Free radical-scavenging capacity and inhibitory activity on rat erythrocyte hemolysis of feruloyl oligosaccharides from wheat bran insoluble dietary fiber

Water-soluble feruloyl oligosaccharides, which were released from wheat bran insoluble dietary fiber treated with xylanase from Bacillus subtilis and further purified with Amberlite XAD-2, were evaluated for their 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical-scavenging activity and their capacity in inhibition of rat erythrocyte hemolysis mediated by 2,2'-azobis-2-amidinopropane dihydrochloride (AAPH) under in vitro conditions. The EC50 value of the water-soluble feruloyl oligosaccharides against the DPPH radical was 0.52 mg/ml. The oxidative hemolysis of rat erythrocytes induced by AAPH was suppressed by the water-soluble feruloyl oligosaccharides in a concentration- and time-dependent manner. The water-soluble feruloyl oligosaccharides, at a concentration of 4 mg/ml, showed 91.7% of inhibition of rat erythrocytes hemolysis, and the erythrocyte hemolysis could be retarded for more than 120 min. These data indicated that the water-soluble feruloyl oligosaccharides from wheat bran insoluble dietary fiber might have potential as natural antioxidants. (c) 2004 Swiss Society of Food Science and Technology. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.