scholarly journals Purification, Physicochemical Properties, and Antioxidant Activities of Two Low-Molecular-Weight Polysaccharides from Ganoderma leucocontextum Fruiting Bodies

Antioxidants ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 1145
Author(s):  
Xiong Gao ◽  
Jiayi Qi ◽  
Chi-Tang Ho ◽  
Bin Li ◽  
Yizhen Xie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Physicochemical Properties ◽  
Antioxidant Activities ◽  
Molecular Surface ◽  
Low Molecular Weight ◽  
Fruiting Bodies ◽  
Nih3t3 Cells ◽  
Antioxidant Power ◽  
Molecular Weights ◽  
Ferric Reducing Antioxidant Power

Two low-molecular-weight polysaccharides (GLP-1 and GLP-2) were purified from Ganoderma leucocontextum fruiting bodies, and their physicochemical properties and antioxidant activities were investigated and compared in this study. The results showed that GLP-1 and GLP-2 were mainly composed of mannose, glucose, galactose, xylose, and arabinose, with weight-average molecular weights of 6.31 and 14.07 kDa, respectively. Additionally, GLP-1 and GLP-2 had a similar chain conformation, crystal structure, and molecular surface morphology. Moreover, GLP-1 exhibited stronger antioxidant activities than GLP-2 in five different assays: 2,2′-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS), hydroxyl radical, superoxide anion radical, ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP), and oxygen radical antioxidant capacity (ORAC). The main linkage types of GLP-1 were found to be →4)-α-D-Glcp-(1→, →4)-β-D-Glcp-(1→, →3)-β-D-Glcp-(1→, →6)-β-D-Galp-(1→, →6)-α-D-Glcp-(1→, →4,6)-α-D-Glcp-(1→, and Glcp-(1→ by methylation analysis and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. In addition, GLP-1 could protect NIH3T3 cells against tert-butyl hydroperoxide (tBHP)-induced oxidative damage by increasing catalase (CAT) and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) activities, elevating the glutathione/oxidized glutathione (GSH/GSSG) ratio, and decreasing the malondialdehyde (MDA) level. These findings indicated that GLP-1 could be explored as a potential antioxidant agent for application in functional foods.

scholarly journals Assessment of antioxidant properties of membrane ultrafiltration peptides from mungbean meal protein hydrolysates

PeerJ ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. e5337 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chanikan Sonklin ◽  
Natta Laohakunjit ◽  
Orapin Kerdchoechuen
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Amino Acid ◽  
Metal Ion ◽  
Antioxidant Activities ◽  
Radical Scavenging Activity ◽  
Radical Scavenging ◽  
Peptide Chain ◽  
Antioxidant Power ◽  
Meal Protein ◽  
Ferric Reducing Antioxidant Power

Background Bioactive peptides can prevent damage associated with oxidative stress in humans when consumed regularly. Recently, peptides have attracted immense interest because of their beneficial functional properties, safety and little or no side effects when used at high concentration. Most antioxidant peptides are small in size, less than 1 kDa, and contains a high proportion of hydrophobic amino acid. Particularly, tyrosine, leucine, alanine, isoleucine, valine, lysine, phenyalanine, cysteine, methionine and histidine in peptide chain exhibited high antioxidant activity. Mungbean meal protein (MMP) is highly abundant in hydrophobic amino acids. It indicated that MMP might be a good source of antioxidants. Therefore, the objectives were to optimize the conditions used to generate mungbean meal protein hydrolysate (MMPH) with antioxidant activity from bromelain and to investigate the antioxidant activities of different molecular weight (MW) peptide fraction. Methods Response Surface Methodology (RSM) was used for screening of the optimal conditions to produce MMPH. After that MMPH was fractionated using ultrafiltration membranes with different MW distributions. Crude-MMPH and four fractions were investigated for five antioxidant activities: 2,2,1-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), hydroxyl, superoxide, ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) and metal ion chelation activity. Results The optimal condition to produce the MMPH was 15% (w/w) of bromelain and hydrolysis time for 12 h which showed the greatest DPPH and ABTS radical scavenging activity. After mungbean protein from optimal condition was separated based on different molecular weight, the DPPH radical scavenging activity was the highest for the F4 (less than 1 kDa) peptide fraction. Metal ion chelating activity was generally weak, except for the F4 that had a value of 43.94% at a protein concentration of 5 mg/mL. The F4 also exhibited high hydroxyl and superoxide activities (54 and 65.1%), but moderate activity for ferric reducing antioxidant power (0.102 mmole Fe2+/g protein) compared to other peptide fractions and crude-MMPH. Molecular weight and amino acid were the main factors that determined the antioxidant activities of these peptide fractions. Results indicated that F4 had strong antioxidant potentials. Discussion The lowest MW fraction (less than 1 kDa) contributed to the highest DPPH, superoxide, hydroxyl and metal chelation activity because influence of low MW and high content of hydrophobic amino acid in peptide chain. Results from this study indicated that MMPH peptides donate protons to free radicals because they had significantly high DPPH value compared to superoxide, hydroxyl and FRAP, which reactions were electron donation. Moreover, MMPH peptides had the ability to inhibit transition metal ions because of highly abundant glutamic acid and aspartic acid in peptide chain.

scholarly journals Assessment of antioxidant properties of membrane ultrafiltration peptides from mungbean meal protein hydrolysates

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chanikan Sonklin ◽  
Natta Laohakunjit ◽  
Orapin Kerdchoechuen
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Antioxidant Activity ◽  
Amino Acid ◽  
Metal Ion ◽  
Antioxidant Activities ◽  
Antioxidant Properties ◽  
Scavenging Activity ◽  
Antioxidant Power ◽  
Ferric Reducing Antioxidant Power ◽  
Peptide Fractions

Background Bioactive peptides can prevent damage associated with oxidative stress in the human body when consumed regularly. Recently year, peptides have attracted immense interest because of their beneficial functional properties, safety and little or no side effects when used at high concentration. Most antioxidant peptide has small size less than 1 kDa and contains high proportion of hydrophobic amino acid. Particularly Tyr, Leu, Ala, Ile, Val, Lys, Phe, Cys, Met and His exhibited high antioxidant activity. Mungbean protein contain high abundance of protein and hydrophobic amino acid contents, investigating its bioactivity is an important aspect of adding value to this by-product obtained from a growing industry. Therefore, the objectives of this study were to optimize the conditions used to generate MMPH with antioxidant activity form bromelain and to investigate the antioxidant activities of each molecular weight peptide fraction. Methods Response Surface Methodology (RSM) was used for screening the optimal conditions to produce Mungbean meal protein hydrolysate (MMPH). After that optimal MMPH was fractionated using ultrafiltration membranes with different molecular weight (MW) distribution. Crude-MMPH and four peptide fractions were investigated for five antioxidant activities: DPPH scavenging activity, Hydroxyl scavenging activity, Superoxide scavenging activity, Ferric reducing antioxidant power and metal ion chelation activity. Results The optimal condition of crude-MMPH production was 12 % (w/w) of bromelain and hydrolysis time for 12 h. The EC50 of DPPH was the highest for the F4 peptide fraction (MW<1 kDa) at 0.5320 mg/mL. Metal ion chelating activity was generally weak, except for the F4 that had a value of 43.94% at a protein concentration of 5 mg/mL. The F4 also exhibited high hydroxyl and superoxide radical scavenging activities (54 and 65.1%), but poor activity for ferric reducing antioxidant power (0.102 mM Fe2+/mg protein) compared to other peptide fractions and crude-MMPH. Molecular weight and amino acid were the main factors that determined the antioxidant activities of these peptide fractions. Results show that F4 have high antioxidant potentials. Discussion The lowest MW Fraction (less than 1 kDa) showed the highest DPPH activity, superoxide-, hydroxyl-scavenging activity and metal chelation activity. On the other hand, this fraction had poor ferric reducing power. This showed that low molecular weight has an important effect on antioxidant activities. According to the mechanism of the reaction, the potential of antioxidant activity was divided into two main groups: hydrogen atom transfer (HAT) and single electron transfer (SET). Therefore, this finding suggests that the antioxidant mechanism of peptides obtained mungbean could react with many species of free radicals by multiple mechanisms. Mungbean meal peptide can be developed into multiple functional foods which possess both antioxidant properties and aroma/taste.

scholarly journals Assessment of antioxidant properties of membrane ultrafiltration peptides from mungbean meal protein hydrolysates

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chanikan Sonklin ◽  
Natta Laohakunjit ◽  
Orapin Kerdchoechuen
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Antioxidant Activity ◽  
Amino Acid ◽  
Metal Ion ◽  
Antioxidant Activities ◽  
Antioxidant Properties ◽  
Scavenging Activity ◽  
Antioxidant Power ◽  
Ferric Reducing Antioxidant Power ◽  
Peptide Fractions

Background Bioactive peptides can prevent damage associated with oxidative stress in the human body when consumed regularly. Recently year, peptides have attracted immense interest because of their beneficial functional properties, safety and little or no side effects when used at high concentration. Most antioxidant peptide has small size less than 1 kDa and contains high proportion of hydrophobic amino acid. Particularly Tyr, Leu, Ala, Ile, Val, Lys, Phe, Cys, Met and His exhibited high antioxidant activity. Mungbean protein contain high abundance of protein and hydrophobic amino acid contents, investigating its bioactivity is an important aspect of adding value to this by-product obtained from a growing industry. Therefore, the objectives of this study were to optimize the conditions used to generate MMPH with antioxidant activity form bromelain and to investigate the antioxidant activities of each molecular weight peptide fraction. Methods Response Surface Methodology (RSM) was used for screening the optimal conditions to produce Mungbean meal protein hydrolysate (MMPH). After that optimal MMPH was fractionated using ultrafiltration membranes with different molecular weight (MW) distribution. Crude-MMPH and four peptide fractions were investigated for five antioxidant activities: DPPH scavenging activity, Hydroxyl scavenging activity, Superoxide scavenging activity, Ferric reducing antioxidant power and metal ion chelation activity. Results The optimal condition of crude-MMPH production was 12 % (w/w) of bromelain and hydrolysis time for 12 h. The EC50 of DPPH was the highest for the F4 peptide fraction (MW<1 kDa) at 0.5320 mg/mL. Metal ion chelating activity was generally weak, except for the F4 that had a value of 43.94% at a protein concentration of 5 mg/mL. The F4 also exhibited high hydroxyl and superoxide radical scavenging activities (54 and 65.1%), but poor activity for ferric reducing antioxidant power (0.102 mM Fe2+/mg protein) compared to other peptide fractions and crude-MMPH. Molecular weight and amino acid were the main factors that determined the antioxidant activities of these peptide fractions. Results show that F4 have high antioxidant potentials. Discussion The lowest MW Fraction (less than 1 kDa) showed the highest DPPH activity, superoxide-, hydroxyl-scavenging activity and metal chelation activity. On the other hand, this fraction had poor ferric reducing power. This showed that low molecular weight has an important effect on antioxidant activities. According to the mechanism of the reaction, the potential of antioxidant activity was divided into two main groups: hydrogen atom transfer (HAT) and single electron transfer (SET). Therefore, this finding suggests that the antioxidant mechanism of peptides obtained mungbean could react with many species of free radicals by multiple mechanisms. Mungbean meal peptide can be developed into multiple functional foods which possess both antioxidant properties and aroma/taste.

scholarly journals Postponed effect of neostigmine on oxidative homeostasis

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 134-138
Author(s):  
Miroslav Pohanka
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Thiobarbituric Acid ◽  
Low Molecular Weight ◽  
Glutathione S Transferase ◽  
Antioxidant Power ◽  
Ache Inhibitors ◽  
Ferric Reducing Antioxidant Power ◽  
The Impact

ABSTRACT Cholinesterases are enzymes able to hydrolyze the neurotransmitter acetylcholine and thus to terminate transmission. Once the enzymes are inhibited, excitotoxicity can appear in the adjacent cells. It is well known that oxidative stress is involved in the toxicity of cholinesterase inhibitors. Commonly, stress follows inhibition of cholinesterases and disappears shortly afterwards. In the present experiment, it was decided to test the impact of an inhibitor, neostigmine, on oxidative stress in BALB/c mice after a longer interval. The animals were sacrificed three days after onset of the experiment and spleens and livers were collected. Reduced glutathione (GSH), glutathione reductase (GR), glutathione S-transferase (GST), thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS), ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP), caspase-3 and activity of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) were assayed. The tested markers were not altered with exceptions of FRAP. The FRAP values indicate accumulation of low molecular weight antioxidants in the examined organs. The role of low molecular weight antioxidants in the toxicity of AChE inhibitors is discussed.

scholarly journals Nutricosmetic effects of Asparagus officinalis: a potent matrix metalloproteinase-1 inhibitor

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Suwannee Sriyab ◽  
Nachtharinee Laosirisathian ◽  
Chanun Punyoyai ◽  
Songyot Anuchapreeda ◽  
Singkome Tima ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Matrix Metalloproteinase ◽  
Antioxidant Activities ◽  
Epigallocatechin Gallate ◽  
Enzyme Reaction ◽  
Asparagus Officinalis ◽  
Peripheral Blood Mononuclear ◽  
Antioxidant Power ◽  
Matrix Metalloproteinase 1 ◽  
Ferric Reducing Antioxidant Power

AbstractThis study aimed to investigate the nutricosmetic effect of Asparagus officinalis extracts. The tip and spear of A. officinalis were successively extracted with 95% ethanol. The rutin, phenolic, and flavonoid contents of A. officinalis extracts were investigated. The antioxidant activities were determined by 2,2-azinobis (3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulphonic acid) and a ferric reducing antioxidant power assay. Matrix metalloproteinase-1 (MMP-1), elastase, and hyaluronidase inhibition were determined by in vitro enzyme reaction assay. The cytotoxicity was analyzed on peripheral blood mononuclear cellss. Findings revealed that drying temperature and drying duration had significant effects on the chemical composition and biological activity of A. officinalis extract. A. officinalis tips dried at 50 °C for 24 h contained the (significantly) highest flavonoid and rutin content. The most potent extract was from A. officinalis spears since it possessed the (significantly) highest MMP-1, elastase, and hyaluronidase inhibition rates of 83.4 ± 1.5%, 70.4 ± 4.1%, and 75.2 ± 1.0%, respectively. Interestingly, at the same concentration, the A. officinalis spear extract was more potent in MMP-1 inhibition than oleanolic acid and epigallocatechin gallate, the well-known natural MMP-1 inhibitors. The results show that A. officinalis extract is an attractive source of natural anti-skin-wrinkle ingredients.

scholarly journals Phenolic Profiles and Antioxidant Activities of 30 Tea Infusions from Green, Black, Oolong, White, Yellow and Dark Teas

Antioxidants ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
pp. 215 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cai-Ning Zhao ◽  
Guo-Yi Tang ◽  
Shi-Yu Cao ◽  
Xiao-Yu Xu ◽  
Ren-You Gan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antioxidant Activities ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Trolox Equivalent Antioxidant Capacity ◽  
Total Phenolic ◽  
Antioxidant Power ◽  
Phenolic Contents ◽  
Tea Infusions ◽  
Phenolic Profiles ◽  
Trolox Equivalent ◽  
Ferric Reducing Antioxidant Power

Tea is among the most consumed drink worldwide, and its strong antioxidant activity is considered as the main contributor to several health benefits, such as cardiovascular protection and anticancer effect. In this study, the antioxidant activities of 30 tea infusions, which were obtained by the mimic of drinking tea of the public, from green, black, oolong, white, yellow and dark teas, were evaluated using ferric-reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) and Trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity (TEAC) assays, ranging from 504.80 ± 17.44 to 4647.47 ± 57.87 µmol Fe2+/g dry weight (DW) and 166.29 ± 24.48 to 2532.41 ± 50.18 µmol Trolox/g DW, respectively. Moreover, their total phenolic contents (TPC) were detected by Folin-Ciocalteu assay and were in the range of 24.77 ± 2.02 to 252.65 ± 4.74 mg gallic acid equivalent (GAE)/g DW. Generally, Dianqing Tea, Lushan Yunwu Tea, and Xihu Longjing Tea showed the strongest antioxidant activities among 30 teas. Furthermore, the phenolic compounds in tea infusions were identified and quantified, with catechins most commonly detected, especially in green tea infusions, which were main contributors to their antioxidant activities. Besides tea polyphenols, considerable content of caffeine also presented in 30 tea infusions.

scholarly journals FRACTIONATION OF THE N-HEXANE EXTRACT OF GARCINIA BANCANA MIQ. (MANGGIS HUTAN) LEAVES AND ITS ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY BASED ON 1,1-DIPHENYL-2- PICRYLHYDRAZYL AND FERRIC REDUCING ANTIOXIDANT POWER ASSAYS

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 407
Author(s):  
Dewi Kumala Putri ◽  
Berna Elya ◽  
Nuraini Puspitasari
Keyword(s):  
Antioxidant Activity ◽  
Antioxidant Activities ◽  
Hexane Extract ◽  
Phytochemical Screening ◽  
Active Fraction ◽  
Leaf Extracts ◽  
Antioxidant Power ◽  
Dpph Method ◽  
Ferric Reducing Antioxidant Power

Objective: To assess the antioxidant activity from another part of the plant, in this study, leaf extracts in n-hexane were fractionated.Methods: Ten fractions were obtained and tested in vitro for antioxidant activity using two methods, 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and ferricreducing antioxidant power (FRAP), to identify the most active fraction.Results: The IC50 of the most active fraction was 36.24 μg/mL using the DPPH method, and the EC50 was 39.54 μg/mL using the FRAP method. Themost active fraction was also shown to contain terpenoids.Conclusion: The most active fraction of an n-hexane extract of the leaves of Gacinia bancana Miq., which was tested by both DPPH and FRAP methodshad antioxidant activities with IC50 and EC50 values of 36.2482 μg/mL and 39.5442 μg/mL, respectively. Phytochemical screening showed that activefraction contains terpenoids.

scholarly journals Design of Aerogels, Cryogels and Xerogels of Alginate: Effect of Molecular Weight, Gelation Conditions and Drying Method on Particles’ Micromeritics

Molecules ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (6) ◽  
pp. 1049 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosalía Rodríguez-Dorado ◽  
Clara López-Iglesias ◽  
Carlos García-González ◽  
Giulia Auriemma ◽  
Rita Aquino ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Physicochemical Properties ◽  
Textural Properties ◽  
Supercritical Drying ◽  
Processing Parameters ◽  
Storage Conditions ◽  
Drying Methods ◽  
Drying Method ◽  
Molecular Weights ◽  
Nanostructured Particles

Processing and shaping of dried gels are of interest in several fields like alginate aerogel beads used as highly porous and nanostructured particles in biomedical applications. The physicochemical properties of the alginate source, the solvent used in the gelation solution and the gel drying method are key parameters influencing the characteristics of the resulting dried gels. In this work, dried gel beads in the form of xerogels, cryogels or aerogels were prepared from alginates of different molecular weights (120 and 180 kDa) and concentrations (1.25, 1.50, 2.0 and 2.25% (w/v)) using different gelation conditions (aqueous and ethanolic CaCl2 solutions) and drying methods (supercritical drying, freeze-drying and oven drying) to obtain particles with a broad range of physicochemical and textural properties. The stability of physicochemical properties of alginate aerogels under storage conditions of 25 °C and 65% relative humidity (ICH-climatic zone II) during 1 and 3 months was studied. Results showed significant effects of the studied processing parameters on the resulting alginate dried gel properties. Stability studies showed small variations in aerogels weight and specific surface area after 3 months of storage, especially, in the case of aerogels produced with medium molecular weight alginate.

scholarly journals Bioactive Phenolic Metabolites from Adriatic Brown Algae Dictyota dichotoma and Padina pavonica (Dictyotaceae)

Foods ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 1187
Author(s):  
Ivana Generalić Mekinić ◽  
Vida Šimat ◽  
Viktorija Botić ◽  
Anita Crnjac ◽  
Marina Smoljo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Total Phenolics ◽  
Antioxidant Activities ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Ultrasound Assisted Extraction ◽  
Antioxidant Power ◽  
Dictyota Dichotoma ◽  
Assisted Extraction ◽  
Sample Data ◽  
Ferric Reducing Antioxidant Power ◽  
The Individual

In this study, the influences of temperature (20, 40 and 60 °C) and extraction solvents (water, ethanol) on the ultrasound-assisted extraction of phenolics from the Adriatic macroalgae Dictyota dichotoma and Padina pavonica were studied. The extracts were analysed for major phenolic sub-groups (total phenolics, flavonoids and tannins) using spectrometric methods, while the individual phenolics were detected by HPLC. The antioxidant activities were evaluated using three methods: Ferric Reducing/Antioxidant Power (FRAP), scavenging of the stabile 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical and Oxygen Radical Antioxidant Capacity (ORAC). The aim of the study was also to find the connection between the chemical composition of the extracts and their biological activity. Therefore, principal component analysis (PCA), which permits simple representation of different sample data and better visualisation of their correlations, was used. Higher extraction yields of the total phenolics, flavonoids and tannins were obtained using an alcoholic solvent, while a general conclusion about the applied temperature was not established. These extracts also showed good antioxidant activity, especially D. dichotoma extracts, with high reducing capacity (690–792 mM TE) and ORAC values (38.7–40.8 mM TE in 400-fold diluted extracts). The PCA pointed out the significant influence of flavonoids and tannins on the investigated properties. The results of this investigation could be interesting for future studies dealing with the application of these two algae in foods, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals.

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