Abstract Background and Objective Two steryl ferulates (γ‐oryzanol), that is, cycloartenyl ferulate 24‐methylenecycloartanyl ferulate, were previously isolated as biomarkers for heat stress during ripening in rice ( Oryza sativa L.). γ‐Oryzanol is also known to exert several biomedical effects, such antihyperlipidemic, antidiabetic, anti‐inflammatory, anticancer activities. In the present study...

Phytochemical investigation of the fronds of Microsorum membranifolium resulted in the isolation of a new phytoecdysteroid, E-2-deoxy-20-hydroxyecdysone 3-[4-(1-β-D-glucopyranosyl)]-caffeate (1), together with two known phytoecdysteroids, E-2-deoxy-20-hydroxyecdysone 3-[4-(1-β-D-glucopyranosyl)]-ferulate (2), E-2-deoxyecdysone 3-[4-(1-β-D-glucopyranosyl)]-ferulate (3). Their respective Z-isomer...

Antioxidant activity of phytosterols, oryzanol, ferulic acid ester of sterols, corn fiber oil, and rice bran oil was investigated. Commercial soybean oil and distilled soybean oil FAME were used as substrates for both oxidative stability determination and viscosity analysis after the oil was oxidized. At low concentration, these materials did not improve the oxidative stability of the oil subst...

Ferulate polysaccharide esters in grasses enter into free-radical condensation reactions in the cell wall. By radical dimerisation of ferulates, polysaccharide–polysaccharide cross-linking is eþ ected. A range of diferulate isomers are produced, not solely the 5-5o-coupled dimer which has been quantiüed historically. Both ferulates and diferulates enter ligniücation reactions and become intimat...

Ferulic acid (FA) is a ubiquitous phenolic acid of low toxicity, and sodium ferulate (SF) is its sodium salt. Our previous studies have revealed that FA shows neuroprotective effect and significant antidepressantlike effect. The aim of this study was to investigate its potential neurogenesis-enhancing effect and its role in repair following stress-induced neuronal damage. MTT assay was performe...

Experimental evidence suggested that sodium ferulate (SF) and oxymatrine (OMT) combination had synergistic anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects. We hypothesized that SF and OMT combination treatment might have protective effects on paraquat-induced acute lung injury. In our study, the Swiss mice were randomly divided into seven groups, including control, paraquat (PQ), SF (6.2 mg/Kg/day); ...

S1. Comment: Tyramine Ferulates in Tobacco Lignins Tobacco lignins were found to have a substantial component derived from tyramine ferulate. The levels of this component appeared elevated in certain CCRand CAD-deficient transgenics (Ralph et al., 1998). Although we were careful to note that tyramine ferulate is a wellknown wound-response product in tobacco, we remained convinced by the correla...