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... In this study, a detailed phytochemical analysis of the medicinal herb Inula viscosa leaves was performed. Furthermore, in vitro antioxidant and antifungal properties of its methanolic extract were evaluated and compared with the corresponding phenolic profile obtained by high‐performance liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry. Data obtained underscore the high amount of total lipids (6.14%) ...
... This review discusses the potential of Haberlea rhodopensis as a food additive. The following are described: plant distribution, reproduction, cultivation, propagation and resurrection properties; extraction, isolation and screening of biologically active compounds; metabolite changes during dehydration; phytotherapy-related properties such as antioxidant potential and free radical-scavenging acti ...
... Moringa oleifera Lam. has long been used in traditional medicine and for culinary purposes. This study aimed at determining the phenolic content as well as the antioxidative properties of leaf and pod extracts of M. oleifera Lam. in vitro and in mayonnaise and bulk sunflower oil. The methanolic leaf and pod extracts (MLE and MPE) had the highest phenolic content and exhibited the highest antioxida ...
... The seaweed Enteromorpha linza has long been used as a food source rich in natural bioactive compounds in various regions of the world. In the present study, the essential oil from E. linza, extracted by microwave‐assisted hydrodistillation, was analyzed for its chemical composition and was evaluated for its free radical‐scavenging and antioxidant potential. Gas chromatography and mass spectroscop ...
... Seaweed has been reported to control postprandial hyperglycaemia in various ways. We recently reported the characterisation of a glycoprotein from Undaria pinnatifida (UPGP) with antioxidant activities. In this study, we characterised the hypoglycaemic effect of UPGP through monitoring α‐glucosidase inhibition and glucose transport across yeast cell. Dose‐dependent inhibitions of UPGP against yeas ...
... Origanum majorana “Marjoram” cultivation in Egypt dates back to 3000BC with current global distribution and economic importance in medicinal and herbal products. Plant natural diversity and scattered cultivated populations may harbor chemical diversity useful in agricultural and pharmaceutical industries. To investigate this assumption in Northwest Egypt, leaves essential oil (EO) composition of l ...
... In this study, ten policosanyl phenolates were synthesized via a two‐step chemoenzymatic route. The intermediate vinyl esters were first chemically produced and subsequently esterified with policosanols catalyzed by Novozyme 435 (Candida antarctica lipase B). The conversion yields of the policosanyl phenolates were in the range of 4.20–37.14%. Their antioxidant activities were evaluated. Results s ...
... The objectives of this study were to determine the physicochemical composition, phenolic, tocopherol, flavonoid, flavanol, dietary fiber and β‐carotene contents, as well as the antioxidant activity of three olive‐waste cakes from varieties Picual, Frantoio and Arbequina. Frantoio presented the highest dietary fiber content and Arbequina showed the highest β‐carotene content. Results indicated that ...
... In this study, the condensed tannins in 70% acetone extracts of leaf, twig, and stem bark of Calliandra haematocephala were purified by a Sephadex LH-20 column, and their structures were identified using MALDI-TOF-MS and thiolysis-HPLC-ESI-MS analyses. The results showed that the condensed tannin structures varied significantly among C . haematocephala organs. The condensed tannins from leaf were ...
antioxidant activity; antioxidants; blood serum; cholesterol; dietary supplements; dose response; duck eggs; exudation; fatty acid composition; fatty acids; food additives; gallic acid; garlic; high density lipoprotein; lipid peroxidation; low density lipoprotein; microstructure; oils; salting; storage time; thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances; toluene; transportation; very low density lipoprotein
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... Lipid oxidation, fatty acid profile and microstructure of duck egg supplemented with garlic oil were monitored over the salting period. The antioxidant activity of garlic oil was measured by 1,1‐diphenyl‐1‐picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) assay and its activity was compared to that of standard synthetic antioxidants (butylated hydroxyl toluene and gallic acid). The scavenging percentage of garlic oil increas ...
... In this study, a two‐step method for chemoenzymatic lipophilization of phenolic acids with phytosterols was studied. Optimal conditions for esterification involved the use of a binary solvent containing hexane and 2‐butanone (3 mL, 8:2, v/v), a relatively equal molar ratio of vinyl ester to phytosterols (0.1 mmol), and 100 U/mL of lipase from Candida rugosa at 55°C. Various phenolic acids were use ...
... The aim of the study was to enhance the antioxidant properties of fish burgers with microencapsulated propolis. Spray‐drying process was used to microencapsulate propolis (30 g in 100 mL of ethanol 70% v/v) by means of gum Arabic and Capsul in different ratios (1:6 for gum Arabic and Capsul and then 1:20 just for Capsul). Once defined the optimal microencapsulation conditions, an alcohol‐free powd ...
... Lycopene possesses strong antioxidant ability, which may provide protection against cancer and other degenerative diseases. An ultrasound-assisted extraction method has been developed for the extraction of lycopene from papaya (Carica papaya L.) processing waste. Optimization conditions were firstly determined using single factor experiment, and then response surface methodology was used. Analysis ...
... Bee products (e.g., propolis and bee pollen) are traditional healthy foods. In this study, antioxidant properties and in vitro antibacterial activity of honeybee pollen and propolis methanol extracts were determined. Propolis with higher phenolic content showed significant greater activity over pollen extracts. Caffeic acid, ferulic acid, rutin, and p‐coumaric acid were detected as main phenolic c ...
... In this study, the physical and thermal properties of essential oil microparticles of oregano (Origanum vulgare L.) dried via spray drying were examined. The product was characterized by morphology, mean diameter, particle size distribution, moisture sorption curve, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The process promoted the formation of spherical capsule ...
... Propolis is a natural product that meets the requirements as functional additive for food packaging due to its antioxidant and antimicrobial activities. In this work, ethanolic propolis extract (EPE) was incorporated in cassava starch films, and characterisations with respect to their microstructure, mechanical properties, water vapour permeability (WVP), moisture sorption kinetics as well as anti ...
... A series of new model of lipophilized phenolic compound derived from the rosmarinic acid was synthesized: 1,2‐diacylglycerol rosmarinate (RDAG) with different alkyl chain lengths from five to eighteen carbons. These RDAG were obtained through a chemo‐enzymatic synthesis: A chemical esterification based on the Mitsunobu reaction, followed by a lipase‐catalyzed transesterification to link the differ ...
... BACKGROUND: Pineapple has a delicious taste and good health benefits. Bioactive polysaccharides are important components of pineapple that might contribute to its health benefits. Since little structural information on these polysaccharides is currently available, the aim of this study was to investigate their structural characteristics and bioactivities. RESULTS: The polysaccharides of pineapple ...
Euterpe edulis; anthocyanins; antioxidant activity; antioxidants; disease prevention; food additives; fruits; functional foods; health promotion; pharmaceutical industry; phenolic acids; ripening; tandem mass spectrometry; Brazil
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... Juçara (Euterpe edulis M.) fruits are an interesting source of phenolic compounds, mainly anthocyanins, making them valuable to the food and pharmaceutical industries. Juçara fruits were harvested along the on-tree ripening process between March and June as practiced in Paraná state, Brazil and examined for their total anthocyanin content (TAC), total phenolic content (TPC), total phenolic acid (T ...
... Five types of low‐value fish protein hydrolysates (FPH) and ferrous‐chelating peptides [Fe(II)–FPH] were prepared from Pacific mackerel, Spanish mackerel, hairtail, Japanese anchovy and horse mackerel. The hydrolysis degrees of FPH and ferrous chelation percentages of all types Fe(II)–FPH were calculated. The antioxidant activities were measured using 2,2‐diphenyl‐1‐picryl‐hydrazyl (DPPH)‐scavengi ...
... In this study, peptide fractions with strong antioxidant activity were obtained from Roselle seed protein hydrolysates. Pepsin followed by pancreatin were used to digest Roselle protein at different time in order to produce hydrolysate with antioxidant activity suitable for conversion to high-value products. The hydrolysates obtained after different hydrolysis times were analyzed for antioxidant a ...
... Dietary polyphenols have been proposed to be promising functional food additives for their potent antioxidant capacity and other health-beneficial bioactivities. The current study prepared cookies fortified with five selected dietary polyphenols (naringenin, quercetin, epicatechin, chlorogenic acid, and rosmarinic acid). Results indicated that the enhancement of the antioxidant capacity was not as ...
BACKGROUND: Garcinia indica Choisy, a slender evergreen tree is endemic to the west coast of India. The dried rind of the fruit of Garcinia indica is an Indian spice and a food additive. Many therapeutic effects of the fruit have been reported in literature. OBJECTIVE: The present study investigates the cardioprotective and antioxidant activity of a hydroalcoholic extract of Garcinia indica fru ...
... A poly(lactic acid) (PLA)-based nanocomposite active packaging was developed for the controlled release of tert -butylhydroquinone (TBHQ) antioxidant. The PLA-based active films were loaded with only TBHQ (3% wt) or a mixture of modified cellulose nanofibre (MCNF) (8% wt) and TBHQ (3% wt) to obtain active and nanocomposite active films, respectively. Release studies indicated that the release rate ...
antioxidant activity; caffeine; flavanols; food additives; food packaging; free radicals; functional properties; gallic acid; green tea; high performance liquid chromatography; industry; mass spectrometry; packaging materials; shelf life; ultra-performance liquid chromatography
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... A formula including green tea extract (GTE) was developed as an active food packaging material. This formula was moulded to obtain an independent component/device with antioxidant properties that could be easily coupled to industrial degassing valves for food packaging in special cases. GTE components (i.e., gallic acid, catechins and caffeine) were identified and quantified by HPLC-UV and UPLC-MS ...
... Extracts from the pericarp, placenta and stalk of red pepper (Capsicum annuum L) were investigated to determine their antioxidant and in vitro inhibitory potential against key enzymes relevant for hyperglycemia and hypertension. We examined the total phenolic and capsaicin content in red pepper extract. Anti‐hyperglycemia relevant in vitro α‐glucosidase inhibitory activity correlated strongly to t ...
... BACKGROUND: Date fruit seeds have been demonstrated to possess high antioxidant activities due to their high content of flavonoids and phenolic compounds. The objective of this work was to identify and quantify the phenolic composition of date seeds. METHODS: Two UPLC‐DAD‐ESI‐MS analyses were performed on the seed of the Khalas variety as follows: (1) an analysis of simple phenolic compounds [phen ...
Luis Alberto Ortega‐Ramirez; Isela Rodriguez‐Garcia; Juan Manuel Leyva; Manuel Reynaldo Cruz‐Valenzuela; Brenda Adriana Silva‐Espinoza; Gustavo A. Gonzalez‐Aguilar; Md Wasim Siddiqui; Jesus Fernando Ayala‐Zavala
... Many food preservation strategies can be used for the control of microbial spoilage and oxidation; however, these quality problems are not yet controlled adequately. Although synthetic antimicrobial and antioxidant agents are approved in many countries, the use of natural safe and effective preservatives is a demand of food consumers and producers. This paper proposes medicinal plants, traditional ...
Ana Sanches-Silva; Denise Costa; Tânia G. Albuquerque; Giovanna Giuliana Buonocore; Fernando Ramos; Maria Conceição Castilho; Ana Vera Machado; Helena S. Costa
... The demand for natural antioxidant active packaging is increasing due to its unquestionable advantages compared with the addition of antioxidants directly to the food. Therefore, the search for antioxidants perceived as natural, namely those that naturally occur in herbs and spices, is a field attracting great interest. In line with this, in the last few years, natural antioxidants such as α-tocop ...
Azorella; aerial parts; antioxidant activity; bleaching; detectors; food additives; fractionation; high performance liquid chromatography; indigenous species; isoflavones; mass spectrometry; metabolome; nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; rapid methods; Andes region; Chile
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... Four isoflavones were isolated from the MeOH extract of a sample of Azorella madreporica from the high Andes of northern Chile by selective fractionation using the bleaching of the DPPH radical. The compounds were identified by NMR spectroscopy and mass spectrometry together with 18 additional complex isoflavones present in the plant extract which were detected for the first time using HPLC hyphen ...
Felipe C. da Silva; Carolina Rodrigues da Fonseca; Severino Matias de Alencar; Marcelo Thomazini; Julio C. de Carvalho Balieiro; Paola Pittia; Carmen Sílvia Favaro-Trindade
... The aim of this work was to obtain propolis in a powder, alcohol-free, water-dispersed and shelf-stable form. Propolis extract was spray-dried using gum Arabic and octenyl succinic anhydride (OSA) starch as carriers in two different weight ratios (1:4 and 1:6). Spray-dried propolis samples were evaluated for morphology, moisture, water activity, water dispersibility, hygroscopicity, particle size, ...
... The high antioxidant properties of yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis) extract make it suitable as a natural food additive. Encapsulation of herbal extracts is often necessary to enhance handling and product stability. Release strategies depend on the encapsulation system and the intended use. Calcium alginate capsules, with and without a chitosan layer, containing the yerba mate extract were analyze ...
... Second-grade dates (Phoenix dactylifera L.), with hard texture, from six Tunisian cultivars were analysed for their composition and antioxidant activities. Results showed predominance of total sugars and a relatively low content of protein, fat and ash. On the other hand, optimisation of extraction of antioxidant was carried using five different solvents.The highest level of phenolic compounds for ...
... Spent coffee that is produced in tons by restaurants and cafeterias, and consumers at domestic levels, could be a good opportunity to have an important source of natural antioxidants. The main aim of this work was to study the influence of several process factors on the antioxidant capacity extraction from spent coffee. Total phenolic compounds, radical scavenging activity (ABTS and DPPH) and brow ...
... The use of fruit and vegetable by-products as natural food additives has recently been suggested, due to their richness in polyphenols. The aim of this research study was to determine polyphenolic content and the antioxidative and antimicrobial activities of 13 fruit and vegetable by-product extracts obtained with three solvent mixtures. The Folin-Ciocalteu method was employed to calculate the tot ...
... Pectic polysaccharides have attracted great attention due to their health-promoting potential. From the Styrian oil-pumpkin biomass representing an alternative pectin source, two series of acidic polysaccharide fractions were isolated using in succession hot water, EDTA and dilute HCl. Chemical and spectroscopic (FTIR, NMR) analyses of the fractions revealed the predominance of partially methylest ...
... Dunaliella salina has been selected as the most valuable microalgae for production of carotenoids as a source of natural pigment when grown under defined conditions. Compared with optimal conditions, D. salina contained higher amounts of total carotenoids (TCAR, 12.6%, dw)—including β-carotene (60.4%, of total carotenoids), astaxanthin (17.7%), zeaxanthin (13.4%), lutein (4.6%), and cryptoxanthin ...
... Plants have been used by humans as food and medicine since prehistoric times. However, in the course of modernisation and following the advent of various scientific terms such as functional foods, nutraceuticals, food additives, etc., the texture and matrix of traditional dietary practice has changed. These changes, in turn, have influenced nutritive as well as medicinal values of food preparation ...
... A process for the recovery of polyphenol-rich extracts from the production of light colored sunflower protein isolates by combining mild-acidic protein extraction with adsorptive removal of phenolic compounds has been developed. In preliminary trials, different solvents were examined to evaluate their suitability for an exhaustive desorption of the polyphenols from a food-grade adsorbent resin. Fo ...
... The aim of the present study was to evaluate the antioxidative and antimicrobial effects of the ethanol and buffered water infusions of six different plants grown in Estonia, namely Siberian rhubarb (Rheum rhaponticum L.), blue honeysuckle (Lonicera caerulea L.), tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.), bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.), sea-buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L.) and black currant (Ri ...
... Tricholoma species, known as odorous mushrooms, are consumed in Anatolia as well as in the world. The antioxidant activity of extracts of Tricholoma fracticum, Tricholoma imbricatum and Tricholoma terreum was determined using five complementary tests: β-carotene/linoleic acid, DPPH[Symbol: see text] scavenging, ABTS[Symbol: see text]+ scavenging, ferrous ion chelating assay and cupric-reducing an ...
... There is an increasing demand for natural antioxidant molecules in order to replace the synthetic additives in the food industry. Therefore, Ulva rigida C. Agardh was analyzed to determine its bioactive components, including the total phenolic content, antioxidant capacity (lipid and water-soluble), vitamins (A, E, and C), protein, carbohydrate, and pigments. As a result, Ulva rigida showed a high ...
Oriental traditional medicine; animal models; antioxidant activity; enzymes; food additives; free radicals; functional foods; high density lipoprotein cholesterol; histopathology; liver; low density lipoprotein; triacylglycerols
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... The potential biological functions of Pleurotuseryngii have long been described in Chinese traditional medicine. However, little is known about the bioactive components of P.eryngii and their functions in liver injury and high-fat induced animal models. The present study thoroughly investigated the comprehensive functions of water-soluble polysaccharidic extract of P.eryngii (PEPE) using invivo mo ...
... Waterâsoluble polysaccharide from tea plant flower (TFP) was screened for its biological and biophysical effects. TFPâ1, one of the major constituents, yielded after removing the proteins and purification by Sephadex Gâ100 (SigmaâAldrich Pty Ltd., Castle Hill, Australia). It was subjected to chemical identification and the result indicated its average molecular weight (132âkDa) and its f ...
... Potassium bromate (KBrO₃) is a widely used food additive, a water disinfection by-product and a known nephrotoxic agent. The effect of KBrO₃ on rat blood, especially on the anti-oxidant defense system, was studied in this work. Animals were given a single oral dose of KBrO₃ (100mg/kg body weight) and sacrificed 12, 24, 48, 96 and 168h after this treatment. Blood was collected from the animals and ...
antioxidant activity; antioxidants; blackberries; blueberries; cultivars; food additives; high performance liquid chromatography; phenolic acids; strawberries; Portugal
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... The consumption of berries in Portugal has gradually increased due to the high content on phenolic compounds (PC). These PC, mainly flavonoids, phenolic acids, and hydroxycinnamic acid derivatives are implied in the good functioning of the human organism. There are few studies referring to the phytochemical properties of berries cultivated in Portugal. The PC present of different species of bluebe ...
glutathione; hydroxyl radicals; Juglans regia; ultrafiltration; lipid peroxidation; hydrolysates; gel chromatography; protein hydrolysates; reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography; walnuts; antioxidant activity; food additives; pepsin
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... Walnut proteins were hydrolyzed separately using three different proteases to obtain antioxidant peptides. The antioxidant activities of the hydrolysates were measured using 1,1-diphenyl-2-picryl hydrazyl (DPPH) assay. Among hydrolysates, pepsin hydrolysate obtained by 3h exhibited the highest antioxidant activities, which could also quench the hydroxyl radical, chelate ferrous ion, exhibit reduci ...
... The aim of our study was to investigate the effects of consecutive alkaline/acid extraction of cell wall of bakerâs yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) on products digestibility and antioxidative and bifidogenic activity. Fractions with different glucan content (49.30%, 75.54%, 93.15% and 99.54%) were isolated by alkaline/acid extraction. The digestibility of fractions in artificial saliva, gastric ...
... Dill (Anethum graveolens L.) have been extensively used in salads, soups, and pickles for its aromatic odor and flavor. Recently, interest in plant-derived food additives has grown. In this study, the possible antioxidant properties of water, ethanol, and acetone extracts of dill leaves were investigated. In order to evaluate antioxidant activities of all extracts, different antioxidant tests were ...
... Digestive tracts and gonads of green urchin (Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis) were evaluated for their antioxidant potential and total phenol and flavonoid contents. Antioxidant potentials of freeze-dried samples were evaluated using lipophilic and hydrophilic oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC) assays. Analyzed samples showed antioxidant activity with total ORAC values of 864 and 885μmol ...
... Black-bone silky fowl (Gallus gallus domesticus Brisson) (BSF) muscle was hydrolyzed by papain, and the hydrolysate was separated by preparative high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The amino acid composition of the BSF hydrolysate (BSFH) and its fractions was determined by HPLC precolumn derivation with 2,4-dinitrofluorobenzene. The molecular weight (MW) distribution of the BSFH and its ...
... There is an increasing demand for natural antioxidant molecules in order to replace the synthetic additives in the food industry. Gracilaria bursa-pastoris (Gmelin) Silva was analyzed to determine its bioactive components including; the total phenolic content, total antioxidant capacity (lipid and water-soluble), vitamins (A, E and C), total protein and total carbohydrate content. In addition, the ...
2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl; Oriental traditional medicine; Rosa laevigata; antioxidant activity; ethanol; food additives; free radical scavengers; hydroxyl radicals; nutrients; pharmaceutical industry; solvents; superoxide anion; temperature; China
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... Context: Rosa laevigata Michx. (Rosaceae), widespread in China, contains many valuable nutrients and has long been used as food and medicine in Chinese folklore. Nowadays, due to its favorable property of coloring, the brown pigment of R. laevigata has an attractive potential as an available additive in food. Objective: The aims of this study were to optimize the extraction process of brown pigmen ...
Perilla frutescens; adipose tissue; antioxidant activity; atherosclerosis; chemical composition; cholesterol; disease prevention; flavonoids; food additives; food industry; high fat diet; high performance liquid chromatography; hyperlipidemia; leaves; oral administration; rats; triacylglycerols
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... The leaves of Perilla frutescens are often used as a new source of additives for the food and pharmaceutical industries due to its unique bioactivities. This study was to evaluate the chemical composition and hyperlipidemic and antioxidant effects of total flavonoids of P. frutescens leaves (TFP) in the hyperlipidemia rats induced by a high-fat diet. By HPLC analysis, TFP mainly consisted of apige ...
... The present study was conducted to determine the antimicrobial, antifungal and antioxidant activity of the ethanol extract of Hypericum scabrum L (HSm), Hypericum lysimachioides var. lysimachioides (HL), and Hypericum retusum Aucher (HR) and ethanol extracts of Achillea aleppica D.C. subsp. aleppica (AA), Achillea aleppica D.C. subsp. zederbaueri (Hayek) Hub.-Mor (AZ), and Achillea biebersteinii A ...
antioxidant activity; antioxidants; correlation; extraction; food additives; functional foods; methanol; olives; pharmaceutical industry; phenolic compounds; seeds; solvents; system optimization; temperature
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... This study was conducted to optimise the extraction conditions of phenolic compounds to evaluate antioxidant extraction parameters and to identify the major free and bound phenolic compounds in olive seeds. The results obtained using methanol as an extraction solvent for olive seeds indicated that the optimised total phenolic content and antioxidant activity were obtained at an extraction time of ...
functional foods; sequence analysis; solid state fermentation; ribosomal DNA; anticoagulant activity; soybeans; Bacillus amyloliquefaciens; raw materials; amino acid sequences; chickpeas; sodium; anticoagulants; nucleotide sequences; water content; antioxidant activity; food additives
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... To develop safe and cheap thrombolytic agents, a fibrinolytic enzyme productive strain of LSSE-62 was isolated from Chinese soybean paste. This strain was identified as Bacillus amyloliquefaciens by 16S rDNA sequence analysis. Nucleotide and amino acid sequence analysis showed that this fibrinolytic enzyme was identical to subtilisin DJ-4. Chickpeas were used as the substrate for fibrinolytic enzy ...
... A number of herbal plants from Romania widely used as natural food additives or for health promotion in traditional medicine were investigated for their antioxidant activity. Methanol extracts were obtained from plants belonging to the Lamiaceae family (lavender Lavandula angustifolia L.; lemon balm Melissa officinalis; sage Salvia officinalis; oregano Origanum vulgare L.; rosemary Rosmarinus offi ...
... The oxidative degradation of lipids is one of the main factors limiting the shelf-life of food products. In recent years, several undesirable disorders have been detected as side-effects of using commonly used synthetic antioxidants. Apart from their use as aroma additives in food, essential oils from aromatic plants have shown potential for use in small amounts in fat-containing food systems to p ...
... In this paper we report on the antioxidant components and activities of the edible parts of Gnetum gnemon (young and mature leaves, seed skin and endosperm), as well as their ability to inhibit DNA damage. Since Gnetum gnemon is usually consumed daily as a boiled vegetable, we also measured the effect of boiling on the antioxidant components and activities. The mature leaves contain the greatest l ...
... The non-covalent interaction between cuttlefish skin gelatin and tannic acid was observed in gelatin modified with unoxidized tannic acid at pH 7, whereas covalent interaction was found in gelatin modified with oxidized tannic acid at pH 9. Degree of tannic acid incorporation into gelatin via non-covalent interaction was more pronounced than that found via covalent interaction as evidenced by lowe ...
... Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) is an effective natural antioxidant with a fundamental role in cellular bioenergetics and numerous known health benefits. Reports of its natural occurrence in various food items are comprehensively reviewed and critically evaluated. Meat, fish, nuts, and some oils are the richest nutritional sources of CoQ10, while much lower levels can be found in most dairy products, vegetab ...
... The aim of this research was to study the antioxidant and nutritional (selected objects) properties of protein isolates obtained from grass pea seedlings as compared with soaked and raw seeds. Two percent extract of isolate from 5-day-old seedlings showed the highest total antioxidant activity (25%) and the ability to chelate Fe ²⁺ (2.35 mg/g d.m.) as compared with other isolates. Protein isolates ...
... Influence of the widely used food additive lecithin on the effectiveness of the inhibiting effect of the natural antioxidants (quercetin, dihydroquercetin, and α-tocopherol) has been studied in dependence on the rate of free radicals generation in the model oxidation reactions. It has been found that during the initiated and autoxidation of methyl oleat, lecithin decreased the antioxidant effectiv ...
... In the present study, the process of separation and purification of isohamnetin from marc of sea buckthorn was obtained. The antioxidant properties of the pure isolated isorhamnetin were evaluated by the scavenging of the diphenylpicrylhydrazyl radical (DPPH), iron (III) to iron (II)--reducing, and iron-chelating assays. High purity isorhamnetin (92.1%) was obtained and the results of antioxidant ...
... Organic wastes as well as their ethanolic, water and heptane extracts and fermented products derived from herbs, fruit and vegetables obtained worldwide from food and pharmaceutical industries were investigated regarding their antioxidant activities using different methods [1.1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl, FeIII-reduction method and photochemiluminescence (PCL)]. The highest antioxidative activities ...
... Extracts from the bark of Fraxinus angustifolia as well as the leaves of Pistacia lentiscus and Clematis flammula have been investigated for their reducing power, inhibition of linoleic acid peroxidation and scavenging capacity on 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical and H₂O₂ using in vitro spectrophotometric methods. The results indicate that the best overall antioxidant capacity was show ...
... The search for natural antioxidants, especially of plant origin, has notably increased in recent years. Bunium persicum Boiss. is an economically important medicinal plant growing wild in the dry temperature regions in Iran. In this study, chemical constituents of the essential oil of the seed from Bunium persicum Boiss. have been studied by GC/MS technique. The major components were caryophyllene ...
... Nyctanthes arbor-tristis (Harshingar, Parijat) belongs to the family Oleaceae. The flower has white petals with an orange calyx. Nyctanthes stems have been found to be a rich source of antioxidant. The aqueous extracts of the flower, calyx and petals were evaluated and found to be dose-dependent and showed an increase in DPPH free radical scavenging activity in vitro. The extracts, which showed st ...
... Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) husk, a by-product of the pomegranate juice industry, is an inexpensive and abundant source of ellagic acid. Ellagic acid is widely used as functional food for its physiological functions. It is the breakdown product of ellagitannins. To date, the preparation of ellagic acid from pomegranate husk has not been reported. This article reports a new process for ellagic ...
... Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) is one of the synthetic antioxidant agents commonly used for food additives. In the present study, we determined that four freshwater phytoplankton, including a green alga (Botryococcus braunii Kütz.) and three cyanobacteria [Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii (Wolłosz.) Seenaya et Sabba Raju, Microcystis aeruginosa (Kütz.) and Oscillatoria sp.] were capable of producing ...
... BACKGROUND: A number of recent studies indicate that antioxidants reduce the oxidative stress associated with the development of coronary heart diseases (CHD). OBJECTIVE: (i) To investigate whether the erythrocyte catalase (CAT), superoxide dismutase (SOD), total glutathione, reduced glutathione (GSH), oxidized glutathione (GSSG), and lipid peroxidation (LPO), and serum uric acid and paraoxonase-1 ...
Oriental traditional medicine; antioxidant activity; antioxidants; food additives; food industry; maceration; medicinal plants; people
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... The efficiencies of two traditional extraction methods used in Chinese medicine (the decoction method and the maceration method) were evaluated for the extraction of antioxidants from medicinal plants. A group of medicinal plants possessing nutritious and tonic functions were chosen as model plants. A commonly used extraction method was used as a reference method. The antioxidant capacities and to ...
... The aim of this study was to develop a combined method for measuring the total antioxidant activity, the reductive and the radical scavenging activity. Linoleic acid was used as the substrate for an iron-initiated lipid peroxidation to measure the total antioxidant activity. In addition, methyl esters of linoleic acid hydroperoxides were used as substrates to measure the reductive antioxidant acti ...
... Culinary herbs and medicinal plants could be used as natural food ingredients to replace synthetic antioxidants. Two natural antioxidant preparations, namely Rosmol (liquid) and Rosmol-P (powder) were produced by extraction from a mixture of medicinal plants belonging to the Lamiaceaefamily, such as rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.),self heal(Prunella vulgaris L.)hys ...
herbs; flowering; lipid peroxidation; essential oils; medicinal plants; herbal tea; plant extracts; leaf oils; volatile organic compounds; odor compounds; flavor compounds; food additives; stems; thymol; flavorings; leaves; antifungal properties; traditional medicine; ornamental plants; cultivars; aerial parts; in vitro studies; antioxidant activity; antioxidants; antibacterial properties; chemical composition; Monarda didyma; monoterpenoids; gamma-terpinene; chemical analysis; flowers; indigenous species; North America
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... The chemical composition of the essential oil obtained from Monarda didyma stem with leaves and flowers was analyzed by GC and GC/MS and the components identified were 22, mainly thymol (57.3% and 51.7%, respectively), gamma-terpinene (9.3% and 14.3%), p-cymene (10.5% and 9.7%), delta-3-carene (4.5% and 6.2%) and myrcene (3.7% and 3.7%). The two oils were qualitatively similar. The antifungal acti ...
... Volatile constituents of beechwood creosote were determined using gas chromatography (GC) and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The major volatile constituents of creosote were 2-methoxyphenol (guaiacol; 25.2%) 2-methoxy-4-methylphenol (4-methylguaiacol; 21.4%), 3-methylphenol (m-cresol; 8.3%) 4-methylphenol (p-cresol; 7.9%) 2-methylphenol (o-cresol; 4.6%) and phenol (2.8%). The antiox ...
... Ethanol extracts of white peony (WP), red peony (RP), sappanwood (SW), Moutan peony (MP), rehmania (RE) or angelica (AN) were individually added to ground goat meat at 0.5-2.0% (g dry extract/100 g final meat sample), and raw and cooked samples were aerobically refrigerated for 0, 3 or 6 days. These extracts and rosemary extract (RO) were also individually added to salted or unsalted ground beef a ...
... Sesamin and sesaminol triglucoside in sesame seeds are major lignans that display an abundance of biological activities. Although their antioxidative activity in vitro is weak, they have been reported to suppress oxidative stress in vivo. We investigated the production of new antioxidative lignans from sesame lignans by culturing with the genus Aspergillus to enhance the function of food materials ...
... Antioxidant capacities of vetiver (Vetiveria zizanioides) oil were evaluated by two different in vitro assays: the DPPH radical free radical scavenging assay and the Fe(2+)-metal chelating assay. Results showed that the vetiver oil (VO) possessed a strong free radical scavenging activity when compared to standard antioxidants such as butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) and alpha-tocopherol. However, it ...
... 6[8'(Z)-Pentadecenyl]salicylic acid, otherwise known as anacardic acid (C(15:1)), inhibited the linoleic acid peroxidation catalyzed by soybean lipoxygenase-1 (EC 1.13.11.12, type 1) with an IC50 of 6.8 micromolar. The inhibition of the enzyme by anacardic acid (C(15:1)) is a slow and reversible reaction without residual activity. The inhibition kinetics analyzed by Dixon plots indicates that anac ...
... A flow injection method for antioxidant capacity assessment based on a low-cost laboratory-made analyzer is reported. A sample of 30 microliter is injected in acetate buffer stream, pH 4.6, that converges with ABTS.(+) reagent stream. Detection is achieved by monitoring absorbance at 414 nm. The proposed method achieves a sample throughput of up to 120 samples h(-1), the detection limit being 1.3 ...
linoleic acid; DNA damage; methanol; hydrogen peroxide; lipid peroxidation; lymphocytes; fish oils; Grateloupia; extracts; antioxidant activity; food additives; rats
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... The antioxidant activity of an extract of Grateloupia filicina was evaluated using linoleic acid and fish oil as substrates in an induct period at 65 degrees C. Furthermore, the algal extract was subjected to comet assay to evaluate its protecting ability for H2O2-induced DNA damage in rat lymphocytes. Progression of oxidation was examined using weight gain, peroxide value (PV), 2-thiobarbituric a ...
... The antioxidant properties of baechu-kimchi in fermented sausages were evaluated by investigating its effect on the changes in total free fatty acid content, peroxide value, and TBARS during ripening. The conditions for its antioxidant effectiveness were optimized in a model system (beaker sausages). For this, the conditions of added kimchi - form (kimchi and freeze-dried kimchi-powder), fermentat ...
protein isolates; ascorbic acids; apples; shelf life; phenols; fruit pulp; food composition; food additives; health foods; Maillard reaction; sensory evaluation; texture; off flavors; new products; food storage; storage temperature; food processing quality; pectins; food fortification; appearance (quality); storage time; plate count; water content; product development; antioxidant activity; antioxidants; sugar content; soy protein; color; protein content
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... Antioxidant activity of a soy enriched apple bar (SEAB) prepared from the pulp of culled apples and soy protein isolate (3%) was determined using a ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) assay. The antioxidant activity was 8500 micromolar g-1 FRAP and phenol content was 175 mg 100 g-1. The soy enriched apple bar had 20 fold protein and 1.6 fold higher antioxidant activity than the plain apple ba ...