Nutrigenomic Effects of White Rice and Brown Rice on the Pathogenesis of Metabolic Disorders in a Fruit Fly Model

• Main Authors: Saheed Olanrewaju Saka, Yusuf Yahaya Salisu, Hauwa’u Muhammad Sahabi, Kamaldeen Olalekan Sanusi, Kasimu Ghandi Ibrahim, Murtala Bello Abubakar, Suleiman Ahmed Isa, Muhammad Gidado Liman, Sha’aya’u Shehu, Ibrahim Malami, Kim Wei Chan, Nur Hanisah Azmi, Mustapha Umar Imam
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI) 2023
• Subjects: QP501-801 Animal biochemistry; SB183-317 Field crops Including cereals, forage crops, grasses, legumes, root crops, sugar plants, textile plants, alkaloidal plants, medicinal plants
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/37486/1/ABSTRACT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/37486/2/FULL%20TEXT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/37486/; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28020532
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sabah

Consumption of white rice (WR) has been shown to predispose individuals to metabolic disorders. However, brown rice (BR), which is relatively richer in bioactive compounds, possesses anti-glycaemic and antioxidant effects. In this study, fifteen cultivars of paddy rice that are predominantly consume...