Rice α-globulin has been reported to have serum cholesterol-lowering activity in rats. However, it is still unclear whether α-globulin exerts this effect when taken as one of the dietary components. In the present study, we investigated the effect of two cultivars of rice, low glutelin content (LGC)-1 and LGC-Jun, on reducing serum cholesterol in exogenously hypercholesterolemic (ExHC) rats. LGC-1 is enriched in α-globulin (10.6 mg g⁻¹ rice flour, which is an approximately 1.5 times higher α-globulin content than in Koshihikari a predominant rice cultivar in Japan), whereas LGC-Jun is a globulin-negative cultivar.

中文翻译：

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富含α-球蛋白的水稻品种，低谷蛋白含量-1 (LGC-1)，降低外源性高胆固醇血症大鼠的血清胆固醇浓度

据报道，大米α-球蛋白在大鼠中具有降低血清胆固醇的活性。然而，目前尚不清楚α-球蛋白作为膳食成分之一是否发挥这种作用。在本研究中，我们研究了两个水稻品种低谷蛋白含量 (LGC)-1 和 LGC-Jun 对降低外源性高胆固醇血症 (ExHC) 大鼠血清胆固醇的影响。LGC-1 富含α-球蛋白（10.6 mg g ^-1米粉，其α-球蛋白含量是日本主要水稻品种越光的1.5 倍），而 LGC-Jun 是球蛋白阴性品种.