1. Characterized Polysaccharides from Green Tea Inhibited Starch Hydrolysis and Glucose Intestinal Uptake by Inducing Microstructural Changes of Wheat Starch
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Soon-Mi Shim, Jin-Oh Chung, Geun-Pyo Hong, Yong-Deog Hong, Young-Chan Yun, Miyoung Park, Ha-Young Cha, Chan-Yang Lee, Kwang-Soon Shin, Jeong-Ho Oh, and Wangi Kim
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chemistry.chemical_classification ,Ethanol ,food.ingredient ,Tea ,Starch ,Hydrolysis ,food and beverages ,General Chemistry ,Green tea ,Polysaccharide ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Wheat starch ,Glucose ,Postprandial ,food ,chemistry ,Polysaccharides ,Food science ,Resistant starch ,General Agricultural and Biological Sciences ,Triticum - Abstract
The purpose of the current study was to investigate the effect of green tea ethanol extract (GTE) and polysaccharide fractions from green tea (PFGs) on the hydrolysis of wheat starch, microstructural changes, and intestinal transport of glucose. The amount of resistant starch (RS) was significantly lowered in the water-soluble polysaccharide (WSP), water-soluble polysaccharide-pectinase (WSP-P), and water-insoluble polysaccharide-alkali soluble (WISP-Alk-Soluble; p < 0.05). The microstructures of gelatinized wheat starch granules with WSP, WSP-P, and WISP-Alk-Soluble were spherical with small cracks. The amount of intestinal transported glucose from digested wheat starch was 2.12-3.50 times lower than the control group. The results from the current study suggest that water- and alkali-soluble PFGs could be potential ingredients to lower starch hydrolysis as well as to control the postprandial blood glucose level when foods that contain starch are consumed.
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- 2021
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