In vivo assessment of watermelon (citrullus lanatus) rind juice supplementation on exercise performances and muscle soreness in rats / Nazatul Najwa Newzlan

Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) is a fruit rich in phytonutrients like L-citrulline. Watermelon rind contains more L-citrulline compared to watermelon flesh. However, the effect of supplementation of watermelon rind juice that contain high amount of L-citrulline is still uncertain. 18 male Wistar rat...

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Main Author: Newzlan, Nazatul Najwa
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spelling my-uitm-ir.501852021-09-09T01:49:26Z In vivo assessment of watermelon (citrullus lanatus) rind juice supplementation on exercise performances and muscle soreness in rats / Nazatul Najwa Newzlan 2017 Newzlan, Nazatul Najwa Nutrition Food and food supply in relation to public health Fruit and fruit culture Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) is a fruit rich in phytonutrients like L-citrulline. Watermelon rind contains more L-citrulline compared to watermelon flesh. However, the effect of supplementation of watermelon rind juice that contain high amount of L-citrulline is still uncertain. 18 male Wistar rats were acclimatized for 2 weeks. Then, rats are classified into 3 groups and it is supplemented with different solution twice a day for 2 weeks; Cx group: filtered tap water, L-cit group: standard L-citrulline, RR group: watermelon rind juice. After 2 weeks of treatment, rats are allowed to swim for 10 minutes in the morning and evening for the first 2 days and swim until exhaustion for the 3rd day. Rats were anesthesized with KTX after 24 hours of the last day of swimming exercise. The blood samples were collected by cardiac puncture and biomarkers assay (lactate and ammonia) was analyzed. Both ammonia and lactate concentration shows no significant difference between all groups (p>0.05). However, supplemented group still able to prolong time to exhaustion during swimming exercise. At the same time, supplemented group able to suppress lactate concentration and effective as ammonia detoxifier. My findings suggest that the supplementation of watermelon rind juice potentially to be nutritional intervention to improve exercise performance. 2017 Thesis https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/50185/ https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/50185/1/50185.pdf text en public degree Universiti Teknologi Mara (Kampus Puncak Alam) Faculty of Health Sciences Md Saad, Wan Mazlina
institution Universiti Teknologi MARA
collection UiTM Institutional Repository
language English
advisor Md Saad, Wan Mazlina
topic Nutrition
Food and food supply in relation to public health
Fruit and fruit culture
spellingShingle Nutrition
Food and food supply in relation to public health
Fruit and fruit culture
Newzlan, Nazatul Najwa
In vivo assessment of watermelon (citrullus lanatus) rind juice supplementation on exercise performances and muscle soreness in rats / Nazatul Najwa Newzlan
description Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) is a fruit rich in phytonutrients like L-citrulline. Watermelon rind contains more L-citrulline compared to watermelon flesh. However, the effect of supplementation of watermelon rind juice that contain high amount of L-citrulline is still uncertain. 18 male Wistar rats were acclimatized for 2 weeks. Then, rats are classified into 3 groups and it is supplemented with different solution twice a day for 2 weeks; Cx group: filtered tap water, L-cit group: standard L-citrulline, RR group: watermelon rind juice. After 2 weeks of treatment, rats are allowed to swim for 10 minutes in the morning and evening for the first 2 days and swim until exhaustion for the 3rd day. Rats were anesthesized with KTX after 24 hours of the last day of swimming exercise. The blood samples were collected by cardiac puncture and biomarkers assay (lactate and ammonia) was analyzed. Both ammonia and lactate concentration shows no significant difference between all groups (p>0.05). However, supplemented group still able to prolong time to exhaustion during swimming exercise. At the same time, supplemented group able to suppress lactate concentration and effective as ammonia detoxifier. My findings suggest that the supplementation of watermelon rind juice potentially to be nutritional intervention to improve exercise performance.
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author Newzlan, Nazatul Najwa
author_facet Newzlan, Nazatul Najwa
author_sort Newzlan, Nazatul Najwa
title In vivo assessment of watermelon (citrullus lanatus) rind juice supplementation on exercise performances and muscle soreness in rats / Nazatul Najwa Newzlan
title_short In vivo assessment of watermelon (citrullus lanatus) rind juice supplementation on exercise performances and muscle soreness in rats / Nazatul Najwa Newzlan
title_full In vivo assessment of watermelon (citrullus lanatus) rind juice supplementation on exercise performances and muscle soreness in rats / Nazatul Najwa Newzlan
title_fullStr In vivo assessment of watermelon (citrullus lanatus) rind juice supplementation on exercise performances and muscle soreness in rats / Nazatul Najwa Newzlan
title_full_unstemmed In vivo assessment of watermelon (citrullus lanatus) rind juice supplementation on exercise performances and muscle soreness in rats / Nazatul Najwa Newzlan
title_sort in vivo assessment of watermelon (citrullus lanatus) rind juice supplementation on exercise performances and muscle soreness in rats / nazatul najwa newzlan
granting_institution Universiti Teknologi Mara (Kampus Puncak Alam)
granting_department Faculty of Health Sciences
publishDate 2017
url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/50185/1/50185.pdf
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