH from 6.0 to 10.0 after 1week of storage at 25°C. The particle sizes of curcuminoids prepared with Ste, RebA, and SG were 110.8, 95.7, and 32.7nm, respectively. The water soluble turmeric extracts prepared with Ste, RebA, and SG showed the 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radical scavenging (SC50) activities of 127.6, 105.4, and 109.8µg/ml, and the inhibition activities (IC50) against NS2B-NS3(pro) from dengue virus type IV of 14.1, 24.0 and 15.3µg/ml, respectively.


Subject(s)
Curcuma/chemistry , Curcumin/analysis , Diterpenes, Kaurane , Plant Extracts/chemistry , Glucosides
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Enzyme Microb Technol ; 93-94: 157-165, 2016 Nov.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27702476

ABSTRACT

Steviol is a diterpene isolated from the plant Stevia rebaudiana that has a potential role as an antihyperglycemic agent by stimulating insulin secretion from pancreatic beta cells and also has significant potential to diminish the renal clearance of anionic drugs and their metabolites. In this study, the lacS gene, which encodes a thermostable ß-glycosidase (SSbgly) enzyme from the extremely thermoacidophillic archaeon Sulfolobus solfataricus, was cloned and expressed in E. coli Rossetta BL21(DE3)pLyS using lactose as an inducer. Through fermentation, SSbgly was expressed as a 61kDa protein with activity of 24.3U/mg and the OD600 of 23 was reached after 18h induction with 10mM lactose. Purified protein was obtained by Ni-Sepharose chromatography with a yield of 92.3%. SSbgly hydrolyzed steviol glycosides to produce steviol with a yield of 99.2%. The optimum conditions for steviol production were 50U/ml SSbgly and 90mg/ml Ste at 75°C as determined by the response surface method.


Subject(s)
Archaeal Proteins/metabolism , Diterpenes, Kaurane/biosynthesis , Glucosidases/metabolism , Sulfolobus solfataricus/enzymology , Diterpenes, Kaurane/chemistry , Diterpenes, Kaurane/metabolism , Enzyme Stability , Glucosidases/genetics , Glucosides/chemistry , Glucosides/metabolism , Hot Temperature , Hypoglycemic Agents/metabolism , Kinetics , Recombinant Proteins/genetics , Recombinant Proteins/metabolism , Sulfolobus solfataricus/genetics , Sweetening Agents/metabolism
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J Food Sci ; 75(2): E116-25, 2010 Mar.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20492231

ABSTRACT

In this study we tried to prepare stable water-in-oil-in-water (W/O/W) emulsions using polyglycerol polyricinoleate (PGPR) as a hydrophobic emulsifier and whey protein isolate (WPI) as a hydrophilic emulsifier. At first, water-in-oil (W/O) emulsions was prepared, and then 40 wt% of this W/O emulsion was homogenized with 60 wt% aqueous solution of different WPI contents (2, 4, and 6 wt% WPI) using a high-pressure homogenizer (14 and 22 MPa) to produce W/O/W emulsions. The mean size of final W/O/W droplets ranged from 3.3 to 9.9 microm in diameter depending on the concentrations of PGPR and WPI. It was shown that most of the W/O/W droplets were small (<5 microm) in size but a small population of large oil droplets (d > 20 microm) was also occasionally observed. W/O/W emulsions prepared at the homogenization pressure of 22 MPa had a larger mean droplet size than that prepared at 14 MPa, and showed a microstructure consisting of mainly approximately 6 to 7-microm droplets. When a water-soluble dye PTSA as a model ingredient was loaded in the inner water phase, all W/O/W emulsions showed a high encapsulation efficiency of the dye (>90%) in the inner water phase. Even after 2 wk of storage, >90% of the encapsulated dye still remained in the inner water phase; however, severe droplet aggregation was observed at relatively high PGPR and WPI concentrations.


Subject(s)
Castor Oil/chemistry , Emulsions/chemistry , Glycerol/analogs & derivatives , Milk Proteins/chemistry , Ricinoleic Acids/chemistry , Water/chemistry , Chemical Phenomena , Chemistry, Physical , Glycerol/chemistry , Whey Proteins
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Int J Biol Macromol ; 44(5): 400-7, 2009 Jun 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19428473

ABSTRACT

In this study a disproportionating enzyme, 4-alpha-glucanotransferase (4alphaGTase), was used to modify the structural properties of rice starch to produce a suitable fat substitute in reduced-fat (RF) mayonnaise. The mayonnaise fat was partially substituted with the 4alphaGTase-treated starch paste at levels up to 50% in combination with xanthan gum and the physical and rheological properties of the modified RF mayonnaise samples were investigated. All mayonnaises prepared in this study exhibited shear thinning behavior and yield stress. Viscoelastic properties of mayonnaise were characterized using dynamic oscillatory shear test and it was observed that mayonnaises exhibited weak gel-like properties. The magnitude of elastic and loss moduli was also affected by 4alphaGTase-treated starch concentration and presence of xanthan gum. In relation to microstructure, RF mayonnaise prepared with 3.8 or 5.6 wt% of 4alphaGTase-treated starch and xanthan gum showed smaller droplets. The use of 5.6 wt% of 4alphaGTase-treated starch and 0.1 wt% of xanthan gum produced a RF mayonnaise with similar rheological properties and appearances as FF mayonnaise with gum. This study demonstrated a high feasibility for using 4alphaGTase-treated rice starch as a viable fat replacer in mayonnaise.


Subject(s)
Condiments , Dietary Fats/analysis , Food Technology/methods , Glycogen Debranching Enzyme System/metabolism , Oryza/chemistry , Polysaccharides, Bacterial/chemistry , Starch/chemistry , Color , Emulsions , Oryza/metabolism , Polysaccharides, Bacterial/metabolism , Rheology , Starch/metabolism
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