Chemical and biochemical mechanisms underlying the cardioprotective roles of dietary organopolysulfides

Tocmo, R. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-4850-977X, Liang, D., Lin, Y. and Huang, D. (2015) Chemical and biochemical mechanisms underlying the cardioprotective roles of dietary organopolysulfides. Frontiers in Nutrition, 2. 1. ISSN 2296-861X doi: 10.3389/fnut.2015.00001

Abstract/Summary

Foods that are rich in organosulfides are highly regarded for their broad range of functions in disease prevention and health promotion since ancient time yet modern scientific study, particularly clinical studies could not agree with traditional wisdom. One of the complexities is due to the labile nature of organosulfides, which are often transformed to different structures depending on the processing conditions. The recent evidence on polysulfides as H2S donors may open up a new avenue for establishing structure and health promotion activity relationship. To put this development into perspective, we carried out a review on the recent progress on the chemistry and biochemistry of organopolysulfides with emphasis on their cardioprotective property. First, we briefly surveyed the foods that are rich in polysulfides and their structural diversity. This is followed by in-depth discussion on the chemical transformations of polysulfides under various processing conditions. We further reviewed the potential action mechanisms of polysulfides in cardioprotection through: (a) hydrogen sulfide releasing activity; (b) radical scavenging activity; and (c) activity in enzyme inhibition and intervention of gene regulation pathways. Based on the literature trend, we can conclude that the emerging concept of organopolysulfides as naturally occurring H2S donors is intriguing and warrants further research to establish the structure and activity relationship of the organopolysulfides as H2S donors.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/117263
Identification Number/DOI	10.3389/fnut.2015.00001
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	No Reading authors. Back catalogue items Life Sciences > School of Chemistry, Food and Pharmacy > Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences > Food Microbial Sciences Research Group
Publisher	Frontiers
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