Nam Su Jin, Chung Soo Im, Kang Mi Young
Department of Food Sciences and Nutrition, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Korea.
International Agricultural Training Center, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Korea.
Prev Nutr Food Sci. 2020 Mar 31;25(1):50-57. doi: 10.3746/pnf.2020.25.1.50.
Pollen has high physiological value because it contains protein, essential amino acids, and 16 vitamins. However, pollen is difficult to absorb because of its hard form. This study explores the use of the acid-treated acorn pollen (acorn pollen deposited in apple vinegar for 30 days). The health functions of acid-treated acorn pollen on post-menopausal metabolism was tested by analyzing and biomarkers for glucose metabolism, by using the acid-treated acorn pollen and its residues, respectively. experiments showed high activity after measuring the low potency of glucose-related enzymes. experiments showed reduced blood glucose and insulin levels after consuming pollen. Pollen also increased the concentration of glucokinase, a glucose-regulating enzyme in hepatic and nephritic tissue, and lowered the concentration of glucose-6-phosphatase. These results are encouraging in showing that acid pollen can be used as a functional health food for treatment of post-menopausal metabolism.
花粉具有很高的生理价值，因为它含有蛋白质、必需氨基酸和16种维生素。然而，由于其坚硬的形态，花粉难以被吸收。本研究探索了酸处理橡子花粉（将橡子花粉存放在苹果醋中30天）的用途。通过分别使用酸处理的橡子花粉及其残渣，分析葡萄糖代谢的生物标志物，测试了酸处理橡子花粉对绝经后新陈代谢的健康功能。在测量了与葡萄糖相关酶的低效性后，实验显示出高活性。食用花粉后的实验显示血糖和胰岛素水平降低。花粉还增加了肝脏和肾脏组织中葡萄糖调节酶葡萄糖激酶的浓度，并降低了葡萄糖-6-磷酸酶的浓度。这些结果令人鼓舞，表明酸处理花粉可作为治疗绝经后新陈代谢的功能性健康食品。
