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Anthocyanins in Thai Rice Varieties: Distribution and Pharmacological Significance International Food Research Journal 25(5): 2024-2032 (October 2018) Journal homepage: http://www.ifrj.upm.edu.my Anthocyanins in Thai rice varieties: distribution and pharmacological significance Sivamaruthi, B.S., Kesika, P. and *Chaiyasut, C. Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand Article history Abstract Received: 29 April 2017 Anthocyanins are phenolic, water-soluble, predominant flavonoids of plants, and are known Received in revised form: for its wide distribution and its pharmacological importance. Almost all the plant sources like 18 July 2017 Accepted: 26 July 2017 vegetables, fruits, cereals, grains are residing with anthocyanins. The type and quantity of the anthocyanins differ based on the species, varieties, cultivars, even the growth stage of the same plant, part of the plant, ethnic and environmental factors. Rice is one of the regular food sources for more than half of the people in the world. The rice cultivars and strains vary among the Keywords countries. Apart from the typical, polished, white rice, some of the colored rice varieties are in use. Anthocyanin present in the rice outer layer contributes the color of the rice. The nature, Anthocyanins concentration, and distribution of anthocyanins are found to be varied among the rice cultivars. Thai rice The current review focused on the anthocyanins content of Thai rice varieties and its reported Pharmacological pharmacological significance. importance © All Rights Reserved Introduction fruits, vegetables, and are documented by a recent study (Chaiyavat et al., 2016). The fruits, especially Rice commonly consumed food worldwide berries, are well-known source of anthocyanin. especially among Asian peoples. The nutritional However, it is not affordable to all the people in their value and the phytochemical contents were found daily life. Rice is one of the commonly used stable to be differed among the rice varieties (Goufo and foods around the world. The distribution of the rice Trindade, 2014; Ujjawal, 2016). The quality of anthocyanins depends on the rice cultivars. The the rice depends on their phytochemical content, consumption of colored rice varieties is increasing which is highly influenced by several factors like among the people, because of its health benefits. geography, irrigation, quality of the fertilizers used, Moreover, rice bran (by-product of rice milling) is and cultivars, etc. The majority of the chemical considered as an agricultural waste, which are rich in constituents of the rice were residing in the rice bran phytochemicals especially anthocyanins. The recent (RB), and endosperm (Pengkumsri et al., 2015a). All developments in extraction methods of anthocyanins components of rice have specific chemopreventive in rice bran, and clinical studies have proven that the activity (Henderson et al., 2012). The occurrence rice anthocyanins are cheap and abundant source of of γ-oryzanol and phenolic acids, ferulic acid ester, potent bioactive compound with antioxidant, anti- sterol, phytosterols, and carotenoids contributes inflammatory, and other health promoting properties. the RB oil as an effective chemopreventive agent The present review focused on the content, and (Lamberts and Delcour, 2008). Rice comprised of the distribution of anthocyanins, specifically in Thai rice high content of tocols (tocotrienols and tocopherols) varieties. Moreover, the review also glances about and γ-oryzanol than that of the other common the general property of anthocyanins with a particular cereal grains. It is well known that rice consists of reference to pharmaceutical values. anthocyanins, cellulose, lignin, vitamin B, amino acid, and some minerals (Ryan et al., 2011). Anthocyanins Structure of anthocyanins are the most important water-soluble pigments that Anthocyanins are glycosylated polyphenolic belong to the flavonoid group and are accountable for compound of anthocyanidins, byproducts the different color in plant tissues (Glover and Martin, of polyhydroxy and polymethoxy 2012; Trouillas et al., 2016; Cortez et al., 2017). 2-phenylbenzopyrylium linked by anthocyanidin Anthocyanins extensively occur in several plants, attached with variable glycosidic moieties like *Corresponding author. Email: [email protected] 2025 Sivamaruthi et al./IFRJ 25(5): 2024-2032 Figure 1. The chemical structure of cyanidin 3-glucoside (A) and peonidin 3-glucoside (B) in rice (Modified from Hu et al., 2003). Figure 2. The factors frequently affecting the stability of arabinose, fructose, galactose, glucose, rhamnose, anthocyanins. and xylose at the C3, C5 or C7 locations (Smeriglio chalcone (pH 7-8). The carbinol form is colorless, et al., 2014). Anthocyanins consist of two benzyl whereas chalcone form is more unsteady, and easily rings and a heterocyclic ring and linked via carbon breaks into phenolic acid and aldehydes (Fleschhut (3n of C) bridge. Cyanidin (Cy), petunidin (Pt), et al., 2006). The increase in pH reduces the bonding peonidin (Pn), malvidin (Mv), delphinidin (Dp), of conjugated heterocyclic ring that leads to open and pelargonidin (Pg) are widely present in plants. ring formation, and facilitates the degradation. About seventy percentage of anthocyanidins are Cy, Thus, flavylium cation in acidic condition is more Dp, and Pg, which are non-methylated form of three stable, whereas, in alkaline condition, anthocyanins glycosylated anthocyanidins, and Cy is present in are prevailing as chaconne form, which is certainly common edible plants (Kong et al., 2003; Castañeda- susceptible to the degradation. Ovando et al., 2009; Lucioli, 2012). The structure The high temperature will affect the glycosyl of the commonly occurring rice anthocyanins was moieties and facilitates the hydrolysis of the represented in Figure 1. glycosidic bond (Adams, 1973). Thermal degradation of anthocyanins has been reported as first order Stability of anthocyanins kinetics behavior (Rhim, 2002; Ahmed et al., 2004). The anthocyanins are more vulnerable to For example, strawberries and raspberries extracts, degradation, and are easily affected by several which contains anthocyanins can be stored for a long physical and biological parameters like pH, time under freezing condition (Kalt et al., 1999), or temperature, oxygen, light, and enzymes. The above freezing temperature for a short time (Wang and stability of the anthocyanins is also attributed by its Stretch, 2001). Anthocyanins are more delicate to a structure (Figure 2). temperature at above 70°C. Sivamaruthi et al. (2016) The glycone molecules are relatively stable when has reported about the degradation of representative compared with its aglycone form (with glycosyl anthocyanidins (cyanidin, and peonidin) upon units and acyl groups). The hydroxyl and methoxyl commonly used sterilization methods like microwave, groups, and acylation also influence the stability. heat, and sonication. The heat exposure (95°C for 2 Glycone forms (anthocyanins) are more stable than hr) triggers the degradation of anthocyanins quickly, its respective aglycone forms (anthocyanidins) and about 90% of deformation was reported when (Andersen, 2001; Stintzing and Carle, 2004). In compared with the microwave, and sonication nature, they commonly exist as glycone forms methods (Sivamaruthi et al., 2016). (anthocyanins) for stability purpose (Timberlake and Oxygen is one of the factors in promoting the Bridle, 1966). degradation of anthocyanins. In the combination The pH is one of the most influencing factors with temperature, oxygen fastens the anthocyanins of stability, and color of the anthocyanins. The degradation, whereas anaerobic condition protects anthocyanins are more stable in acidic condition the anthocyanins from decomposition. It is reported than in the alkaline condition. The impact of pH that the presence of spare oxygen stimulate the on the color of anthocyanins (chromophore) has depigmentation in berry juices (Nebesky et al., 1949), been reported from pH 1 to 14. It is known that the and the oxidation of anthocyanins lead to the browning anthocyanins are exhibiting four different ionic form of fruits and vegetables (Jackman et al., 1987). in aqueous condition with respective pH such as Although light is an essential factor required flavylium cation (pH 1-3), carbinol pseudobases or for the biosynthesis of pigments, it triggers the hemiketals (pH 4-5), quinonoidal base (pH 6-8), and anthocyanin degradation faster than oxygen due to Sivamaruthi et al./IFRJ 25(5): 2024-2032 2026 the UV protective nature of anthocyanins. The light et al. (2015a) reported the detailed phenolic acid, activates the flavylium cation to an excited state and flavonoids, and anthocyanin content of Chiang Mai leads to degradation (Furtado et al., 1993). Thus, it is Black rice, Mali Red rice, and Suphanburi-1 Brown advisable to store the anthocyanin-rich food materials, rice varieties of northern Thailand. The Chiang Mai and other formulations in dark at acidic condition black rice contains caffeic acid, protocatechuic acid, (Kearsley and Rodriguez, 1981; Markakis, 1982). p-coumaric acid, and syringic acid, whereas, Mali Apart from physical factors, enzymes are the red rice and Suphanburi-1 brown rice varieties have major biological factor that affects the stability of not been reported for the caffeic acid, and p-coumaric anthocyanins. For example, glycosidases are the acid content, but these varieties were accounted for destructive force of covalent bond of glycosyl residue the presence of either p-hydroxybenzoic
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