Flavor Profile of 4-Isothiocyanato-1-butene in Microwave Rapeseed Oil and Its Anti-Inflammatory Properties <i>In Vitro</i>
4-Isothiocyanato-1-butene (4-BITC) is a crucial plant isothiocyanate; however, its flavor profile in microwave rapeseed oil and its anti-inflammatory properties have not been elucidated in detail. Therefore, in this study, the distribution of 4-BITC in 45 rapeseed oils was quantitated using selected ion monitoring, with concentrations ranging from 0.29 to 8.63 mg/kg. The odor activity values ranged from 4 to 123. In a lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced RAW264.7 cell model, 4-BITC exerted dose-dependent anti-inflammatory effects, which resulted in remarkable differences in 20 lipid mediators between the LPS and 4-BITC groups. Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes analysis revealed that 4-BITC downregulated proinflammatory oxylipins by modulating the CYP, LOX, and COX pathways, thereby preventing arachidonic acid metabolism disorders. Molecular docking further confirmed that 4-BITC inhibited the PI3K/Akt/NF-κB signaling cascade to alleviate inflammation.
Authors
- Fenghong Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0654-6947)
- Qi Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3369-1149)
- Xia Xiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5007-5647)
- Huihui Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6000-1318)
- Zheng Chang
- Nanjie Jiang
Institutions
- Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare (IN)
- Oil Crops Research Institute (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
- Published
- 2025-04-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.4c11689
- Citations
- 40
- Primary Topic
- Genomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stress
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 32.24
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province
- Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
- Earmarked Fund for China Agriculture Research System