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Effect of red mold rice supplements on serum and meat cholesterol levels of broilers chicken.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  16896505     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Monacolin K is a secondary metabolite produced by Monascus species. It was found that it is able to decrease cholesterol levels. In this study, red mold rice (RMR) was added to the diet of Arbor Acres broiler chickens, and the cholesterol level in meat, as well as the concentration of triglyceride, the high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), and the low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) in the serum were evaluated. Four-week-old broilers are studied and divided into four groups in that each group contains 15 subjects. A 3-week experimental feeding trial was conducted in which three groups of broilers were fed 2.0, 5.0, and 8.0% of RMR (RMR groups) within their diet, respectively, and the result was compared to the control group. The results indicated that for each RMR group, the cholesterol content was significantly lower than that of the control group; in addition, their meat products contain higher level of unsaturated fatty acids. Triglyceride and cholesterol concentration in serum was also found to be considerably lower in RMR groups when compared to control group. Finally, in RMR groups, HDL-C/LDL-C and HDL-C/cholesterol ratios were all higher than those of the control group. In short, the results demonstrated that the cholesterol levels could be lowered by adding RMR to the diet of chickens.
Authors:
Jyh-Jye Wang; Tzu-Ming Pan; Meng-Jyh Shieh; Chun-Chen Hsu
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2005-11-17
Journal Detail:
Title:  Applied microbiology and biotechnology     Volume:  71     ISSN:  0175-7598     ISO Abbreviation:  Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol.     Publication Date:  2006 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2006-08-09     Completed Date:  2006-10-10     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8406612     Medline TA:  Appl Microbiol Biotechnol     Country:  Germany    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  812-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Biotechnology, Tajen University, 20 Weishin Road, Yanpu Shiang, Ping Tung, 907, Taiwan, Republic of China. citrinin.tw@yahoo.com.tw
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animal Feed / microbiology
Animals
Chickens / metabolism*
Cholesterol / analysis,  blood
Cholesterol, HDL / analysis,  blood
Cholesterol, LDL / analysis,  blood
Dietary Supplements*
Liver / metabolism
Lovastatin / metabolism
Malondialdehyde / analysis,  metabolism
Meat / analysis*
Monascus / metabolism
Oryza sativa / metabolism*,  microbiology
Random Allocation
Triglycerides / analysis,  blood
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Cholesterol, HDL; 0/Cholesterol, LDL; 0/Triglycerides; 542-78-9/Malondialdehyde; 57-88-5/Cholesterol; 75330-75-5/Lovastatin

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