Journal
JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY
Volume 53, Issue 7, Pages 2433-2440Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/jf049320i
Keywords
wheat milling fractions; antioxidant activity; free radical scavenging; inhibition of LDL oxidation; phenolic content; simulated digestion conditions
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Phenolic compounds from soft and hard wheat and their milling fractions were extracted into distilled deionized water, and their in vitro antioxidant activities were evaluated. Wheat samples were used as such (nontreated) or subjected to pH adjustment (treated) in order to simulate gastrointestinal pH conditions. The total phenolic content (TPC) was determined using Folin-Ciocalteu's procedure. The total antioxidant activity (TAA) was determined using Trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity assay and expressed as Trolox equivalents. The antioxidant activity of wheat extracts was also evaluated using the P-carotene bleaching assay, scavenging of 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radical, and inhibition of oxidation of human low density lipoprotein cholesterol. The TPC, TAA, and antioxidant potential, evaluated using different methods of wheat samples, were significantly increased following gastrointestinal tract-simulated pH changes. Thus, digestion taking place in the gastrointestinal tract in vivo may also enhance the antioxidant properties of the extracts.
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