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Two exotic fruits positively affect rat's plasma composition
Author(s)
Leontowicz, Maria
Leontowicz, Hanna
Drzewiecki, Jerzy
Jastrzebski, Zenon
Haruenkit, Ratiporn
Poovarodom, Sumitra
Park, Yong Seo
Jung, Soon Teck
Kang, Seong Gook
Trakhtenberg, Simon
Gorinstein, Shela
Date Issued
January 1, 2007
Type
Article
Abstract
The aim of this investigation was to determine the bioactive compounds and the antioxidant potentials of Snake fruit and Mangosteen and their influence on plasma lipid levels and antioxidant activity in rats fed cholesterol-containing diets. It was found that total polyphenols and antioxidant potentials of Snake fruit were significantly higher than those of Mangosteen (P < 0.05). A cholesterol-containing diet supplemented with the studied exotic fruits showed a positive affect on rat's plasma lipid levels and on the antioxidant activity during 30 days of feeding. In rat's plasma of the Chol/Snake diet group, the fibrinogen fraction showed a decrease in the amounts and compositions of electrophoretic protein bands in the range of 110 and 14 kDa. However, all the positive results of this experiment on animals could not be automatically applied to humans. © 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Citation
Food Chemistry, 102(1), 192-200, 2007