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AVEQ. WP 8 Antioxidants in Oats Lena Dimberg and Rita Redaelli. Outline. Why antioxidants? Antioxidants in oats Tocopherols /tocotrienols/avenanthramides Bioactivities Effects of processing Effects of cultivation measures Concluding remarks. Oxidation.
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AVEQ WP 8 Antioxidants in Oats Lena Dimberg and Rita Redaelli
Outline • Why antioxidants? • Antioxidants in oats • Tocopherols /tocotrienols/avenanthramides • Bioactivities • Effects of processing • Effects of cultivation measures • Concluding remarks
Oxidation Oxidation of lipids generates free radicals which are very reactive • may results in reduction of shelf-life of foods • may cause damage to various body tissues, and may thereby initiate various diseases
Antioxidants Antioxidants effectively retard the onset of lipid oxidation with different mechanisms • may protect food from rancidity • may protect the body from free radical damages
Antioxidants • Ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) • Carotenoids (Vitamin A precursors) • Tocopherols/tocotrienols (Vitamin E) • Phenols
Phenols in Foods • Color • Flavor and aroma • Texture • Keeping qualities • Pharmacological effects
Tocopherols/ tocotrienols tocopherols tocotrienols
NP-HPLC OF TOCOLS Pisacane et al. 2004
Tocopherols/tocotrienols-bioactivities- Preventive of foetuses' death Membrane stabilizer Antioxidants structure-activity relationship
Tocopherols/tocotrienols Tocopherols- in germ Tocotrienols – in endosperm Genetic variability Tocotrienols are positively related to the oil content
Avenanthramides R= H, OH or OCH3 n= 1 or 2
Avenanthramides-bioactivities Antioxidative Structure- activity relationship Anti-atherosclerotic Anti-inflammatory Tranilast look alike Phytoalexin/Antifungal Cooling sensation
Avenanthramides Unique to oats Mainly bran constituents Not related to the oil content
Tranilast Metabolites Tranilast Oat avenanthramide
Supression of vascular stenosis by Tranilast Control Tranilast Fukuyama et. al. 1996. European Journal of Pharmacology, 318, 327-332
Avenanthramides-effects of processing- Storage stable in whole grains Instable in raw oat flour soaked in water Heat stable Increase during germination
Avenanthramides-effects of cultivation measures- Developmental stage Susceptible/Resistance Genotype/Site/Year Nitrogen/Light/Irrigation Conventional /Organic Farming
Concluding remarks • Whole grain vs flour • Processing • Bioavalability Flour Groats