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Germinated Brown Rice Extract Shows a Nutraceutical Effect in the Recovery of Chronic Alcohol-Related Symptoms
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The possibility that brown rice extracts containing a high level of GABA may have a nutraceutical role in the recovery from and prevention of chronic alcohol-related diseases is raised.Abstract:
Chronic ethanol abuse can cause liver damage and unfavorable lipid profiles in humans and rodents. Phytonutrients have the potential to partially reverse some of the adverse effects of alcoholism. In this study, a germinated brown rice grown under conditions that favor high concentrations of γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) was evaluated for protective effects against the toxic consequences of chronic ethanol use. Serum and hepatic lipid concentrations and enzymes indicative of liver damage were determined in mice chronically administered ethanol. Balb/c mice were fed with either AIN-76 diet (control), control diet plus ethanol, or control diet plus ethanol and supplemental brown rice extract for 30 days. The extract naturally contained 841 nmol GABA per milliliter and was prepared from germinated brown rice. Serum low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), liver aspartate aminotransferase, and liver alanine aminotransferase levels were increased in mice administered ethanol, but not in mice given ethanol and...read more
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Synthesis of γ-Aminobutyric Acid by Lactic Acid Bacteria Isolated from a Variety of Italian Cheeses
Sonya Siragusa,M. De Angelis,R. Di Cagno,Carlo Giuseppe Rizzello,Rossana Coda,Marco Gobbetti +5 more
TL;DR: The findings of this study provide a potential basis for exploiting selected cheese-related lactobacilli to develop health-promoting dairy products enriched in GABA.
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Gamma-aminobutyric acid as a bioactive compound in foods: a review
TL;DR: Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is a non-protein amino acid, considered a potent bioactive compound, considered to have numerous physiological functions and positive effects on many metabolic disorders as discussed by the authors.
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Effects of germinated brown rice extracts with enhanced levels of GABA on cancer cell proliferation and apoptosis.
Chan-Ho Oh,Suk-Heung Oh +1 more
TL;DR: Results show that brown rice extracts with enhanced levels of GABA have an inhibitory action on leukemia cell proliferation and have a stimulatory action on the cancer cell apoptosis.
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Production of γ-aminobutyric acid in black raspberry juice during fermentation by Lactobacillus brevis GABA100.
TL;DR: The results suggest that black raspberry juice can be GABA enriched using lactic acid bacteria.
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Germinated brown rice and its bio-functional compounds.
Dong Hwa Cho,Seung Taik Lim +1 more
TL;DR: The consumption of germinated brown rice (GBR) is increasing in many Asian countries because of its improved eating quality and potential health-promoting functions, but there is still a lack of studies on the compositional and functional changes of the bioactive components during germination.
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