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PLANT FOODS FOR HUMAN NUTRITION
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SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s11130-023-01059-5
Keywords
Durian seed polysaccharide; Alzheimer's disease; Amyloid protein; Antioxidant enzymes; Oxidative stress
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Durian seeds, normally considered waste, were found to contain a polysaccharide called DSPP-1 with antioxidant and anti-aggregation properties. In a transgenic C. elegans model, DSPP-1 was shown to decrease abnormal A beta(1-42) aggregation and improve antioxidant enzyme activities. These findings suggest that DSPP-1 has potential as a natural treatment for Alzheimer's disease.
Durian seeds are normally considered as agricultural waste in durian fruit processing, resulting in a huge waste of resources. The structure characterization of polysaccharide from durian seed and its neuroprotective effects against Alzheimer's disease (AD) in a transgenic Caenorhabditis elegans model were conducted in this study. A water-soluble polysaccharide was obtained using atmospheric pressure plasma treatment, and named DSPP-1. DSPP-1 was composed of rhamnose, galactose and galacturonic acid and its molecular weight was 3.765 x 10(5) Da. PDSP and DSPP-1 showed considerable antioxidant activity in the 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical-scavenging compared to the positive control (vitamin C). Besides, compared with the positive group (epigallocatechin gallate), PDSP and DSPP-1 exhibited the certain Abeta(1 - 42) aggregation inhibitory effectiveness (p < 0.05). In contrast, DSPP-2 exerted a poor antioxidant and anti-aggregation effect (p < 0.05). In vivo results showed that DSPP-1 could decrease abnormal A beta(1-42) aggregation to delay the paralysis process of AD-nematodes. Moreover, DSPP-1 significantly improved the antioxidant enzyme activities and reduced lipid peroxidation in AD-nematodes. Taken together, these results indicated that DSPP-1 could be used as a potential natural source for the prevention and treatment of AD.
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