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Alves-Silva GF, Romani VP, Martins VG. Different crosslinking as a strategy to improve films produced from external mesocarp of pequi (Caryocar brasiliense). Food Chem 2024; 432:137202. [PMID: 37634342 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2023.137202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2023] [Revised: 08/14/2023] [Accepted: 08/16/2023] [Indexed: 08/29/2023]
Abstract
The pequi (Caryocar brasiliense) external mesocarp is rich in phenolic compounds and pectin and demonstrates the potential to produce active and biodegradable films. Thus, the present study aimed to produce films with pequi mesocarp as a polymer matrix and evaluate the influence of crosslinking agents (calcium chloride and citric acid) on the film's properties. The films obtained from pequi mesocarp (MF), showed in general, complete biodegradation in 33 days, good antioxidant capacity, and inhibition against S. aureus (24.7 mm) and E. coli (23.0 mm). The crosslinking agents reduced solubility by up to 35% and increased the elongation of the films by up to 3.5-fold. Calcium chloride promoted a higher reduction in solubility, and both agents increase the antioxidant and antimicrobial activities, compared to MF. Citric acid proved to be the best agent to modify the properties of pequi mesocarp films. In addition to the crosslinking action, it presented plasticizing effect.
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Affiliation(s)
- Gisele Fernanda Alves-Silva
- Laboratory of Food Technology, School of Chemistry and Food Engineering, Federal University of Rio Grande, Rio Grande, RS 96203-900, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Food Technology, Goiano Federal Institute, Rio Verde Campus, Rio Verde, GO 75901-970, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Food Technology, School of Chemistry and Food Engineering, Federal University of Rio Grande, Rio Grande, RS 96203-900, Brazil.
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Marra F, Maffia A, Canino F, Petrovicova B, Mallamaci C, Russo M, Iftikhar Hussain M, Muscolo A. Enhancing the nutritional value of sweet bell pepper through moderate NaCl salinity. Heliyon 2023; 9:e22439. [PMID: 38046132 PMCID: PMC10686852 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e22439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2023] [Revised: 11/02/2023] [Accepted: 11/13/2023] [Indexed: 12/05/2023] Open
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Salinity presents a significant obstacle to crop productivity, particularly in dry and semi-arid regions. Sweet bell pepper (Capsicum annuum L.), a widely grown and consumed horticultural crop, is especially vulnerable to salinity. Consequently, it is vital to determine the salinity threshold that impacts bell pepper growth and quality, enabling sustainable production in salinized areas. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of varying sodium chloride concentrations (0, 50, and 75 mM) on bell pepper growth, nutritional value, and phytochemical composition, aiming to identify the adaptable threshold in salinized environments. The results suggested that the application of 75 mM NaCl not only had no adverse impact on fruit quality in terms of biomolecules and phytochemicals but also led to significant improvements. Specifically, under these conditions, there was a remarkable increase, in respect to control, in total protein (TPRO by 50 %), total carbohydrates (TCARB by 18 %), lycopene (LIC by 68 %), total Carotenoids (TCAR by 13 %), and total phenols (TPHE by 18 %) in terms of antioxidants.In contrast, the content of ascorbic acid and antioxidant activities remained consistent. Moderate salt stress exhibited the most positive influence on sweet bell pepper quality, leading to higher concentrations of essential nutrients and nutraceutical compounds, including minerals, phenolic acids, and flavonoids.
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- F. Marra
- Department of AGRARIA, “Mediterranea” University, Feo di Vito, 89122 Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- Department of AGRARIA, “Mediterranea” University, Feo di Vito, 89122 Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- Department of AGRARIA, “Mediterranea” University, Feo di Vito, 89122 Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- Department of AGRARIA, “Mediterranea” University, Feo di Vito, 89122 Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- Department of AGRARIA, “Mediterranea” University, Feo di Vito, 89122 Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- Department of AGRARIA, “Mediterranea” University, Feo di Vito, 89122 Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- Department of Plant Biology & Soil Science, Universidad de Vigo, Campus Lagoas Marcosende, 36310 Vigo, Spain
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- Department of AGRARIA, “Mediterranea” University, Feo di Vito, 89122 Reggio Calabria, Italy
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Bastos RG, Rodrigues SDO, Marques LA, Oliveira CMD, Salles BCC, Zanatta AC, Rocha FD, Vilegas W, Pagnossa JP, de A Paula FB, da Silva GA, Batiha GE, Aggad SS, Alotaibi BS, Yousef FM, da Silva MA. Eugenia sonderiana O. Berg leaves: Phytochemical characterization, evaluation of in vitro and in vivo antidiabetic effects, and structure-activity correlation. Biomed Pharmacother 2023; 165:115126. [PMID: 37494787 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2023.115126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2023] [Revised: 06/20/2023] [Accepted: 07/02/2023] [Indexed: 07/28/2023] Open
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Several medicinal plants have drawn the attention of researchers by its phytochemical composition regarding their potential for treating chronic complications of diabetes mellitus. In this context, plants of the Myrtaceae family popularly used in Brazil for the treatment of diabetes mellitus, including Eugenia sonderiana, have shown beneficial effects due to the presence of phenolic compounds and saponins in their chemical constitution. Thus, the present work aimed to perform the phytochemical characterization of the hydroethanolic extract of E. sonderiana leaves using high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS), along with in vitro and in vivo studies of antidiabetic activity. The chemical characterization revealed the presence of phenolic compounds, flavonoids, neolignans, tannins, and saponins. In addition, the extract exhibited minimum inhibitory concentrations of alpha-amylase and alpha-glycosidase higher than the acarbose in the in vitro tests. Also, the in vivo tests revealed a slight increase in body mass in diabetic rats, as well as a significant decrease in water and feed consumption provided by the extract. Regarding serum biochemical parameters, the extract showed significant activity in decreasing the levels of glucose, hepatic enzymes, and triglycerides, in addition to maintaining HDL cholesterol levels within normal ranges, protecting the cell membranes against oxidative damage. Thus, the extract of E. sonderiana leaves was considered promising pharmaceutical ingredient in the production of a phytotherapy medication.
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- Renan G Bastos
- Department of Food and Drugs, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Federal University of Alfenas, Brazil
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Pontifical Catholic University, Poços de Caldas, Brazil
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- Department of Clinical and Toxicological Analysis, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Federal University of Alfenas, Brazil
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- Department of Clinical and Toxicological Analysis, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Federal University of Alfenas, Brazil
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- Department of Clinical and Toxicological Analysis, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Federal University of Alfenas, Brazil
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Pontifical Catholic University, Poços de Caldas, Brazil
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Pontifical Catholic University, Poços de Caldas, Brazil
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- Department of Clinical and Toxicological Analysis, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Federal University of Alfenas, Brazil
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- Department of Food and Drugs, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Federal University of Alfenas, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt
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- Department of Food and Nutrition, Faculty of Human Sciences and Design, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. box 84428, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Food and Nutrition, Faculty of Human Sciences and Design, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Food and Drugs, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Federal University of Alfenas, Brazil.
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Viganó J, Strieder MM, Pizani RS, Contieri LS, Mesquita LMDS, Rostagno MA. Application of an integrative system (2D PLE×HPLC-PDA) for bioactive compound extraction and online quantification: Advantages, validation, and considerations. Anal Chim Acta 2023; 1272:341494. [PMID: 37355330 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2023.341494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2023] [Revised: 06/02/2023] [Accepted: 06/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/26/2023]
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Analyzing compounds such as polyphenols in solid samples frequently uses a solid-liquid extraction step. The solid-liquid extraction and analysis integration in a single equipment is not commercially available since several challenges are inherent to this hybridization. In the context of developing more sustainable analytical procedures, innovative techniques are demanded. Given that, this work proposes a new integrative system (2D PLE × HPLC-PDA) and presents its validation for bioactive compound extraction and online quantification, discussing the main advantages and cares that need to be taken. Two food byproducts - passion fruit bagasse and coffee husks - were chosen as solid model samples. The system was configured to perform pressurized liquid extraction (PLE) with periodical automated extract injection in the HPLC, consequently obtaining the online quantification of target compounds from the solid samples. In parallel with the online injections, extract fractions were collected and submitted to offline analysis in which the extraction yield of piceatannol and chlorogenic acid and caffeine were evaluated, respectively, for passion fruit bagasse and coffee husks. The extraction yields obtained by online and offline injections were compared and were significantly equal (p > 0.05). Thus, the 2D PLE × HPLC-PDA system represents a feasible tool to integrate solid sample preparation and chemical analysis of biocompounds in a single and online step.
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- Juliane Viganó
- Centro de Ciências da Natureza, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Rod. Lauri Simões de Barros, Km 12 - SP 189, Buri, SP, 18290-000, Brazil; Multidisciplinary Laboratory of Food and Health (LabMAS), School of Applied Sciences (FCA), Universidade Estadual de Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.
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- Multidisciplinary Laboratory of Food and Health (LabMAS), School of Applied Sciences (FCA), Universidade Estadual de Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Multidisciplinary Laboratory of Food and Health (LabMAS), School of Applied Sciences (FCA), Universidade Estadual de Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Multidisciplinary Laboratory of Food and Health (LabMAS), School of Applied Sciences (FCA), Universidade Estadual de Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Multidisciplinary Laboratory of Food and Health (LabMAS), School of Applied Sciences (FCA), Universidade Estadual de Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Multidisciplinary Laboratory of Food and Health (LabMAS), School of Applied Sciences (FCA), Universidade Estadual de Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Londoño-Hernández L, Ramírez-Toro C, Ruiz HA, Ascacio-Valdés JA, Aguilar-Gonzalez MA, Rodríguez-Herrera R, Aguilar CN. Rhizopus oryzae - Ancient microbial resource with importance in modern food industry. Int J Food Microbiol 2017. [PMID: 28651077 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2017.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Filamentous fungi are microorganisms widely known for their diverse biochemical features. Fungi can efficiently invade a wide variety of substrates under operational conditions producing numerous bioproducts of interest, such as enzymes, organic acids, aromatic compounds and colorants. An additional interesting characteristic of some fungi is their safety classification for different uses, which guarantees that the bioproducts obtained from them do not contain any toxic component deleterious to humans. Rhizopus oryzae is among this group of fungi and is classified as a GRAS filamentous fungus, commonly used for production of some oriental traditional foods. It is mainly recognized as a good producer of lactic acid; however, its potential for other biotechnological processes is under study. This review analyzes and discusses the current scientific and technical contributions which may maximize the potential of R. oryzae as a producer of different compounds of industrial interest.
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- Liliana Londoño-Hernández
- Food Research Dept. School of Chemistry, Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila, Saltillo 25280, Coahuila, Mexico
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- Faculty of Engineering, School of Food Engineering, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia
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- Food Research Dept. School of Chemistry, Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila, Saltillo 25280, Coahuila, Mexico
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- Food Research Dept. School of Chemistry, Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila, Saltillo 25280, Coahuila, Mexico
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- Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute (CINVESTAV-IPN), Unidad Saltillo, Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila, Mexico
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- Food Research Dept. School of Chemistry, Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila, Saltillo 25280, Coahuila, Mexico
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- Food Research Dept. School of Chemistry, Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila, Saltillo 25280, Coahuila, Mexico.
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Sharma DC, Khan MS, Khan MS, Srivastava R, Srivastava AK, Shukla R. A report on biocompounds from palm fossil of India. Bioinformation 2014; 10:316-9. [PMID: 24966541 PMCID: PMC4070043 DOI: 10.6026/97320630010316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2014] [Accepted: 04/22/2014] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
Abstract
The occurrence of a large number of fossil woods having resemblance in anatomical features with the modern palm genus, Phoenix L in Deccan Intertrappean fossil flora of Maastrichtian-Danian age (i. e. Late Cretaceous and Earliest Tertiary (65-67 my)) indicates the most primitive record of date palm. Present discovery of biocompounds from fossil wood of Phoenix collected from Deccan Intertrappean having affinity with the biocompounds known from modern plant further exemplify the earliest documentation of Phoenix in Indian peninsula.
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- Department of Biosciences, Integral University, Lucknow-226026, India
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- Department of Biosciences, Integral University, Lucknow-226026, India
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- Department of Biosciences, Integral University, Lucknow-226026, India
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Zhou Y, Lin W, Huang J, Wang W, Gao Y, Lin L, Li Q, Lin L, Du M. Biosynthesis of gold nanoparticles by foliar broths: roles of biocompounds and other attributes of the extracts. Nanoscale Res Lett 2010; 5:1351-9. [PMID: 20676207 PMCID: PMC2897042 DOI: 10.1007/s11671-010-9652-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2010] [Accepted: 05/17/2010] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Biosynthesis of nanoparticles has arisen as a promising alternative to conventional synthetic methodologies owing to its eco-friendly advantages, and the involved bioprotocol still needs further clarification. This research, for the first time from the standpoint of statistics, confirmed an electrostatic force or ionic bond-based interaction between the chloroauric ions and the involved bioconstituents and manifested that reducing sugars and flavonoids were both important reductants responsible for conversion of Au(III) to Au(0). The result also demonstrated that the proteins were not the reducing agents, yet they might be protection agents in biosynthesis of gold nanoparticles (GNPs). Besides, a significant linear relationship was found between the anti-oxidant ability of the foliar broths and their capability to reduce Au(III) into Au(0). Furthermore, the preliminary investigation based on the boxplot on the size/shape distribution of the biosynthesized GNPs revealed that gold nanospheres with higher degree of homogeneity in size tended to be promoted by foliar broths containing higher content of reducing sugars/flavonoids and proteins. Otherwise, i.e., for those broths with lower content of the above biocompounds, sphere GNPs of wider size distribution or even gold nanotriangles tended to be fabricated.(See supplementary material 1).
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- Yao Zhou
- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, 361005, Xiamen, People's Republic of China.
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