Monostearoylglycerol-starch complex: Its digestibility and effects on glycemic and lipogenic responses
1994
Takase, S. (Shizuoka Univ. (Japan). Faculty of Science) | Goda, T. | Watanabe, M.
We examined whether a modification of a starch into an alpha-amylase resistant form can lead to a reduction of postprandial glucose and insulin responses, and consequently to a change of lipid metabolism in liver and adipose tissue. For this purpose, a processed starch was prepared using a cornstarch and monoacylglycerol (monostearate; MS), forming monostearate-starch complex (MS-treated cornstarch). When we determined in vitro hydrolysis of MS-treated cornstarch using alpha-amylase and intestinal microvillar alpha-glucosidases, the glucose production rate of the MS-treated cornstarch was slower than the non-treated cornstarch. Measurement of a transmural potential difference (deltaPD) evoked by the MS-treated cornstarch in exerted rat jejunum showed that the absorption rate of glucose released from the MS-treated cornstarch was also remarkably slower than that from the non-treated cornstarch. The postprandial plasma insulin response to the MS-treated cornstarch was reduced, although plasma glucose response was unchanged. In a feeding study, two groups of five or six male Wistar-strain rats were fed defined diets containing 61.1% MS-treated cornstarch or 58.2% non-treated cornstarch ad libitum for 14 days. Food intakes during the period were similar between the two groups. Feeding the MS-treated cornstarch resulted in a significantly lower maltase activity in upper jejunum than did the non-treated cornstarch feeding. The activities of lipogenic enzymes - fatty acid synthetase, malic enzyme, and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase - significantly decreased in epididymal adipose tissue of rats fed the MS-treated cornstarch
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