Physiological and physico-chemical characterization of dietary fibre from the green seaweed Ulva fasciata Delile;Caracterização fisiológica e físico-química da fibra alimentar da macroalga marinha verde Ulva fasciata Delile

Brazilian Journal of Biology

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 969-977

  Carvalho, A F U ^a   Portela, M C C ^a   Sousa, M B ^a   Martins, F S ^a   Rocha, F C ^a   Farias, D F ^a   Feitosa, J P A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dietary fibre; Physiological and physico chemical characteristics; Seaweeds; Ulva fasciata

Indexed keywords

RATTUS; ULVA; ULVA FASCIATA;

EID: 70350662225     PISSN: 15196984     EISSN: 16784375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1519-69842009000400028     Document Type: Article

References (44)

1. ACLETO, CO. 1996. Algas marinas del Perú de importancia económica. Peru: Universidade Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. 106 p.
2. AGUILERA-MORALES, M., CASAS-VALDEZ, S., CARRILO-DOMÍNGUEZ, S., GONZÁLEZ-ACOSTA, B. and PÉREZ-GIL, F. 2005. Chemical composition and microbiological assays of marine algae Enteromorpha ssp. as a potential food source. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, vol. 18, no. 1, p. 79-88.
3. ALLAIN, CC., POON, LS., CHAN, SG., RICHMOND, W. and FU, PC. 1974. Enzymatic determination of total cholesterol. Clinical Chemistry, vol. 20, no. 4, p. 470-475.
4. ANDERSON, JW. and BRIDGES, SR. 1988. Dietary fibre content of selected foods. American Journal of Cardiology, vol. 60, no. 12, p. 17-22.
5. ANDERSON, JW. 1987. Dietary fiber, lipids and atherosclerosis. American Journal of Cardiology, vol. 60, no. 12, p. 17-22.
6. Association of Official Analytical Chemists - AOAC. 1997. Official Methods of Analysis. 16 ed. Washington, DC. 1115 p.
7. BAETHGEN, WE. and ALLEY, MM. 1989. A manual colorimetric procedure for measuring ammonium nitrogen in soil and plant Kjeldahl digests. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, vol. 20, no. 9, p. 961-969.
8. BARDOCZ, S., GRANT, G., PUSZTAI, A., FRANKLIN, MF. and CARVALHO, AFFU. 1996. The effect of phytohaemagglutinin on the growth, body composition, and plasma insulin of the rat at different dietary concentrations. British Journal of Nutrition, vol. 76, no. 4, p. 613-626.
9. BOBIN-DUBIGEON, C. et al. 1997. Chemical composition, physico-chemical properties enzymatic inibition and fermentative characteristics of dietary fibers from edible seaweads. Science des Aliments, vol. 17, p. 619-639.
10. CAPREZ-AMADO, R. and NEAUKOM, H. 1986. Influence of different type of thermal treatment on the chemical composition and physical properties of wheat bran. Journal of Cereal Science, vol. 4, p. 233-239.
11. CHAU, C. and CHEUNG, PCK. 1999. Effects of the physico-chemical properties of three legume fibres on cholesterol absorption in hamsters. Nutrition Research, vol. 19, no. 2, p. 257-265.
12. CRAVEIRO, AA., CRAVEIRO, AC. and QUEIROZ, DC. 1999. Quitosana: a fibra do futuro. Fortaleza: PADETEC. 122 p.
13. DAVIDSON, M. and MCDONALD, A. 1998. Fibre: forms and functions. Nutrition Research, vol. 18, no. 4, p. 617-662.
14. DURAND, M. et al. 1997. Fermentation of green alga sea-lettuce (Ulva sp) and metabolism of its sulphate by human colonic microbiota in a semi-continuous culture system. Reproduction Nutrition Development, vol. 37, no. 3, p. 267-283.
15. DVIR, I. et al. 2000. Soluble polysaccharide and biomass of red microalga Porphyridium sp. alter intestinal morfology and reduce serum cholesterol in rats. British Journal of Nutrition, vol. 84, no. 4, p. 469-476.
16. FEMENIA, A., LEFEBVRE, AC., THEBAUDIN, JY., ROBERTSON, JA. and BOURGEOIS, CM. 1997. Physical and sensory properties of model foods supplemented with cauliflower fibre. Journal of Food Science, vol. 62, no. 4, p. 635-639.
17. FLEURENCE, J. 1991. L'habilitation des algues en alimentation humaine: le point sur la réglementation française. Industries Alimentaires et Agricoles, vol. 108, no. 6, p. 501-502.
18. FRANCO, G. 1992. Teor de fibras em alimentos. In Tabela de composição química dos alimentos. São Paulo: Atheneu. p. 177-184.
19. GLICKSMAN, M. 1987. Utilization of seaweed hydrocolloids in the food industry. Hydrobiologia, vol. 151-152, p. 31-47.
20. HOLLANDER, M. and WOLFE, D. 1999. Nonparametric statistical methods. New York: John Wiley and Sons. 787 p.
21. JIMENEZ-ESCRIG, AE. and SANCHEZ-MUNIZ, FG. 2000. Dietary fibre from edible seaweeds: chemical structure, physicochemical properties and effects on cholesterol metabolism. Nutrition Research, vol. 20, no. 4, p. 585-598.
22. JOLY, AB. 1965. Flora marinha do litoral norte do Estado de São Paulo e regiões circunvizinhas. Boletim da Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras da Universidade de São Paulo, vol. 294, no. 21, p.1-393.
23. KATCH, FI. and MCARDLE, WD. 1993. Introduction to nutrition, exercise and health. London: Lea and Febiger. p. 63-83.
24. KHOKHAR, S. and KAPOOR, AC. 1990. Effect of dietary fibres on bioavailability of vitamin A and thiamine. Plant Foods for Human Nutrition, vol. 40, no. 4, p. 259-265.
25. LAHAYE, M. 1991. Marine Algae as source of fibres: determination of soluble and insoluble dietary contents in some "sea vegetables". Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, vol. 54, no. 4, p. 587-594.
26. LAHAYE, M. and JEGOU, D. 1993. Chemical and physico-chemical characteristics of dietary fibres from Ulva lactucca L. and Enteromorpha compressa (L) Grev. Journal of Applied Phycology, vol. 5, no. 2, p. 195-200.
27. LAHAYE M. and KAEFFER B. 1997. Seaweed dietary fibres: structure, physico-chemical and biological properties relevant to intestinal physiology. Science des Aliments, vol. 17, p. 563-584.
28. LAHAYE, M. and ROBIC, A. 2007. Structure and functional properties of ulvan, a polysaccharide from green seaweeds. Biomacromolecules, vol. 8, no. 6, p. 1765-1774.
29. MACPHERSON, R. 1993. Dietary fibre: a perspective. In SPILLER, GAS. (Ed.). CRC handbook of dietary fibre in human nutrition. Boca Raton: CRC Press. p. 7-11.
30. MAHAN, LK. and ESCOTT-STUMP, S. 1996. Krause's food nutrition and diet therapy. London: WB Saunders Company. 1194 p.
31. MATZ, AS. 1996. Formulation and processing dietetic foods. Texas: Pan-Tech International. p. 136-182.
32. MICHEL, C. and MACFARLANE, GT. 1996. Digestive fates of soluble polysaccharides from marine macroalgae: involvement of the colonic microflora and physiological consequences for the host. Journal of Applied Bacteriology, vol. 80, no. 4, p. 349-369.
33. MICHEL, F., THIBAULT, JF., BARRY, JL. and BAYNAST, R. 1988. Preparation and characterization of dietary fibre from sugar-beet pulp. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, vol. 43, no. 1, p. 77-85.
34. NAUSS, JL., THOMPSON, JL. and NAGYVARY, J. 1983. The binding of micellar lipids to chitosan. Lipids, vol. 18, no. 10, p. 714-719.
35. NYMAN, M. 1995. Effects of processing on dietary fibre in vegetables. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, vol. 49, no. 3, p. 215-218.
36. 14C-thiamin with dietary fibre. Cereal Chemistry, vol. 59, no. 5, p. 440-443.
37. POTTY, VH. 1996. Physico-chemical aspects, physiological functions, nutritional importance and technological significance of dietary fibres - a critical appraisal. Journal of Food Science and Technology-Mysore, vol. 33, no. 1, p. 1-18.
38. PROSKY, L., ASP, NG., SCHWEIZER, TF., DEVRIES, JW. and FURDA, I. 1988. Determination of insoluble, soluble, and total dietary fibre in foods and food products: interlaboratory study. Journal Association off Official Analytical Chemists, vol. 71, no. 5, p. 1017-1023.
39. RUPÉREZ, P. and SAURA-CALIXTO, F. 2001. Dietary and physicochemical properties of edible Spanish seaweeds. European Food Research and Technolog, vol. 212, p. 349-354.
40. SIZER, F. and WHITNEY, E. 2007. Nutrition: concepts and controversiesi. London: Thomson Learning. 816 p.
41. SUZUKI, T., OHSUGI, Y., YOSHIE, Y., SHIRAI, T. and HIRANO, T. 1996. Dietary fibre content, water-holding capacity and binding capacity of seaweeds. Fish Science, vol. 62, no. 3, p. 454-461.
42. TAYLOR, WR. 1960. Marine algae of the eastern tropical and sub-tropical coast of the Americas. Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press. p. 860.
43. WYATT, NH., GEE, JM. and JOHNSON, IT. 1988. Intestinal microflora and gastrointestinal adaptation in the rat in response to non-digestible dietary polysaccharides. British Journal of Nutrition, vol. 60, p. 197-207.
44. WYNNE, MJ. and BOLD, HC. 1978. Introduction to the algae structure and reproduction. New Jersey: Prentice and Hall. 706 p.