Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
Volume 54, Issue -, Pages 264-269Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2012.12.011
Keywords
Plan toga asiatica L; Polysaccharide; Glucose diffusion; Enzyme activities; Bile acids; Cholesterol
Funding
- Key Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China [31130041]
- National Key Technology R & D Program of China [2012BAD33B06]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [20802032, 21062012]
- Objective-Oriented Project of State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology [SKLF-MB-201001]
- Training Project of Young Scientists of Jiangxi Province (Stars of Jinggang)
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Effects of a novel polysaccharide (PLP) from the seeds of Mantago asiatica L on intestinal function were investigated in vitro. Results showed that PLP had notable influence on slowing down glucose diffusion and inhibiting a-amylase activity. These might help prolong blood glucose response and hence control the postprandial glucose concentration. PLP could also decrease pancreatic lipase and protease activities, which may help lower the levels of serum lipids and modify protein digestibility. In addition, PLP was able to bind bile acids and may reduce cholesterol level. These results suggested that PLP may have potential benefits for human intestinal function and might be used as a potential ingredient in functional food applications. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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