Extraction of bioactive compounds from genipap (Genipa americana L.) by pressurized ethanol: Iridoids, phenolic content and antioxidant activity.

Autor: Náthia-Neves G; LASEFI - Department of Food Engineering, School of Food Engineering, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), R. Monteiro Lobato 80, 13083-862 Campinas, SP, Brazil., Tarone AG; Department of Food and Nutrition, School of Food Engineering, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), R. Monteiro Lobato 80, 13083-862 Campinas, SP, Brazil., Tosi MM; Department of Food Engineering, Faculty of Animal Science and Food Engineering, University of São Paulo (USP), R. Duque de Caxias Norte 225, 13635-900 Pirassununga, SP, Brazil., Maróstica Júnior MR; Department of Food and Nutrition, School of Food Engineering, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), R. Monteiro Lobato 80, 13083-862 Campinas, SP, Brazil., Meireles MAA; LASEFI - Department of Food Engineering, School of Food Engineering, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), R. Monteiro Lobato 80, 13083-862 Campinas, SP, Brazil. Electronic address: meireles@fea.unicamp.br.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Food research international (Ottawa, Ont.) [Food Res Int] 2017 Dec; Vol. 102, pp. 595-604. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Sep 19.
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2017.09.041
Abstrakt: The search for compounds with functional properties from natural sources has grown in recent years as people have developed healthier habits. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the extraction of bioactive compounds from various parts of unripe genipap fruit (Genipa americana L.) by using pressurized ethanol to verify which part of the fruit provides the greatest recovery of the iridoids genipin and geniposide. Two process variables were studied: temperature (50 and 80°C) and pressure (2, 12 and 20 bar). The whole fruit and the peel, mesocarp, endocarp, endocarp+seeds and seeds of the fruit were studied. The endocarp presented with the highest recovery of genipin (48.6±0.6mg/g raw material) and the extraction from the mesocarp allowed a greater recovery of geniposide (59±1mg/g raw material). The highest values of total phenolic content were obtained with mesocarp extracts. The endocarp and mesocarp extracts presented the highest antioxidant activity as measured by FRAP and DPPH. These results are promising and support the use of unripe genipap fruit as a source of iridoids and natural antioxidants.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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