<i><span style="font-family:"">Morus alba </span></i><span style="font-family:"">L<i>.,</i></span><span style="font-family:"&q...<i><span style="font-family:"">Morus alba </span></i><span style="font-family:"">L<i>.,</i></span><span style="font-family:""> (cv Ichinose) was cultivated by in-room hydroponics. The flavor and texture of leaves were markedly improved enough to be edible. When the contents of 1-deoxynojirimycin (DNJ) and polyphenols were measured in the hydroponic cultivar, DNJ increased in the leaf compared to the field grown <i>M. alba</i>. However, polyphenols, in contrast, decreased compared to the field cultivar. HPLC profiling revealed marked difference in leaf components between hydroponic and field cultivars indicating relative contents of lipo<span>philic polyphenols were increased. The polyphenols contents, especially, li</span>po<span>philic polyphenols in the root were remarkably high compared to So-Haku-Hi (Sang Bai Pi in Chinese).</span> The anti-obesity effect of the hydroponically grown <i>Morus</i> was further studied in rats by feeding high-fat, high-sucrose (HFHS) diet with and without supplementation of dried leaf and root powders for 15 weeks. As the result, both the leaf and root from the hydroponic cultivar showed potential anti-obesity and anti-hyperlipidemic functions through amelioration of insulin resistance. Differential effects of leaf and root powders indicated that besides DNJ, the lipophilic polyphenols may play a crucial role in the anti-diabetic function of hydroponically grown <i>Morus alba </i>L. The hydroponics will provide an alternate way to cultivate a novel resource of <i>Morus</i> for developing functional foods and medicines.展开更多
文摘<i><span style="font-family:"">Morus alba </span></i><span style="font-family:"">L<i>.,</i></span><span style="font-family:""> (cv Ichinose) was cultivated by in-room hydroponics. The flavor and texture of leaves were markedly improved enough to be edible. When the contents of 1-deoxynojirimycin (DNJ) and polyphenols were measured in the hydroponic cultivar, DNJ increased in the leaf compared to the field grown <i>M. alba</i>. However, polyphenols, in contrast, decreased compared to the field cultivar. HPLC profiling revealed marked difference in leaf components between hydroponic and field cultivars indicating relative contents of lipo<span>philic polyphenols were increased. The polyphenols contents, especially, li</span>po<span>philic polyphenols in the root were remarkably high compared to So-Haku-Hi (Sang Bai Pi in Chinese).</span> The anti-obesity effect of the hydroponically grown <i>Morus</i> was further studied in rats by feeding high-fat, high-sucrose (HFHS) diet with and without supplementation of dried leaf and root powders for 15 weeks. As the result, both the leaf and root from the hydroponic cultivar showed potential anti-obesity and anti-hyperlipidemic functions through amelioration of insulin resistance. Differential effects of leaf and root powders indicated that besides DNJ, the lipophilic polyphenols may play a crucial role in the anti-diabetic function of hydroponically grown <i>Morus alba </i>L. The hydroponics will provide an alternate way to cultivate a novel resource of <i>Morus</i> for developing functional foods and medicines.
