Xiangxi flavor vinegar(XV) is one of Hunan Province's traditional fermented vinegars.It is produced from herb,rice,and spring water with spontaneous liquid-state fermentation techniques.In this study,we investigate...Xiangxi flavor vinegar(XV) is one of Hunan Province's traditional fermented vinegars.It is produced from herb,rice,and spring water with spontaneous liquid-state fermentation techniques.In this study,we investigated the antioxidant property of XV by analyzing its antioxidant compounds,its free radical scavenging property in vitro and in vivo,and its effects on antioxidant enzyme activity and apoptosis in Caenorhabditis elegans.The results showed that XV is rich in antioxidants.In particular,ligustrazine reached 6.431 μg/ml.The in vitro 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl free radical(DPPH*),hydroxyl radical(*OH),and superoxide anion radical(O2^(*-)) scavenging rates of XV were 95.85%,97.22%,and 63.33%,respectively.The reactive oxygen species(ROS) content in XV-treated C.elegans decreased significantly(P0.01) compared to the control group.Giutathione peroxidase(GSH-Px),superoxide dismutase(SOD),and catalase(CAT) activities were remarkably increased(P0.01) in C.elegans after XV treatment.In addition,XV could upreguiate CED-9 protein expression and downreguiate CED-3 protein expression in C.elegans.These results prove that XV is rich in antioxidants and scavenges radicals in vitro efficiently.XV inhibits apoptosis in C.elegans probably by scavenging ROS and increasing the activities of its antioxidant enzymes.展开更多
基金supported by the College of Food Science and Technology,Hunan Agricultural University,China
文摘Xiangxi flavor vinegar(XV) is one of Hunan Province's traditional fermented vinegars.It is produced from herb,rice,and spring water with spontaneous liquid-state fermentation techniques.In this study,we investigated the antioxidant property of XV by analyzing its antioxidant compounds,its free radical scavenging property in vitro and in vivo,and its effects on antioxidant enzyme activity and apoptosis in Caenorhabditis elegans.The results showed that XV is rich in antioxidants.In particular,ligustrazine reached 6.431 μg/ml.The in vitro 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl free radical(DPPH*),hydroxyl radical(*OH),and superoxide anion radical(O2^(*-)) scavenging rates of XV were 95.85%,97.22%,and 63.33%,respectively.The reactive oxygen species(ROS) content in XV-treated C.elegans decreased significantly(P0.01) compared to the control group.Giutathione peroxidase(GSH-Px),superoxide dismutase(SOD),and catalase(CAT) activities were remarkably increased(P0.01) in C.elegans after XV treatment.In addition,XV could upreguiate CED-9 protein expression and downreguiate CED-3 protein expression in C.elegans.These results prove that XV is rich in antioxidants and scavenges radicals in vitro efficiently.XV inhibits apoptosis in C.elegans probably by scavenging ROS and increasing the activities of its antioxidant enzymes.