Improvement of antioxidant activity of olive mill wastewater phenolic compounds by Lactobacillus plantarum fermentation

Autor: Manel Mechmeche, Khaoula Setti, Faten Kachouri, Moktar Hamdi, Hamida Ksontini
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Desalination and Water Treatment. 57:27125-27137
ISSN: 1944-3986
1944-3994
DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2016.1170637
Popis: Olive mill wastewater (OMW) contains a substantial amount of valuable antioxidant phenols that can be recovered for industrial application as food additives. In this study, we investigated the use of Lactobacillus plantarum strain to obtain high-added-value compounds, such as antioxidants, from the degradation of phenolic compounds present in OMW. L. plantarum growth on fresh OMW decreased pH and reduced phenols content and colour by 63 and 69%, respectively. Gel filtration chromatography showed an important reduction in molecular mass distribution of polyphenols. HPLC analysis showed a significant decrease in the concentration of total simple phenol, especially for tyrosol and hydroxytyrosol. The antioxidant and radical-scavenging activity of treated OMW increased by 50% after 5 d. The increase in antioxidant activity may be due to reductive conversion of phenolic compounds. Fourier transform infrared results showed that the biodegradation favours the production of new aromatic structures, such a...
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