Research Article

The Efficacy of Processing Strategies on the Gastroprotective Potentiality of Chenopodium quinoa Seeds

Table 2

Effect of oral administration of the four types of processed quinoa seeds (QP, QG, QB, and QF) on the gastric protein content of MDA, SOD, CAT, GPx, and PGE2.

TreatmentMDASODCATGPxPGE2
(nmol/mg protein)(U/mg protein)(nmol/min/mg protein)(nmol/min/mg protein)(pg/mg protein)

Normal30.06 ± 6.0121.42 ± 5.8957.64 ± 11.65945.14 ± 213.04553.41 ± 133.27
Absolute EtOH135.42 ± 19.089.64 ± 1.0215.08 ± 5.31481.02 ± 115.87187.66 ± 62.48
OMP (20 mg/kg)30.56 ± 5.4822.83 ± 2.7767.57 ± 15.44962.66 ± 174.33566.12 ± 106.14
QP (200 mg/kg)96.24 ± 13.1212.30 ± 5.3946.96 ± 7.45765.38 ± 188.28310.85 ± 22.37
QG (200 mg/kg)71.56 ± 42.9513.70 ± 5.4254.47 ± 6.79958.88 ± 158.87477.59 ± 79.37
QB (200 mg/kg)46.86 ± 15.6420.95 ± 4.9459.78 ± 5.84969.72 ± 145.37592.19 ± 99.37
QF (200 mg/kg)69.62 ± 14.0218.03 ± 3.2037.63 ± 8.68874.73 ± 132.38498.57 ± 69.19

compared to normal. compared to absolute EtOH. compared to omeprazole OMP. compared to QB. QP (quinoa seeds cooked under high pressure); QG (first stage-germinated quinoa seeds); QB (quinoa seeds fermented by Lactobacillus plantarum bacteria); QF (quinoa seeds fermented by Rhizopus oligosporus fungus).