Quantification of lectins in Synsepalum dulcificum and comparison with reference foods.
Hemagglutinins
Lectins
Miracle Berry
Phaseolus vulgaris
Rubus idaeus
Synsepalum dulcificum
Journal
Food chemistry
ISSN: 1873-7072
Titre abrégé: Food Chem
Pays: England
ID NLM: 7702639
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 Aug 2021
01 Aug 2021
Historique:
received:
03
12
2020
revised:
08
02
2021
accepted:
08
02
2021
pubmed:
4
3
2021
medline:
10
4
2021
entrez:
3
3
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
A healthy life means a balance between physical activity and a diet rich in fruits and vegetables, however, some plant-based foods can have certain adverse effects due to the presence of anti-nutritional factors, such as lectins, capable of binding molecules and preventing their normal assimilation. The level of lectins in Synsepalum dulcificum fruit was determined by hemagglutination assays in human blood, and its comparison with foods characterized as having high and low lectin content. The relative hemagglutinating activity of berries from Synsepalum dulcificum compared to our positive high lectin content food reference (Pinto bean) corresponds to 3.13-6.25%, representing safe levels for nutritional food.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33657483
pii: S0308-8146(21)00347-2
doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2021.129341
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Plant Lectins
0
Types de publication
Comparative Study
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
129341Informations de copyright
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