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Immunomodulatory activity of purified arabinoxylans from finger millet (Eleusine coracana, v. Indaf 15) bran.
Savitha Prashanth, M. R. and Shruthi, R. R. and Muralikrishna, G. (2015) Immunomodulatory activity of purified arabinoxylans from finger millet (Eleusine coracana, v. Indaf 15) bran. Journal of Food Science and Technology, 52 (9). pp. 6049-6054. ISSN 0022-1155
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Abstract
Biological activities of alkali extracted (Barium hydroxide: BE-480 kDa, Potassium hydroxide: KE1-1080 and KE2-40 kDa), purified arabinoxylans (AX) from the finger millet bran varying in their molecular weight, phenolic acid content, arabinose to xylose ratios were evaluated for their immune-stimulatory activities using murine lymphocytes and peritoneal exudate macrophages. All three purified AX displayed significant (p<0.001) mitogenic activity and activation of macrophages including phagocytosis. Among these BE has shown higher enhancing lymphocyte proliferation (>2 fold) and macrophage phagocytosis than KE1 and KE2. The above results clearly documented that the immunostimulatory activity of arabinoxylans is directly proportional to the amount of ferulic acid content (0.11 mg/ 100 g), whereas molecular weight as well as arabinose/ xylose ratio, did not have any bearing. Purified AX from the finger millet bran can be explored as a potent natural immunomodulator.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Finger millet bran . Arabinoxylan . Immunomodulation . Mitogenic activity . Macrophage activation . Phagocytosis |
| Subjects: | 500 Natural Sciences and Mathematics > 04 Chemistry and Allied Sciences > 28 Polysaccharide Chemistry 600 Technology > 08 Food technology > 21 Cereals > 05 Ragi (Finger Millet) |
| Divisions: | Dept. of Biochemistry |
| Depositing User: | Food Sci. & Technol. Information Services |
| Date Deposited: | 29 Dec 2015 07:12 |
| Last Modified: | 29 Dec 2015 07:12 |
| URI: | http://ir.cftri.res.in/id/eprint/12041 |
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