title: Buckwheat protein extract suppression of the growth depression in rats induced by feeding amaranth (Food Red No. 2).
abstract: Dietary fiber has an ameliorative effect on the toxicity of amaranth (Food Red No. 2). To test the possibility that a buckwheat protein extract (BWPE) has dietary fiber-like activity by virtue of its low digestibility, we examined the influence of BWPE on amaranth toxicity in rats. The results show that BWPE-containing diet suppressed the growth depression induced by the dietary addition of 5% amaranth.
authors.affiliation: Kissei Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Nagano, Japan.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kayashita
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nagai
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kato
mesh_terms: D000548:Amaranth Dye / Q000633:toxicity*; D000818:Animals; D003864:Depression, Chemical; D004043:Dietary Fiber / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002523:Edible Grain; D005505:Food Coloring Agents / Q000633:toxicity*; D006130:Growth Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley
chemical_list: D004043:Dietary Fiber; D005505:Food Coloring Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts; D010940:Plant Proteins; D000548:Amaranth Dye