Phytochemical and Biological Characteristics of Mexican Chia Seed Oil

Phytochemical and Biological Characteristics of Mexican Chia Seed Oil

The purpose of this research was to investigate the chemical profile, nutritional quality, antioxidant and hypolipidemic effects of Mexican chia seed oil (CSO) in vitro. Chemical characterization of CSO indicated the content of α-linolenic acid (63.64% of total fatty acids) to be the highes...

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Main Authors: Yingbin Shen, Liyou Zheng, Jun Jin, Xiaojing Li, Junning Fu, Mingzhong Wang, Yifu Guan, Xun Song
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-12-01
Series:Molecules
Subjects:
Chia seed oil
polyunsaturated fatty acid
antioxidant
lipid-lowering effect
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/23/12/3219
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spelling doaj-81991f60fbfc442f81f3b148a4e96f3f2020-11-24T21:23:02ZengMDPI AGMolecules1420-30492018-12-012312321910.3390/molecules23123219molecules23123219Phytochemical and Biological Characteristics of Mexican Chia Seed OilYingbin Shen0Liyou Zheng1Jun Jin2Xiaojing Li3Junning Fu4Mingzhong Wang5Yifu Guan6Xun Song7Department of Food Science and Engineering, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Synergetic Innovation Center of Food Safety and Nutrition, School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi 214122, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Synergetic Innovation Center of Food Safety and Nutrition, School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi 214122, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Synergetic Innovation Center of Food Safety and Nutrition, School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi 214122, ChinaDepartment of Food Science and Engineering, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, ChinaShenzhen Kivita Innovative Drug Discovery Institute, Shenzhen 518110, ChinaResearch Institute for Marine Drugs, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530200, ChinaSchool of Pharmaceutical Science, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, ChinaThe purpose of this research was to investigate the chemical profile, nutritional quality, antioxidant and hypolipidemic effects of Mexican chia seed oil (CSO) in vitro. Chemical characterization of CSO indicated the content of &#945;-linolenic acid (63.64% of total fatty acids) to be the highest, followed by linoleic acid (19.84%), and saturated fatty acid (less than 11%). Trilinolenin content (53.44% of total triacylglycerols (TAGs)) was found to be the highest among seven TAGs in CSO. The antioxidant capacity of CSO, evaluated with ABTS<sup>&#8226;+</sup> and DPPH<sup>&#8226;</sup> methods, showed mild antioxidant capacity when compared with Tocopherol and Catechin. In addition, CSO was found to lower triglyceride (TG) and low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) levels by 25.8% and 72.9%respectively in a HepG2 lipid accumulation model. As CSO exhibits these chemical and biological characteristics, it is a potential resource of essential fatty acids for human use.https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/23/12/3219Chia seed oilpolyunsaturated fatty acidantioxidantlipid-lowering effect
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author Yingbin Shen
Liyou Zheng
Jun Jin
Xiaojing Li
Junning Fu
Mingzhong Wang
Yifu Guan
Xun Song
spellingShingle Yingbin Shen
Liyou Zheng
Jun Jin
Xiaojing Li
Junning Fu
Mingzhong Wang
Yifu Guan
Xun Song
Phytochemical and Biological Characteristics of Mexican Chia Seed Oil
Molecules
Chia seed oil
polyunsaturated fatty acid
antioxidant
lipid-lowering effect
author_facet Yingbin Shen
Liyou Zheng
Jun Jin
Xiaojing Li
Junning Fu
Mingzhong Wang
Yifu Guan
Xun Song
author_sort Yingbin Shen
title Phytochemical and Biological Characteristics of Mexican Chia Seed Oil
title_short Phytochemical and Biological Characteristics of Mexican Chia Seed Oil
title_full Phytochemical and Biological Characteristics of Mexican Chia Seed Oil
title_fullStr Phytochemical and Biological Characteristics of Mexican Chia Seed Oil
title_full_unstemmed Phytochemical and Biological Characteristics of Mexican Chia Seed Oil
title_sort phytochemical and biological characteristics of mexican chia seed oil
publisher MDPI AG
series Molecules
issn 1420-3049
publishDate 2018-12-01
description The purpose of this research was to investigate the chemical profile, nutritional quality, antioxidant and hypolipidemic effects of Mexican chia seed oil (CSO) in vitro. Chemical characterization of CSO indicated the content of &#945;-linolenic acid (63.64% of total fatty acids) to be the highest, followed by linoleic acid (19.84%), and saturated fatty acid (less than 11%). Trilinolenin content (53.44% of total triacylglycerols (TAGs)) was found to be the highest among seven TAGs in CSO. The antioxidant capacity of CSO, evaluated with ABTS<sup>&#8226;+</sup> and DPPH<sup>&#8226;</sup> methods, showed mild antioxidant capacity when compared with Tocopherol and Catechin. In addition, CSO was found to lower triglyceride (TG) and low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) levels by 25.8% and 72.9%respectively in a HepG2 lipid accumulation model. As CSO exhibits these chemical and biological characteristics, it is a potential resource of essential fatty acids for human use.
topic Chia seed oil
polyunsaturated fatty acid
antioxidant
lipid-lowering effect
url https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/23/12/3219
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