torsdag 3 november 2011

Klorofylli

Nykyaikana ei varmaan tunneta vanhan ajan klorofyllipurukumia. Se oli tumman vihreä pieni miltei kuutiomainen ja hopeapaperiin kääritty oikein hyvä purukumi, jota sai ostaa apteekista puoli vuosisataa sitten. ( Chlorophyll Chewing gum). Klorofyllillä on K1 vitamiinivaikutusta.

KLOROFYLLISTÄ hieman PubMed uutistakin: Klorofyllillä on verenpaineeseen edullista vaikutusta, koska se vaikuttaa estävästi angiotensiiniä konvertoivaan entsyymiin ja reniiniin.

Plant Foods Hum Nutr. 2011 Oct 1. [Epub ahead of print] Kinetics of the Inhibition of Renin and Angiotensin I Converting Enzyme by Polar and Non-polar Polyphenolic Extracts of Vernonia Amygdalina and Gongronema Latifolium Leaves.

Source

Department of Food Science and Technology, Federal University of Technology, PMB 704, Akure, Nigeria.

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the in vitro modulation of the renin-angiotensin system by polyphenolic extracts and fractions of two green leafy vegetables, Vernonia amygdalina (VA) and Gongronema latifolium (GL), that are used for food and medicinal purposes. An 80% acetone extract of each leaf was fractionated on silicic acid-packed column to give two main fractions: acetone eluate (flow-through) and ethanol eluate (column-bound), that consist mostly of chlorophyllic and non-chlorophyllic fractions, respectively. Column fractionation resulted in polyphenolic fractions that displayed higher potency against angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) and renin than the crude acetone extracts; generally, the chlorophyllic fraction was more active than the non-chlorophyllic fraction. ACE-inhibitory activity was significantly higher (p < 0.05) for the chlorophyllic fraction of VA than GL, with IC(50) values of 0.207 and 0.413 mg/ml, respectively. Similarly, the chlorophyllic fraction of VA had significantly higher (p < 0.05) renin inhibition than GL, with IC(50) values of 0.172 and 0.513 mg/ml, respectively. Kinetics studies showed that the chlorophyllic fractions of VA and GL exhibited mostly mixed-type ACE and renin inhibitions. We concluded that the hydrophobic nature of the chlorophyllic fraction may have contributed to the increased interaction with enzyme protein and inhibition of activities of ACE and renin.

PMID:
21964876
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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