Lipid-lowering action of pectin from Cucumis sativus

Food Chemistry

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 281-286

  Sudheesh, S ^a   Vijayalakshmi, N R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KERALA   (India)

Author keywords

Cucumis sativus; Glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase; HMG CoA reductase; Hypolipidemic; Lipoprotein lipase and LCAT; Malate dehydrogenase; Pectin

Indexed keywords

ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; CHOLESTEROL; FATTY ACID; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE; LIPOPROTEIN LIPASE; MALATE DEHYDROGENASE; PECTIN; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE STEROL ACYLTRANSFERASE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUCUMBER; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RAT;

EID: 0032879951     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-8146(99)00135-1     Document Type: Article

References (27)

1. Anderson J.W., Chen L.W.Y. Plant fibre, carbohydrate and lipid metabolism. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 32:1979;346-363.
2. Anderson J.W., Clark J.T. Dietary fiber: hyperlipidemia, hypertension and coronary heart disease. American Journal of Gastroenterology. 81:1986;907-919.
3. Arjmandi B.H., Ahn J., Nathani S., Reeves R.D. Dietary soluble fiber and cholesterol affect serum cholesterol concentration, hepatic portal venous short chain fatty acid concentrations and fecal neutral sterol excretion in rats. Journal of Nutrition. 122(2):1992;246-253.
4. Arslan N. Extraction of pectin from sugar-beet pulp and intrinsic viscoscity molecular weight relationship of pectin solutions. Journal of Food Science and Technology. 32(5):1995;381-385.
5. Bennet, C. A., & Franklin, N. L. (1967). Stastical analysis in chemistry and chemical industry. John Willey and Sons. Inc., New York, 133-138.
6. Bjorkhem I., Danielsson H. 7. α - Hydroxylation of exogenous and endogenous cholesterol in rat liver microsomes European Journal of Biochemistry. 53:1975;53-70.
7. Bobek P., Chrovathova V. Effect of pectin on cholesterol distribution in the lipoproteins of stereptozoic diabetic rats fed a cholesterol diet. Physiol. Biochemslov. 33(3):1984;230-236.
8. Durrington P.N., Manning A.P., Button C.H., Hartog M. Effect of pectin on serum lipids and lipoproteins, whole - gut transit - time and stool weight. Lancet. 2:1976;394-396.
9. Fernandez M.L., Lin E.C., Trejo A., McNamara D.J. Prickly pear (Opuntia sp.) pectin reverses low density lipoprotein receptor suppression induced by a hypercholesterolemic diet in guinea pigs. Journal of Nutrition. 122(12):1992;2330-2340.
10. Fernandez M.L., Trejo A., McNamara D.J. Pectin isolated from prickly pear (Opuntia sp.) modifies low density lipoprotein metabolism in cholesterol-fed guinea pigs. Journal of Nutrition. 120:1990;1283-1287.
11. Furda I. Dietary Fibers, Chemistry and Nutrition. 1979;Academic Press, New York.
12. Gomathy R., Vijayalakshmi N.R., Kurup P.A. Hypolipidemic principle of inflorescence stalk of plantain (Musa sapientum). Journal of Biosciences. 14:1989;301-309.
13. Hexberg S., Hexberg E., Willumson N., Berge R.K. A study on lipid metabolism in heart and liver of cholesterol and pectin fed rats. British Journal of Nutrition. 71(2):1994;181-192.
14. Jenkins D.J.A., Reynolds D., Leeds A.R., Waller A.L., Cummings J.H. Hypocholesterolemic action of dietary fiber unrelated to fecal bulking effect. American Journal of Nutrition. 32:1979;2430-2435.
15. Judd P.A., Truswell A.S. The hypocholesterolemic effects of pectin in rats. British Journal of Nutrition. 53(3):1985;409-426.
16. Kay R.M., Truswell A.S. Effect of citrus pectin on blood lipids and fecal sterols in men. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 30:1977;171-175.
17. Larry P.B., Kathleen J.H., Helenbeth R., Donald B.H. Cholesterol lowering effects of soluble fiber cereals as part of prudent diet for patients with mild to moderate hypercholesterolemia. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 52:1990;1020-1026.
18. Lutton C.F. Coefficient d' absorption du cholesterol alimentaire parametric fondamental de l'equlibre dynamique du cholesterol chezle rat. Biomedicine. 24:1976;205-208.
19. Meittinen T.A., Tarpila S. Effect of pectin on serum cholesterol, fecal bile acids and biliary lipids in normolipidemic and hyperlipidemic individuals. Clin. Chim. Acta. 79:1977;471-477.
20. Patzy M.N., Barbara O.S., Richard A.F. Effect of dietary fibers on non-fasting plasma lipoprotein and apolipoprotein levels in rats. Journal of Nutrition. 121:1991;431-437.
21. Patzy M.N., Richard A.F. The effect of dietary fiber feeding on cholesterol metabolism in rats. Journal of Nutrition. 120:1990;800-805.
22. Presannakumar G., Sudheesh S., Vijayalakshmi N.R. Hypoglycemic effect of Coccinia indica. Mechanism of action. Planta Medica. 57:1993;330-332.
23. Reddy B.S., Watanabe K., Sheinfil A. Effect of dietary wheat bran, alfalfa pectin and carrageenan on plasma cholesterol and fecal bile acids and neutral sterol excretion in rats. Journal of Nutrition. 110:1980;1247-1254.
24. Robert A. Potential dietary benefits of citrus pectin and fiber. Food Technology. 48(11):1994;133-139.
25. Ruth K.M. Pectin and serum cholesterol. Lancet. 2:1976;799.
26. Sudheesh, S. (1996). Studies on the effects of pectin and condensed tannins on metabolism. Ph.D thesis, University of Kerala, India.
27. Valsa A.K., Usha Kumari B., Vijayalakshmi N.R. Effect of catechin on lipid metabolism. Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition. 19:1995;175-182.