High-amylose wheat generated by RNA interference improves indices of large-bowel health in rats
2006
Regina, A. | Bird, A. | Topping, D. | Bowden, S. | Freeman, J. | Barsby, T. | Kosar-Hashemi, B. | Li, Z. | Rahman, S. | Morell, M.
Foods high in resistant starch have the potential to improve human health and lower the risk of serious noninfectious diseases. RNA interference was used to down-regulate the two different isoforms of starch-branching enzyme (SBE) II (SBEIIa and SBEIIb) in wheat endosperm to raise its amylose content. Suppression of SBEIIb expression alone had no effect on amylose content; however, suppression of both SBEIIa and SBEIIb expression resulted in starch containing >70% amylose. When the >70% amylose wheat grain was fed to rats in a diet as a wholemeal, several indices of large-bowel function, including short-chain fatty acids, were improved relative to standard wholemeal wheat. These results indicate that this high-amylose wheat has a significant potential to improve human health through its resistant starch content.
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