Highly Esterified Starch Citrate Synthesized via Sequential Extrusion and Thermal Curing Attenuates Carbohydrate-Driven Adiposity and Dyslipidemia in Mice
4 affiliations
- 1Department of Food Science & Biotechnology and Carbohydrate Bioproduct Research Center, Sejong University, Seoul 05006, Republic of Korea
- 2Pulmuone Institute of Technology, Pulmuone Co., Ltd., Cheongju 28220, Republic of Korea
- 3Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, College of Agriculture and Life Science, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, Republic of Korea
- 4Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Institute of Life Science and Resources, Kyung Hee University, Yongin 17104, Republic of Korea
Abstract
Resistant starch (RS), which is resistant to upper gastrointestinal digestion with minimal postprandial glycemic impact, serves as an effective nutritional strategy for mitigating diet-induced obesity and associated metabolic dysfunctions. In this study, starch citrate with a degree of substitution (0.087) and high RS content (83.7%) was synthesized via sequential reactive extrusion and dry-heat treatment, and its anti-obesity efficacy was evaluated in C57BL/6NCrljOri mice fed a gelatinized high-starch diet (HSD). Mice fed the gelatinized HSD exhibited significant increases in body weight and visceral adiposity alongside impaired glucose tolerance, demonstrating an obesogenic phenotype under the present dietary conditions. Dietary supplementation with starch citrate dose-dependently attenuated excess fat accumulation, suppressed epididymal adipocyte hypertrophy, and preserved systemic glucose homeostasis. Furthermore, starch citrate modulated circulating adipokine levels and improved selected serum lipid profiles, while complete starch citrate substitution significantly downregulated hepatic protein expression associated with de novo lipogenesis and adipogenic transcriptional regulation. Consequently, starch citrate demonstrates significant preventive potential against diet-induced obesity and associated metabolic complications, including dyslipidemia and impaired glucose homeostasis. Overall, these findings suggest that starch citrate may serve as an RS-rich eco-friendly functional food ingredient with the potential to attenuate metabolic dysfunctions and obesity triggered by the consumption of rapidly digestible carbohydrates.
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BibTeX
@article{lee2026highly,
title = {{Highly Esterified Starch Citrate Synthesized via Sequential Extrusion and Thermal Curing Attenuates Carbohydrate-Driven Adiposity and Dyslipidemia in Mice}},
author = {Won-Min Lee and Kie Hwan Chun and Won Byong Yoon and Byung-Hoo Lee and Hyun-Seok Kim},
journal = {Nutrients},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
doi = {10.3390/nu18213465},
url = {https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/18/21/3465},
note = {CC BY 4.0},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - Highly Esterified Starch Citrate Synthesized via Sequential Extrusion and Thermal Curing Attenuates Carbohydrate-Driven Adiposity and Dyslipidemia in Mice
AU - Won-Min Lee
AU - Kie Hwan Chun
AU - Won Byong Yoon
AU - Byung-Hoo Lee
AU - Hyun-Seok Kim
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/10/22
JO - Nutrients
DO - 10.3390/nu18213465
UR - https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/18/21/3465
AB - Resistant starch (RS), which is resistant to upper gastrointestinal digestion with minimal postprandial glycemic impact, serves as an effective nutritional strategy for mitigating diet-induced obesity and associated metabolic dysfunctions. In this study, starch citrate with a degree of substitution (0.087) and high RS content (83.7%) was synthesized via sequential reactive extrusion and dry-heat treatment, and its anti-obesity efficacy was evaluated in C57BL/6NCrljOri mice fed a gelatinized high-starch diet (HSD). Mice fed the gelatinized HSD exhibited significant increases in body weight and visceral adiposity alongside impaired glucose tolerance, demonstrating an obesogenic phenotype under the present dietary conditions. Dietary supplementation with starch citrate dose-dependently attenuated excess fat accumulation, suppressed epididymal adipocyte hypertrophy, and preserved systemic glucose homeostasis. Furthermore, starch citrate modulated circulating adipokine levels and improved selected serum lipid profiles, while complete starch citrate substitution significantly downregulated hepatic protein expression associated with de novo lipogenesis and adipogenic transcriptional regulation. Consequently, starch citrate demonstrates significant preventive potential against diet-induced obesity and associated metabolic complications, including dyslipidemia and impaired glucose homeostasis. Overall, these findings suggest that starch citrate may serve as an RS-rich eco-friendly functional food ingredient with the potential to attenuate metabolic dysfunctions and obesity triggered by the consumption of rapidly digestible carbohydrates.
SN - 2072-6643
ER -