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Effect of dietary oregano oil and alpha-tocopheryl acetate supplementation on iron-induced lipid oxidation of turkey breast, thigh, liver and heart tissues.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  14507415     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Twenty-five 12-week-old turkeys randomly divided into five groups were given a basal diet, or a basal diet supplemented with 200 mg alpha-tocopheryl acetate/kg, or 100 mg oregano oil/kg or 200 mg oregano oil/kg, or 100 mg oregano oil plus 100 mg alpha-tocopheryl acetate/kg diet, for 4 weeks prior to slaughter. Breast, thigh, liver and heart tissues were subjected to iron-induced lipid oxidation, the extent of which was determined by third-order derivative spectrophotometry. Results showed that dietary oregano oil at the inclusion level of 200 mg oregano oil/kg diet was more effective in delaying lipid oxidation compared with the inclusion level of 100 mg/kg, but equivalent to the inclusion of 200 mg alpha-tocopheryl acetate/kg diet, which in turn was inferior to the combined inclusion of 100 mg oregano oil plus 100 mg alpha-tocopheryl acetate/kg, which was superior to all dietary treatments. Thigh tissue was more susceptible to oxidation than breast tissue, although it contained alpha-tocopherol at higher concentrations. Also, lipid oxidation in heart was relatively high, although it contained the highest alpha-tocopherol levels. This indicates that tissue alpha-tocopherol is one important factor influencing the level of lipid oxidation, but the distribution of lipids, iron and oregano oil in tissues must also be taken into consideration. Tissue alpha-tocopherol levels responded to dietary intake of 30-200 mg alpha-tocopheryl acetate/kg in the order heart > liver > thigh > breast. Breast, thigh and heart tissues from the oregano groups presented significantly (p < 0.05) higher levels of alpha-tocopherol compared with the control, the increase being positively correlated with the supplementation level. The increased levels of alpha-tocopherol in these tissues indicated that the dietary oregano oil exerted a protective action on alpha-tocopherol.
Authors:
G Papageorgiou; N Botsoglou; A Govaris; I Giannenas; S Iliadis; E Botsoglou
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of animal physiology and animal nutrition     Volume:  87     ISSN:  0931-2439     ISO Abbreviation:  J Anim Physiol Anim Nutr (Berl)     Publication Date:  2003 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2003-09-25     Completed Date:  2003-12-23     Revised Date:  2008-11-21    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101126979     Medline TA:  J Anim Physiol Anim Nutr (Berl)     Country:  Germany    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  324-35     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Biological Chemistry, School of Medicine, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Antioxidants / administration & dosage*
Biological Availability
Dietary Supplements
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Female
Lipid Metabolism*
Lipid Peroxidation / drug effects
Malondialdehyde / metabolism
Oils, Volatile / administration & dosage
Origanum / chemistry*
Oxidation-Reduction
Plant Oils / administration & dosage*
Random Allocation
Spectrophotometry / veterinary
Tissue Distribution
Tocopherols
Turkeys / metabolism*
alpha-Tocopherol / administration & dosage*,  analogs & derivatives*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Antioxidants; 0/Oils, Volatile; 0/Plant Oils; 1406-66-2/Tocopherols; 542-78-9/Malondialdehyde; 59-02-9/alpha-Tocopherol

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