Antioxidative Activity of Water Soluble Polysaccharide in Pumpkin Fruits (Cucurbita maxima Duchesne)
2009
NARA, Kazuhiro | YAMAGUCHI, Akira | MAEDA, Naomi | KOGA, Hidenori
We evaluated the antioxidative activity of a water soluble polysaccharide fraction (WSP) from pumpkin fruits (Cucurbita maxima Duchesne). In the WSP, DPPH radical scavenging and superoxide dismutase-like activity increased depending on the total sugar content. Furthermore, the WSP can serve as an inhibitor of ascorbic acid oxidation. The efficacy was also affected by the total sugar content.
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