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Characterization of soluble dietary fiber from Moringa oleifera seeds and its immunomodulatory effects.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2016.06.013
 
Title Characterization of soluble dietary fiber from Moringa oleifera seeds and its immunomodulatory effects.
 
Creator Anudeep, Sandanamudi,
Prasanna, V. K.
Shruthi, M. Adya
Radha, C.
 
Subject 01 Dietary Fiber
23 Vegetables
 
Description Moringa oleifera (moringa or drumstick) seeds are a potential source of dietary fiber with 6.5% w/w soluble dietary fiber. Biochemical characterization of moringa seed soluble fiber revealed that it is a glycoprotein with 5% neutral sugars. Arabinose and xylose are the major neutral sugars identified by gas liquid chromatography (GLC). Moringa seed soluble fiber was identified as protease resistant-glycoprotein and termed as moringa seed resistant protein (MSRP). MSRP was found to be a homodimer (18kDa) containing two 9kDa monomeric units as revealed by SDS-PAGE analysis with pI 10.8. Immunostimulating activity of MSRP was assessed by murine splenocyte proliferation and production of NO from macrophages. MSRP at low concentration (0.01μg/well) strongly increased proliferation of splenocytes, while MSRP at high concentration weakly responded. MSRP induced 6-fold increase in NO production when compared to the control which indicates the activation of macrophages. MSRP isolated from defatted moringa seed flour is a potent mitogen, enhancing the proliferation of lymphocytes and inducing NO from macrophages. This study concludes that moringa seed is a potential nutritional source to promote the immune system of the host.
 
Date 2016
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://ir.cftri.com/13359/1/International%20Journal%20of%20Biological%20Macromolecules%202016.pdf
Anudeep, Sandanamudi, and Prasanna, V. K. and Shruthi, M. Adya and Radha, C. (2016) Characterization of soluble dietary fiber from Moringa oleifera seeds and its immunomodulatory effects. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 91. pp. 656-662.