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Pura Besakih - Mother Temple
Pura Besakih is a must-go place. High on the slopes of Bali's Mount Agung sits Pura Besakih, widely referred to as the "Mother Temple" of Hinduism in Bali. Pura Besakih is the largest of the island's 11,000 or so Hindu temples; its 35 shrines and halls draw devotees from all over Bali in massive numbers each year.
The walk on the steep hill was exhausting at best. The temple was built at about 900 meters right at the foothills of the majestic Mount. Agung. Two locals came taunting to rent out their motorcycles. We refused. They continued their selling pitch until the climb was about halfway before they gave up.
The center of attraction for Pura Besakih is the Pura Penataran Agung. It is a bit eerie in its beauty. The inner courtyard at the center is off limits to visitors (as it is considered the most sacred), but you can get a fairly good look from several vantage points around the temple.
A peek into the vast courtyard revealed 3 main shrines, each enthrones the Trisakti (or Trinity). Each deity has its own color symbol - white for Shiva, red for Brahma and black for Vishnu. There was a religious ceremony held inside the grand temple's courtyard.- Historical Travel
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Sunset at Tanah Lot
Tanah Lot, one of the most popular places of interest in Bali.
The temple Pura Tanah Lot, simple in its construction, is dramatic in its ocean-front location and is one of the main temples in the worship of Balinese gods.
Tanah Lot has a long history in the world of tourism. The temple itself is built on a small promontory which is only accessible at low tide. During high water the rock takes on the appearance of a large boat at sea, such is its shape.
Sunset is the best time to visit Tanah lot, when the golden red skies frame the temple and waves crash into the rocks.- Historical Travel
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- Family Travel
Taman Ayun Temple
Taman Ayun Temple, the royal palace at Mengwi Bali. The name itself means beautiful garden. It is built on a high tableland which is surrounded by ponds. This gives the effect from afar that the temple is floating on water.
The inner compound is complete with magnificent merus, bales and shrines. As many people know the higher the meru is, the more important it is. The number of roofs is always an odd number with the maximum possible 13. There are 3 very important merus honoring the 3 most important mountains in Bali, with an 11 tiered meru representing Gunung Agung and Gunung Batu karu and a 9 roofed meru represents Gunung Batur.- Religious Travel
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Ubud Monkey Forest
This forest sanctuary is rather secluded and beautiful. Thick, green foliage seems to fill up the space. Added to that is a well-paved walking path throughout this expansive forest, making your evening stroll a real breezy affair.
The Ubud Monkey forest is a small nature preserve on the southern outskirts of Ubud. Along with its lush surroundings and a beautiful temple are hundreds of monkeys -- Balinese macaques, to be more specific.
So, do they bite? Not at all. As long as you stay cautious, they will rarely be bothered by you. There are street vendors trying to sell you bananas to feed them, but if you are not comfortable doing it, please politely decline. According to Agung, the monkeys here are probably less aggressive than the legendary ones in Uluwatu.
It's amazing how close you can get too the monkeys -- just don't try to pet them! But... They get a lil cheeky sumtimes too...- Eco-Tourism
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Floating Ulun Danu Temple
Ulun Danu temple is located on a lake that fills the crater of ancient Mount. Bratan in Tabanan area, in the northwestern part of Bali. The weather is very cooling and refreshing, bringing the calmness of nature closer and closer to the mind of whoever is witnessing it.
This floating temple is dedicated to the goddess of serene lake Bratan, as a manifestation of Brahman as Wisnu, the preserver. The Balinese worship the goddess of the lake, Devi Danu at Pura Ulun Danu Temple, because the lake provides the water source for the surrounding farmlands and rice fields.
The temple is truly beautiful, with classical Hindu thatch-roofed meru (multiroofed shrines) reflected in the water and silhouetted against the often cloudy mountain backdrop - one of the most common photographic images of Bali.- Religious Travel
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Jatiluih Rice Paddy Field
On the up to the rice terrace, you will enjoy the breathtaking panorama of genuine and fertile rice fields stretch from the foothills of Batukaru volcano to the south coast.
It is located at the western district of Tabanan. This western uplands of Batukaru are famed for magnificent landscapes. The view from the mountain village, Jatiluwih, takes in the whole of South Bali. Perched on a high terraced slope, Jatiluwih deserves its name, which means "Truly Marvelous". A wonder of the world. It's worth a venture.
Along the way, you can observe many tropical fruits and vegetation. There is some restaurants for you, with offcourse the background of Jatiluwih rice terrace and the sacred volcano Batukaru in a distance.- Hiking and Walking
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Pura Batu Karu
Pura Batu Karu lies about 40 kilometers from Denpasar city and 20 kilometers from Tabanan city. Built on the slopes of Mount. Batu Karu, its position complements the temple's inherently peaceful beauty. Batu Karu Temple falls into the Sad Kahyangan Jagat category (made up of six smaller temples). It is believed that Empu Kuturan erected the temple during the 11th century AD. Many ancient remains inside include some Dwarapala (temple guardians) figures which greet you as you enter and protect the temple from potentially evil influences.
Batukaru Temple is a holy place, a Balinese national temple. As such, it is pure and will remain so. You have been put on notice. Written on the notice are:
"Those who are not allowed to enter the temple are:
1. Ladies who are pregnant;
2. Ladies whose children has not got his/her first tooth;
3. Children whose first tooth has not fallen out yet;
4. Ladies during the period;
5. Devotees getting impure due to death;
6. Insane men/ladies;
7. Those who are not properly dressed".
There is a sacred lake, fed by several of the springs that gush or seep from the mountain side. In the centre of the lake is a shrine reached by the priests on a pontoon pulled across the lake from the left bank.- Historical Travel
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Tirta Empul - The Sacred Spring
Tirta Empul - the "Holy Spring Temple" in the village of Tampaksiring. It's one of the most beautiful temples we've seen, and one of the most sacred spots in Bali.
The temple of Pura Tirta Empul is built around the sacred spring at Tampak Siring. Over 1000 years old, the temple and its two bathing places have been used by the people for good health and prosperity because of the spring water's curative powers. Regular ceremonies are held for purification. Specialties of the area are bone and ivory carvings, and seashell ornament. It's a very peaceful place, with the sound of the water splashing into the pool.- Historical Travel
Penelokan Kintamani
At Penelokan Kintamani you can view the panorama of Gunung Batur set in a huge volcanic crater basin.
Danau (lake) Batur is the largest of Bali's 4 mountain lakes. This crystal clear lake was formed by an ancient volcanic eruption.
Gunung Batur is still an active volcano. You're all also allowed to hike up to the mountain which takes about 2-3 hour to reach the top.
Because Kintamani area own the very beautiful view and also encircled by the cold nature atmosphere so that this area Kintamani represent the very famous area and taken a fancy by all tourist. Name Kintamani have been recognized in all the world where each incoming tourist to Bali have of course wish to visit this place. -
Barong & Rangda Dance
The traditional Barong and Rangda Dance tells a story about a fun-loving Barong and the evil witch Rangda.
This Barong Keket wear a mask, corresponding with a mythical "lion" and the follower friend "monkey". Barong, a mythical creature with long swayback and curved tail, represent the affirmative, the protector of Mankind, the glory of the high sun, and the favorable spirits associated with the right and white magic. Rangda, the widow-witch, is its opposite complement. She rules the evil spirits and witches who haunt graveyards late at night. Her habitat is darkness and her specialties lie with the practice of black magic, the destructive force of the left.
It stages the story of Kunti Sraya, a favourite theme of drama, depicts from the main episode of the famous Hindu epic, the Mahabharata. This special story is about Dewi Kunti, the mother of the five Pandawas who for some reasons, has promised to sacrifice Sadewa, one of her five sons to Rangda.
There is a scene in this dance where the witch uses magic to force her adversaries to stab themselves with their own knife.- Historical Travel
Gunung Kawi
Gunung Kawi is the largest and maybe also the most impressive of the old monuments on Bali.
As with many Balinese temples an assortment of vendors have set up around the entrance to the site selling sarongs, t-shirts and drinks. They are not too pushy but will make verbal contact with the few passers by.
Walk through a split entrance down a long set of steps that pass more vendors, rice terraces and locals doing their laundry.
Close to the bottom of the steps is a walkway carved out of the rock with an archway at the bottom. A small sign directs those entering to splash holy water over their heads from the pot provided.
The Gunung Kawi monuments have been built in the honor of King Anak Wungsu of the Udayana dynasty and his favorite queens. Gunung Kawi complex houses one of the oldest monuments of Bali. The term Gunung Kawi literally means "carving in the mount".
A steep stone staircase usually leads down into a beautiful valley where one can find 10, seven-meter-high memorials beautifully carved into the rock face. Four are situated on the west side and five on the eastside of the river. The last one is situated to the south across the valley.- Historical Travel
Goa Gajah
Goa Gajah (the Elephant Cave), is located in a steep valley just outside of Ubud near the town of Bedulu.Built at least 700 years ago, the cave was rediscovered in the 1920s and fully excavated 30 years later. Out of respect for the temple, visitors are requested to wear sarongs. You'll need to walk down a series of steps to reach the temple.
In common with many temples, Goa Gajah has springs and pools of holy water. In front of the cave are enormous rectangular bathing pools with water fountains.
A fantastically carved entrance depicts entangling leaves, rocks, animals, ocean waves and demonic human shapes running from the gaping mouth which forms the entrance to the cave.
Inside the cave is a statue of the Hindu character Ganesha (Ganesa) - half elephant, half boy - from which the temple gets its name. At the end of the right wing there is three half meter tall "linga", fertility symbols of the Hindu God Shiva. On the walls there are some old-Javanese writings which has helped to establish the time of origin of the cave.- Arts and Culture
- Historical Travel
- Family Travel
Visit ancient temples
The temple of Tanah Lot is a "must see" for any tourist in Bali. The sunset is spectacular here. The temple itself cannot be entered, but depending on the tides you can wade through the water to get to the rock where the temple is built on. The access road to the beach is full of tourist shops with artifacts and the usual market stands. Nearby is one of the best Golf Courses in Asia, the Nirvana Golf Resort of Le Meridien. The resort is a great place to stay with kids - they have a very good pool landscape with 50m waterslide and waterfalls.
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Rafting at Ayung river
The driver we hired for the day organise a rafting trip for us. The activity cost Rp250,000 which include lunch and insurance. The rapid he chose for us was pretty mild. The guy there claimed there were a few stronger rapids up the stream. View-wise, not as good as Temburong river in Brunei (had a rafting trip there). Unlike Temburong river, forest there is definitely not virgin. Afew settlements around with plenty of paddy field. As we row down, we passed by a few local people taking their bath and doing laundry at the river.
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Dinner by the Sea
Imagine having your dinner by the sea, with the cool seabreeze blowing in your face, soft white sand beneath your feet and the sound of waves crashing at the background.
That's what it's like to have your dinner at Jimbaran Bay.
It was quite pleasant during my trip to Jimbaran Bay. We had seafood (ordered by our Bali friend of course) and it was quite lovely to eat right on the beach.
Only drawback was being harassed by entertainers who were singing around the area. It was nice to have the music around, but I didn't like the way they kept on asking for money.- Budget Travel
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Ready or not, the college basketball season is just about set to begin. For Augusta State, they actually have a couple of exhibition games scheduled for later this week.
And they won't be easy as the Jags battle division one foes George Washington, who made the tournament a year ago, and Virginia.
Dip Metress has just two starters back but one of them is forward Tyrekus Bowman who led the team in scoring and rebounding. That's the good. The bad, they lost point guard Karim Telfer and will likely start a freshmen in that spot.
These first two games could get interesting.
"It's a whole different level, so that gives us a chance to experience some different things outside the Peach Belt," Bowman said. "But we expect them to be bigger, stronger, quicker, but that doesn't mean they'll be able to out hustle us and out play us."
"G.W. and UVA will be teams that definitely expose our lack of experience there, but that's why we're going up there and play," Metress said. "And we have three guys from the Washington D.C. area, and tickets are a premium for them, and they're excited about getting up there, and we're excited about making the trip"
The Peach Belt conference coaches are still impressed with Metress's team and have pegged them fifth in the preseason conference poll. The team is also very international with players from the Congo, Lithuania, and Australia. Metress might need to be multi-lingual by the end of the year.
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Published July 12, 2012 at 9:00 AMAtlantaFalcons.com continues its Five Questions series with the Falcons assistant coaches today with new offensive line coach Pat Hill, who stresses the importance of fundamentals in his teachings as a way to improve what the Falcons already have at the front five positions and gives a timeline for when position battles may be decided.
Jay Adams: You've been here a few months. What's your assessment of the talent you have been working with on the offensive line?
Pat Hill: I like the group I'm working with. I think they're highly intelligent. My job, like I told them, isn't to come in here and split the atom. These guys have a lot of plays and a lot of schemes and they understand them very well. My deal that I want to do is I just want to keep working on fundamentals. I'm a great believer in fundamentals. This is a league where everybody runs a lot of the same stuff. The ones that have the edge are the ones that execute it the best. It's the same thing on the offensive like. We just want to keep working on our fundamentals, get better at our footwork, get better at the understanding of the fundamentals that it takes to win. The run game, the pass game, the screen game — whatever it may be, if we get better at fundamentals, it increases your confidence.
JA: The left tackle position is one that a lot of fans are going to be paying attention to. Do you see that as a position battle that will drag on throughout training camp?
PH: You can't get anything out of playing in shorts and T-shirts now, and that's the great thing about pro football. We get a training camp and four practice games. In college, you don't get that. Here, there's a lot of time to sort that out. There's a lot of things that are going to happen between now and September 9 in Kansas City. It's going to be very competitive. It's going to be great competition. My belief is I want to get the best five on the field, wherever they may fit.
JA: The Draft was kind to you in that you get Peter Konz and Lamar Holmes with the first two picks the Falcons had in 2012. Obviously, you haven't seen Lamar out on the field yet (as he recovers from a foot injury), but what are your impressions of Konz's abilities?
PH: Peter Konz comes from a program that runs a pro-style-type offense, so he's familiar with inside zone, outside zone, the power run game, so the run game is very familiar. Their pass protection, there's some similarity. You know, the difference is, like I used to tell my guys at Fresno, too — we ran a pro-style offense and a lot of our kids were able to move on — we're basic math in college. We don't go into all the details that happen at the pro level. The pro level, it's a lot more sophisticated — you have the basics and then it's an add-on game. The great thing is, though, for Peter is he's coming out of a program where he has the basics. Now we can add on a lot easier. The guys that come out of some of these programs that are spread and maybe one- or two-protections or maybe two- or three-runs, all shotgun — there's a lot more involved in that teaching, so Peter comes from a very strong program as far as fundamentals and basics. He had a great line coach in college I know very well (Bob Bostad) , who's now in Tampa Bay with Greg Schiano, so he's got a real good head start. The hardest part is, you've got to change the chip. The words are now different. If we all had the universal chip where all the blocks were the same and the plays were the same, it'd be a lot easier game, but everybody's got different names for things. Same thing with me. For example, 62, 63 protection was a lot different for me than 62, 63 is here. It takes me a while to snap into the new chips, so we're all learning a new language, but he's picking it up fast.
JA: The big buzz this offseason has been "Protect Matt Ryan." What do you see as the things that need to occur between now and the first game against Kansas City in order to ensure that happens?
PH: Fundamental work. I term it as being a swing coach. Tiger Woods has got a swing coach, who works with him on the same swing every day, over and over. Pass protection is learning how to get into a groove and having belief in your fundamentals. There are going to be times when you get beat, but when you get beat, you can't get away from your fundamentals. You've got to step back, clap it off and come back and fundamentally get strong again. That's the hardest thing about protection, because in the heat of battle, you're going to get beat once in a while. It's not going to be perfect every time. How can you snap back and get ready for the next play and put that beside you? There's some times when even the great golfers have a bad shot every once in a while. We're gonna have some bad shots, and when we have a bad shot, how do we recover and get to the next one. That's what I'm concerned about.
JA: You inherit a guy here who seems like he'd be a gem for a new coach at any position in Todd McClure, who has seen his share of turnover in his NFL career. How much do you lean on a guy like that when you, yourself, are learning as much as the players you're teaching?
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Bees forced to settle for drawIn-form Brentford had to settle for a 1-1 draw against nine-man Notts County after missing an injury-time penalty.Substitute Robbie Simpson slammed his spot-kick against the upright after he was fouled by County's Krystian Pearce with seconds remaining.County had taken a shock lead just before the break when Craig Westcarr latched onto Robbie Neilson`s poor backpass to fire past Bees keeper Richard Lee at the second attempt.However, by then the visitors had already had Jon Harley sent off for two bookable offences within the space of six first-half minutes.It took until the 74th minute for the home side to hold themselves back into the game as Karleigh Osborne heading home Sam Saunders' free-kick from close-range.The visitors clung on in a one-sided second half which also saw Mike Edwards sent off for two yellow cards on the stroke of full time.
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We're KEEPAWAY! We're going to make our FULL-LENGTH RECORD! We can't wait to hone this music. Simply need the funds. THANKS!
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Hello- thank you for coming to our Kickstarter page. We're a Brooklyn band called Keepaway. People have called our music "deliciously heady and instantly engaging" (Pitchfork, giving our song "Yellow Wings" a 9.0), and "a boost better than [Lexapro] [St. John's Wort] [smell of lemons][etc]" (The Fader). We are extremely grateful that you are interested in funding our debut full-length record.
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We're a young but remarkably determined band. So far we've released an EP, Baby Style (Lefse Records), and the recent free download of collected tracks, Kompetitor (Lefse/ Greedhead Entertainment). Baby Style was the first music we ever recorded together. It was extremely well-received, garnering accolades in countless print and internet press outlets, leading us to play countless shows around the US, and even landing us on a magazine cover. Kompetitor just came out this month. It is a selection of unreleased material from the past year, including a few new songs, some remixes, a music video, and new artwork. We feel good about Baby Style and Kompetitor, but the full-length record is going to be a much more refined, cohesive, and powerful statement of artistic intent.
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I am about to finish restoring an old Tennis Tutor ball machine that I acquired off Craigs List. Didn't show any signs of life at all. Turns out several of the rocker switches had bad contacts. Not sure if they got oil in them or what. I cleaned them up & it all works except that the power switch doesn't do anything. It's always on despite the switch ohming out fine. Anyway I called Sports Tutor & talked to tech to check to see if I got the wires right & I had. He said that he would send me a new power switch & the elevation switch at no charge. This machine was bought in the mid 90s, sold & sold again on CL to me & the company supports it in this manner. Apart from it being a solidly built machine, the support is exceptional. I love doing business with small American companies!
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Proanthocyanidins, refer to a larger class of polyphenols, called flavanols, in which occur PCOs (proanthocyanidin oligomers) or OPCs (oligomeric proanthocyanidins), the simplest flavanols. More complex polyphenols, having the same polymeric building block, form the group of tannins. Flavanols are distinguished at the core molecule by the hydroxyl group as opposed to the ketone near same position on the pyran ring in the generally yellow class of flavonoids. Colorless PCOs or OPCs are a strictly defined group of 3 flavanols naturally occurring as a mix of monomers, di-mers, and tri-mers of the catechin building block, which is a 4x-hydroxylation of the flavan-3-ol core.
PCOs or OPCs were discovered in 1947 by Prof. Jacques Masquelier, who developed and patented techniques for the extraction of oligomeric proanthocyanidins from pine bark and grape seeds.[1]
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Proanthocyanidins, including the lesser bioActive / bioAvailable polymers (4 or more catechines) represent a group of condensed flavan-3-ols, such as procyanidins, prodelphinidins and propelargonidins, that can be found in many plants, most notably apples, maritime pine bark, cinnamon,[2] aronia fruit, cocoa beans, grape seed, grape skin (procyanidins and prodelphinidins),[3] and red wines of Vitis vinifera (the European wine grape). However, bilberry, cranberry, black currant, green tea, black tea, and other plants also contain these flavonoids. Cocoa beans contain the highest concentrations.[4] Proanthocyanidins can also be isolated from Quercus petraea and Q. robur heartwood (wine barrel oaks).[5] Açaí oil, obtained from the fruit of the açaí palm (Euterpe oleracea), is rich in numerous procyanidin oligomers.[6]
Apples contain on average per serving about eight times the amount of proanthocyanidin found in wine, with some of the highest amounts found in the Red Delicious and Granny Smith varieties.[7]
A patented extract of maritime pine bark called Pycnogenol bears 65-75 percent proanthocyanidins (procyanidins).[8] Thus a 100 mg serving would contain 65 to 75 mg of proanthocyanidins (procyanidins).
Proanthocyanidin glycosides can be isolated from cocoa liquor.[9]
The seed testas of field beans (Vicia faba) contain proanthocyanidins[10] that affect the digestibility in piglets[11] and could have an inhibitory activity on enzymes.[12] Cistus salviifolius also contains oligomeric proanthocyanidins.[13]
Condensed tannins can be characterised by a number of techniques including depolymerisation, asymmetric flow field flow fractionation or small-angle X-ray scattering.
DMACA is a dye that is particularly useful for localization of proanthocyanidin compounds in plant histology. The use of the reagent results in blue staining.[14] It can also be used to titrate proanthocyanidins.
Proanthocyanidins from field beans (Vicia faba)[15] or barley[16] have been estimated using the vanillin-HCl method, resulting in a red color of the test in the presence of catechins or proanthocyanidins.
Proanthocyanidins can be titrated using the Procyanidolic Index (also called the Bates-Smith Assay). It is a testing method that measures the change in color when the product is mixed with certain chemicals. The greater the color changes, the higher the PCOs content is. However, the Procyanidolic Index is a relative value that can measure well over 100. Unfortunately, a Procyanidolic Index of 95 was erroneously taken to mean 95% PCO by some and began appearing on the labels of finished products. All current methods of analysis suggest that the actual PCO content of these products is much lower than 95%.[17]
Gel permeation chromatography (GPC) analysis allows separation of monomers from larger proanthocyanidin molecules.[18]
Monomers of proanthocyanidins can be characterized by analysis with HPLC and mass spectrometry.[19] Condensed tannins can undergo acid-catalyzed cleavage in the presence of a nucleophile like phloroglucinol (reaction called phloroglucinolysis), thioglycolic acid (thioglycolysis), benzyl mercaptan or cysteamine (processes called thiolysis[20]) leading to the formation of oligomers that can be further analyzed.[21]
Tandem mass spectrometry can be used to sequence proanthocyanidins.[22]
In 1947 Jack Masquelier discovered oligomeric proanthocyanidins (OPCs) in the skin of a peanut by accident. Oligomeric proanthocyanidins strictly refer to di-mer and tri-mer polymerizations of catechins. See above. OPCs are found in most plants and thus are a part of the human diet. Especially the skin, seeds and seed coverings of plants contain large amounts of oligomeric proanthocyanidins. They can be found in large quantities in grape seeds and skin, hence in red wine and grape seed extract, in cocoa, nuts, apples and all Prunus fruits (most concentrated in the skin) and in the bark of Cinnamomum (cinnamon)[2] and Pinus pinaster (formerly known as Pinus maritima). It can also be found in berries like blueberry and cranberry (notably procyanidin A2) and fruits from wild shrubs such as chokeberry,[23] hawthorn, rosehip and sea buckthorn.[24]
Oligomeric proanthocyanidins can be obtained by the mean of Vaccinium pahalae in vitro cell culture.[25] The US Department of Agriculture maintains a database of botanical and food sources of proanthocyanidins.[4]
In nature, proanthocyanidins serve among other chemical and induced defense mechanisms against plant pathogens and predators, such as in strawberries.[26]
Proanthocyanidins are the principal polyphenols in red wine that may be linked to reduced risk of coronary heart disease and lower overall mortality.[27] With tannins, they also influence the aroma, flavor, mouth-feel and astringency of red wines.[28][29]
In red wines, total oligomeric proanthocyanidin content, including flavan-3-ols (catechins), was substantially higher (177 mg/L) than that in white wines (9 mg/L). A relatively high correlation in red wines was found between ORAC values and proanthocyanidins.[30] These studies support conjecture about the French Paradox which hypothesizes that intake of proanthocyanidins and other flavonoids from regular consumption of red wines lowers risk of cardiovascular diseases or diabetes in French citizens on high-fat diets.[27]
Proanthocyanidins have antioxidant activity in vitro and may play a role in the stabilization of collagen and maintenance of elastin[31][32] — two proteins in connective tissue that support organs, joints, blood vessels, muscle and dentin. Common dietary antioxidants are vitamin C and vitamin E; however, in vitro studies show that proanthocyanidins may have stronger antioxidant activity than vitamin C or vitamin E under laboratory conditions.[31]
Proanthocyanidins found in the proprietary extract of maritime pine bark called Pycnogenol were shown in preliminary research to increase blood flow,[33][34][35] and in another basic study to reduce platelet aggregation[36] or affect regulation of blood glucose.[37][38] In preliminary research, proanthocyanidins suppressed production of a protein, endothelin-1, that constricts blood vessels.[27]
However, a meta-analysis of clinical studies on Pycnogenol published in 2012 concluded:
In one preliminary human study, cocoa procyanidins also influenced platelet function.[40] In one study on mice, proanthocyanidins had antidepressant effects and MAO inhibitory properties.[41]
Proanthocyanidins are present in fresh grapes, grape juice, and red wine. Although red wine may contain more proanthocyanidins than red grape juice, red grape juice contains more proanthocyanidins per average serving size. An 8-ounce serving of grape juice averages 124 milligrams proanthocyanidins, whereas a 5-ounce serving of red wine averages 91 milligrams.[4] Many other foods and beverages may also contain proanthocyanidins, but few attain the levels found in red grape seeds and skins.[4]
Condensed tannins can undergo acid-catalyzed cleavage in the presence of (or an excess of) a nucleophile[42] like phloroglucinol (reaction called phloroglucinolysis), benzyl mercaptan (reaction called thiolysis), thioglycolic acid (reaction called thioglycolysis) or cysteamine. Flavan-3-ol compounds used with methanol produce short-chain procyanidin dimers, trimers, or tetramers which are more absorbable.[43]
These techniques are generally called depolymerisation and give information such as average degree of polymerisation or percentage of galloylation. These are SN1 reactions, a type of substitution reaction in organic chemistry, involving a carbocation intermediate under strongly acidic conditions in polar protic solvents like methanol. The reaction leads to the formation of free and derived monomers that can be further analyzed or used to enhance procyanidin absorption and bioavailability.[43] The free monomers correspond to the terminal units of the condensed tannins chains.
In general, reactions are made in methanol, especially thiolysis, as benzyl mercaptan has a low solubility in water. They involve a moderate (50 to 90 °C) heating for a few minutes. Epimerisation may happen.
Phloroglucinolysis can be used for instance for proanthocyanidins characterisation in wine[44] or in the grape seed and skin tissues.[45]
Thioglycolysis can be used to study proanthocyanidins[46] or the oxidation of condensed tannins.[47] It is also used for lignin quantitation.[48] Reaction on condensed tannins from Douglas fir bark produces epicatechin and catechin thioglycolates.[49]
Condensed tannins from Lithocarpus glaber leaves have been analysed through acid-catalyzed degradation in the presence of cysteamine.[50]
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