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Nutritional Relevance of Wheat Sprouts Containing High Levels of Organic
Phosphates and Antioxidant Compounds
J Clin Gastroenterol. 2004 Jul;38(6 Suppl):S123-6.
Marsili V, Calzuola I, Gianfranceschi GL.
Dipartimento di Biologia Cellulare e Molecolare, Universita degli Studi di
Perugia, Perugia, Italy.
Wheat sprouts contain a very high level of organic phosphates and a powerful
cocktail of antioxidant molecules. Catalase and peroxidase activity appears very
strong. Regarding low-molecular weight antioxidant molecules, TLC and other
biochemical analysis show the presence of several classes of antioxidant
compounds such as reducing glycosides, polyphenols, and -SH groups. Antioxidant
activity has been measured by potassium ferricyanide reduction and by means of
superoxide scavenging NBT. It has also been observed that the oral assumption of
wheat sprout powder induces in old dogs a significant reduction of senile
cataract. These results clearly confirm that the administration of natural
antioxidant compounds can prevent or delay senile cataract. Moreover, it is
evident that wheat sprout biologically active substances can be at least
partially absorbed during the digestion process. Our research is now directed to
the recovery of large amounts of wheat sprout biologically active substances
that could also be used in the formulation of nutritional complements.
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