An in vitro study on the dental caries preventing effect of oligomeric procyanidins in sorghum episperm |
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Authors: | Liman Xu Rui LiuDuandan Li Shi TuJing Chen |
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Affiliation: | College of Food Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, People’s Republic of China |
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Abstract: | Procyanidins are abundant in sorghum episperm. In this study, the effects of procyanidins from Sorghum bicolor (L.) moench episperm (sorghum procyanidins, SPC) in preventing dental caries were investigated through analysis on SPCs’ effects on cariogenic bacteria and ability in scavenging superoxide anion free radicals. In addition, the SPC with activity in preventing dental caries were identified. The ESI-MS/MS analysis results revealed that the compositions of SPC purified by macroporous resin were dimmers, trimers, tetramers, pentamers and hexamers of procyanidins and catechin/epicatechin monomers. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and the minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) of SPC on Streptococcus mutans (Ingbritt C) and Streptococcus sobrinus 6715 were 8 and 16 mg/ml, respectively. The SPC had a remarkable inhibition effect (P < 0.05) on acid production of S. sobrinus (Ingbritt C) and S. mutans 6715 compared with the control group, and a dose-dependent relationship was observed. By increasing the concentration of SPC in the experimental condition (200–600 mg/L), the scavenging ratio of superoxide anion radicals increased significantly, indicating that SPC could be used as a potential dental-caries-preventative medicine with its antibacterial and antioxidant ability. |
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Keywords: | MIC, minimum inhibitory concentration MBC, minimum bactericidal concentration TSB, tryptic soy broth TP, tea polyphenols RDA, retro Diels&ndash Alder HRF, heterocyclic ring fission QM, quinone methide |
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