Effect of amaranth seeds in diet on oxidative status in plasma and selected tissues of high fructose-fed rats

Paśko, Paweł; Bartoń, H.; Zagrodzki, Paweł; Chłopicka, Joanna; Iżewska, Aleksanda; Gawlik, Maciej; Gorinstein, Shela

doi:10.1016/j.foodchem.2010.10.081

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“…Nutrition therapy and glucose monitoring including diet control are suggested as fundamental approaches to type 2 diabetes management. Quinoa and amaranth have been evaluated for their potential in lowering risk of type 2 diabetes by assessing the antihyperglycemia and antihypertension activities using in vitro enzyme assays and the anti‐obesity effect by using obese, hyperglycemic mice model . α‐Glucosidase and pancreatic lipase are important enzymes for the digestion of complex carbohydrates and the absorption of triglyceride lipids, respectively.…”

Section: Nutritional Attributes and Health Benefitsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Male Wistar rats fed with amaranth seeds had significantly lower plasma MDA and higher activities of antioxidant enzymes. Amaranth seeds can act as a moderate protective agent against fructose‐induced obesity and diabetes mellitus . The amaranth grain and its oil fraction significantly decreased the serum glucose and increased serum insulin level in diabetic rats, thus amaranth seeds are beneficial for correcting hyperglycaemia and preventing diabetic complications.…”

Section: Nutritional Attributes and Health Benefitsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Phytochemicals in quinoa and amaranth grains and their antioxidant, anti‐inflammatory, and potential health beneficial effects: a review

Tang

Tsao

2017

Molecular Nutrition Food Res

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168

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Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) and amaranth (Amaranthus cruentus L.) are pseudocereal grains rich in both macronutrients and micronutrients including vitamins and minerals. The proteins are particularly of high nutritional quality due to the outstanding balance of essential amino acids. However, recent research strongly suggests that nonessential nutrients such as phytochemicals of quinoa and amaranth may also have potential health beneficial effects. This review focuses on the phytochemical composition of quinoa and amaranth seeds, the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities of hydrophilic (e.g. phenolics, betacyanins) and lipophilic (e.g. fatty acids, tocopherols, and carotenoids) nutrients, and how these contribute to the potential health benefits, especially in lowering the risk of the oxidative stress related diseases e.g. cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and obesity. The gap between current knowledge and future research needs have also been identified.

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Section: Nutritional Attributes and Health Benefitsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Nutritional Attributes and Health Benefitsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Phytochemicals in quinoa and amaranth grains and their antioxidant, anti‐inflammatory, and potential health beneficial effects: a review

Tang

Tsao

2017

Molecular Nutrition Food Res

245

168

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“…Pasko and others (2011) further evaluated the effect of amaranth grains on oxidative stress in the plasma, heart, kidney, and pancreas of rats. Fructose was administered to induce oxidative stress, which was manifested through an increase of malondialdehyde and a decrease of enzyme antioxidant capacity in the plasma and selected tissues.…”

Section: Antioxidant Activitymentioning

confidence: 99%

State of Knowledge on Amaranth Grain: A Comprehensive Review

Caselato-Sousa

Amaya-Farfán

2012

Journal of Food Science

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Amaranth grain is a highly nutritional pseudocereal with a superior amount of proteins when compared to true cereals. It is a reasonably well-balanced food with functional properties that have been shown to provide medicinal benefits. The health benefits attributed include decreasing plasma cholesterol levels, stimulating the immune system, exerting an antitumor activity, reducing blood glucose levels and improving conditions of hypertension and anemia. In addition, it has been reported to possess anti-allergic and antioxidant activities. The present article provides a comprehensive overview of amaranth grain that focuses on recent research reporting its use in the clinical practice and its possible benefits to human health.

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“…The principal component of amaranth is starch (62%) (Alvarez‐Jubete and others ; Ferreira and Gómez‐Areas ; Repo‐Carrasco‐Valencia and others ). Besides its nutritional features, some bioactive compounds are present in amaranth grain including flavonoids, phenolic acids, anthocyanins, tannins, and phytosterols (Alvarez‐Jubete and others ; Pasko and others ). The principal characteristic of amaranth is that it has a high concentration of proteins with excellent nutritional quality (Quiróga and others ).…”

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Identification of Bioactive Peptide Sequences from Amaranth (Amaranthus hypochondriacus) Seed Proteins and Their Potential Role in the Prevention of Chronic Diseases

Montoya-Rodríguez

Gómez-Favela²,

Reyes-Moreno³

et al. 2015

Comp Rev Food Sci Food Safe

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Amaranth (Amaranthus hypochondriacus) is a pseudocereal with higher protein concentration than most cereal grains. Enzymatic hydrolysis and food processing could produce biopeptides from amaranth proteins; however, there is limited information about the bioactivity of peptides from amaranth proteins. The objective of this comprehensive review was to determine bioactive peptide sequences in amaranth proteins that may prevent cardiovascular disease, cancer, and diabetes. Amaranth proteins, reported in UniProt database, were evaluated for potential bioactive peptide using BIOPEP database. The 15 main proteins present in amaranth seed are 11S globulin, 7S globulin, α-amylase inhibitor, trypsin inhibitor, antimicrobial proteins, nonspecific lipid-transfer-protein-1, superoxide dismutase, ring-zinc finger protein, prosystemin, amaranth albumin 1, glucose-1-phosphate adenyltransferase, glucosyltransferase, polyamine oxidase, granule-bound starch synthase 1, and acetolactate synthase. All proteins showed high occurrence frequencies of angiotensin-converting enzyme-inhibitor peptides (A = 0.161 to 0.362), as well as of dipeptidyl peptidase IV inhibitor (A = 0.003 to 0.087). Other proteins showed antioxidative (A = 0.012 to 0.063) and glucose uptake-stimulating activity (A = 0.023 to 0.042), and also antithrombotic (A = 0.002 to 0.031) and anticancer sequences (A = 0.001 to 0.042). The results of this study support the concept that amaranth grain could be part of a "healthy" diet and thereby prevent chronic human diseases.

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Effect of amaranth seeds in diet on oxidative status in plasma and selected tissues of high fructose-fed rats

Cited by 26 publications

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Phytochemicals in quinoa and amaranth grains and their antioxidant, anti‐inflammatory, and potential health beneficial effects: a review

Phytochemicals in quinoa and amaranth grains and their antioxidant, anti‐inflammatory, and potential health beneficial effects: a review

State of Knowledge on Amaranth Grain: A Comprehensive Review

Identification of Bioactive Peptide Sequences from Amaranth (Amaranthus hypochondriacus) Seed Proteins and Their Potential Role in the Prevention of Chronic Diseases

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