Peanut sk.ns are regarded as a low economic value by-product of the peanut industry;however, they contain high levels of bioactive compounds including catechins and procyanidins, which are k.own for their health-promo...
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Peanut sk.ns are regarded as a low economic value by-product of the peanut industry;however, they contain high levels of bioactive compounds including catechins and procyanidins, which are k.own for their health-promoting properties. The in vitro antioxidant activity of peanut sk.n extracts (PSE) has been reported but the associated anti-inflammatory properties have not been widely examined. This study investigated the anti-inflammatory effects of PSE on the pro-inflammatory enzyme, Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) protein expression, on its downstream product, prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), and on nitrous oxide (NO) levels. Defatted peanut sk.ns were extracted using two aqueous solvent mixtures (50% acetone and 90% ethanol), in order to compare the effects of the two solvent systems on antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. PSE antioxidant activity was determined by the hydrophilic oxygen radical absorbance capacity (H-ORAC) assay, while total phenolics were determined by the Folin-Ciocalteu assay and flavan-3-ols and procyanidins were quantified by HPLC. Acetone extracted PSE (A-PSE) exhibited numerically, but not statistically higher H-ORAC and total phenolic values than the ethanol extracted PSE (E-PSE) (1836 μmol Trolox/100 g and 67.9 mg GAE/g, and 1830 μmol Trolox/100 g and 51.8 GAE/g respectively). A-PSE also had higher levels of flavan-3-ols and procyanidins than E-PSE. RAW 264.7 cells were pretreated with 1.0%, 2.5% and 5.0% (v/v) of A-PSE or E-PSE and induced with the inflammatory mark.r, lipopolysaccharide (LPS) for 12 hours. COX-2 protein expression, measured by Western blotting was significantly (p 2 and NO levels measured by ELISA, were significantly (p < 0.05) decreased with increasing added levels of A-PSE and E-PSE suggesting that A-PSE and E-PSE not also possess similar antioxidant properties, but also exhibit similar anti-inflammatory effects.
Resolving species delimitation issues of European Cantharellus is crucial to correctly name chanterelles around the *** names referring to Cantharellus *** been described in Europe,some of which are used in other ***...
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Resolving species delimitation issues of European Cantharellus is crucial to correctly name chanterelles around the *** names referring to Cantharellus *** been described in Europe,some of which are used in other *** on combined analyses of ITS2,LSU,RPB2 and TEF-1,merely eight species are here recognized in Europe applying the genealogical concordance phylogenetic species recognition criteria,one of which,***,is described as ***logical characters used in species delimitation are mapped and their variability *** colour of the hymenophore in young specimens is found to be a rather constant morphological character of taxonomic *** species of Cantharellus are morphologically distinguished by unique combinations of characters,such as the presence of a pink.pileal coating,pileus and hymenophore colour when young,and in some cases,the mean spore length and *** type specimens from Europe are *** on revised species concepts sixteen novel taxonomic synonyms are here proposed for European chanterelles:***(=***,***,***),***(=*** ***,*** ***,***),***(=*** ***,***),***(=*** ***),***(=***),***(=*** ***,*** ***,***),and ***sianus(=***,***,***nesianus ***).The type of Cantharellus,***,is ***,colour illustrations and a k.y to all European species are provided.
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