Biomaterial Database

Guar gum reduces serum cholesterol in sea quail fed a cholesterol diet. 1991

C E Day

Audax, Inc., Leitchfield, KY 42754.

Guar gum at 6% and 12% in the diet reduces total serum cholesterol by 31% and 51%, respectively, in male SEA quail fed a diet containing 0.5% cholesterol for a period of one week. Although the potency of hypocholesterolemic action of guar gum in cholesterol fed SEA quail is much less than that in cholesterol fed chickens, SEA quail are a reasonable alternative to chickens for evaluation of guar and similar products, based on other considerations such as smaller size and compound requirements and shorter duration of testing.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D008351	Mannans	Polysaccharides consisting of mannose units.	Mannan
D002784	Cholesterol	The principal sterol of all higher animals, distributed in body tissues, especially the brain and spinal cord, and in animal fats and oils.	Epicholesterol
D003370	Coturnix	A genus of BIRDS in the family Phasianidae, order GALLIFORMES, containing the common European and other Old World QUAIL.	Japanese Quail,Coturnix japonica,Japanese Quails,Quail, Japanese,Quails, Japanese
D004036	Diet, Atherogenic	A diet that contributes to the development and acceleration of ATHEROGENESIS.	Atherogenic Diet,Atherogenic Diets,Diets, Atherogenic
D004043	Dietary Fiber	The remnants of plant cell walls that are resistant to digestion by the alimentary enzymes of man. It comprises various polysaccharides and lignins.	Fiber, Dietary,Roughage,Wheat Bran,Bran, Wheat,Brans, Wheat,Dietary Fibers,Fibers, Dietary,Roughages,Wheat Brans
D005685	Galactans	Polysaccharides composed of repeating galactose units. They can consist of branched or unbranched chains in any linkages.	Galactan,Polygalactose,Polygalactoses
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D053149	Plant Gums	Polysaccharide gums from PLANTS.	Gums, Plant