2005 Volume 58 Issue 4 Pages 209-215
A fermented plant extract (FPE) was prepared from about fifty kinds of vegetables and fruits, and its protective effect against ethanol-induced damage to rat gastric mucosa was investigated. Oral administration of FPE (200mg/kg) significantly reduced the damage to the rat gastric mucosa induced by ethanol. Antioxidative compounds were isolated from FPE by extraction with ethyl acetate, chromatography on an Amberlite XAD-2 column, and HPLC with a ODS column. The compounds were identified as chlorogenic acid and caffeic acid by LC-MS, TOF-MS, and NMR analyses. Chlorogenic acid and caffeic acid (100-200mg/kg bw) were confirmed to effectively protect against gastric mucosal damage induced by ethanol in rats.