Extraction and Evaluation of the Antimicrobial Activity of Polyphenols from Banana Peels Employing Different Extraction Techniques

Autor: Faiqa Chaudhry, Muhammad Laiq Ahmad, Zafar Hayat, Muhammad Modassar Ali Nawaz Ranjha, Komal Chaudhry, Noureddine Elboughdiri, Mufarreh Asmari, Jalal Uddin
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Separations, Vol 9, Iss 7, p 165 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2297-8739
DOI: 10.3390/separations9070165
Popis: Polyphenols are natural antioxidants and play a vital role in inhibiting oxidative stress induced by the body’s free radicals. Banana peels are a significant agro-industrial waste. This waste could be utilized to extract polyphenols to process various functional foods and nutraceuticals. An investigation was executed to extract polyphenols from banana peel using the sonication and maceration techniques. Three different polar solvents, methanol, ethanol and acetone, were used at four different concentrations: 25%, 50%, 75% and 100%. Yield (%), Total Polyphenolic Content (TPC), Total Flavonoid Content (TFC) and 1,1-diphenyl-2-picryl-hydrazyl (DPPH) Radical Scavenging assays were performed. The results from the current study articulate that extraction by sonication yields a higher quantity of polyphenols than the maceration technique. The study also concludes that ethanol leads to better extraction than other solvents used in this study.
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