Hypolipidaemic effects of oat flakes and beta-glucans derived from four Chinese naked oat (Avena nuda) cultivars in Wistar-Lewis rats

摘要

BACKGROUND-Glucan is widely considered to be the major ingredient responsible for the hypolipidaemic effects of oat. Determination of the -glucan content in naked oat cultivars in China has been largely performed for breeding and food processing. Since oat is generally consumed as oat flakes in China, evaluation of the bioactivity of oat flakes might be more direct and comprehensive than determination of the internal beta-glucan. However, the hypolipidaemic activity of oat flakes processed from Chinese oat cultivars has rarely been reported.