FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2010, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (15): 257-259.doi: 10.7506/spkx1002-6630-201015056

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Antioxidant Effect of Wheat Germ Oil Capsules in Mice

SONG Yu-qing1,WANG Shi-rang2,WEI Zhen-wei1,WANG Jun-guo1,YU Dian-yu2,*   

  1. 1. Jilin College of Industry and Business, Changchun 130062, China ;
    2. School of Food Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China)
  • Received:2009-12-10 Online:2010-08-15 Published:2010-12-29
  • Contact: YU Dian-yu2 E-mail:dyyu2000@yahoo.com.cn

Abstract:

Kunming healthy male mice were randomly divided into four groups, which were designated as low dose group, medium dose group, high dose group and blank control group to investigate the antioxidant effect of wheat germ oil capsules. MDA content, SOD and GSH-Px activities in liver homogenate were determined after administration of microencapsulated enzymetically extracted wheat germ oil for 30 consecutive days. The results indicated mice administered wheat germ oil capsules had a significant lower MDA content in liver homogenate and higher SOD and GSH-Px activities in comparison with those in the blank control group. Based on these investigations, wheat germ oil capsules are concluded to have in vivo antioxidant functions.

Key words: wheat germ oil capsules, enzymatic method, MDA, SOD, GSH-Px

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