Compositional and gastrointestinal prokinetic studies of Pugionium (L.)

Haoyu Li; Cong Li; Chunxiao Zhang; Bang Chen; Lang Hui; Yehua Shen

doi:10.1016/j.foodchem.2015.03.146

Compositional and gastrointestinal prokinetic studies of Pugionium (L.)

Food Chem. 2015 Nov 1:186:285-91. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2015.03.146. Epub 2015 Apr 8.

Authors

Haoyu Li¹, Cong Li¹, Chunxiao Zhang², Bang Chen¹, Lang Hui², Yehua Shen³

Affiliations

¹ Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Shaanxi Alcohol Ether and Biomass Energy Engineering Research Center, Key Laboratory of Yulin Desert Plants Resources, 229 Taibai North Road, Xi'an 710069, PR China.
² College of Life Science, Northwest University, PR China.
³ Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Shaanxi Alcohol Ether and Biomass Energy Engineering Research Center, Key Laboratory of Yulin Desert Plants Resources, 229 Taibai North Road, Xi'an 710069, PR China. Electronic address: yhshen@nwu.edu.cn.

PMID: 25976823
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2015.03.146

Abstract

Pugionium cornutum (L.) Gaertn. (PCG) is a desert plant with edible and medicinal value. The contents of proximate composition, amino acids and vitamins of fresh and pickled PCG were analyzed. PCG is rich in dietary fiber, protein and vitamins. PCG is a dietary source of potassium and calcium, with low levels of fat and sugar. PCG contains all the 18 hydrolyzed amino acids. Pickled PCG protein is a high quality protein. A large quantity of vitamins are lost during the pickling process. The type and number of mice dejections, gastric emptying and intestinal propulsion were investigated using the water extract of fresh and pickled PCG (WEFP and WEPP) to determine their gastrointestinal prokinetic efficacy. The low-dose WEFP and WEPP promoted the gastrointestinal dynamics and the WEFP and WEPP promoted gastrointestinal activity and act as nonviolent drugs. The results indicate that PCG has great potential as a new functional food source.

Keywords: Amino acid; Gastrointestinal motility; Proximate composition; Pugionium cornutum (L.) Gaertn.; Vitamin.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Amino Acids / analysis
Animals
Brassicaceae / chemistry*
Brassicaceae / metabolism
Dietary Fiber / analysis
Dietary Proteins / analysis
Female
Food Handling / methods
Gastric Emptying
Gastrointestinal Tract / physiology*
Kinetics
Male
Mice
Vitamins

Substances

Amino Acids
Dietary Fiber
Dietary Proteins
Vitamins