Proteins ginger

Fuhrman, B., M. Rosenblat, T. Hayek, R. Coleman, and M. Aviram. Ginger extract consumption reduces plasma cholesterol, inhibits LDL oxidation and attenuates development of atherosclerosis in atherosclerotic, apolipo-protein E-deficient mice. J Nutr 2000 130(5) 1124-1131. 

Recently, the enrichment of proteins by a combinatorial peptide library allowed demonstrating quite easily the presence or the absence of proteins, for instance, in almond s milk and orgeat syrup (65), in coconut milk (66), in a cola drink (67), in ginger ale (68), and even in white wine vinegar that is not really a beverage (69) (see in the succeeding text). 

Ratnambal etal. (1987) carried out a quality evaluation of ginger in relation to maturity. Quality parameters such as essential oil, oleoresin, gingerol, starch, protein and fibre contents were determined for 14 cultivars at 150, 180, 210 and 240 (full maturity) days after planting. Although the percentage contents of essential oils and oleoresin decreased with increasing maturity, the final yields/ha of these two quality components were at maximum at full maturity. 

No human studies of the pharmacokinetics of any ginger components have been conducted. Only one study in rats has been conducted to examine the pharmacokinetics of a ginger component, 6-gingerol. This study observed that after IV administration, the plasma concentration-time curve was best described by a two-compartment model with a rapid terminal elimination half-life of 7.2 minutes and a total body clearance of 16.8 mL/minute / kg. The protein binding of 6-gingerol was approx 92%. 

Murakami, A. et al., Zerumbone, a Southeast Asian ginger sesquiterpene, markedly suppresses free radical generation, proinflammatory protein production, and cancer cell proliferation accompanied by apoptosis the alpha,beta-unsaturated carbonyl group is a prerequisite. 

C.A. Mirkin, J.-H. Lim, D.S. Ginger, J.-M. Nam, K.-B. Lee, L. Demers, and A. Ivanisevic, Peptide and protein arrays and direct-write lithographic printing of peptides and proteins, US Patent 7842344, assigned to Northwestern University (Evanston, IL), November 30, 2010. 

Terpenes such as limonene (in peel oil of citrus fruits and aromatic oils of caraway, dill, etc.), myrecene (in nutmeg) and zingiberine (in ginger) are polyisoprene derivatives (see Figure 7.23). They inhibit isoprenylation of the V2 -ras oncogene product isoprenylation is essential for action of the ras protein, which is known to be associated with pancreatic cancer. 

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