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  • Food Extract of Purple Yam (Dioscorea trifida L.f.) from Brazil: Optimization of Extraction Method, Characterization, In Vivo Toxicity, and Antimicrobial Activity
    Publication . Rosas, Alexandra L.G.; Gonçalves, Glória C.P.; Silveira, Tayse F. F. da; Barros, Lillian; Ramires, Tassiana; Sousa, Rafael C. de; Silva, Wladimir Padilha da; Meinhart, Adriana Dillenburg
    Purple yam (Dioscorea trifida) has high agricultural productivity in the Amazon region but has not been much investigated. Multivariate strategies were employed to optimize the method to obtain a food extract rich in functional compounds. The optimal conditions showed that the combination of 0.2 g of dried purple yam with 15 mL of citric acid (1%) under agitation in a water bath at 36 °C for 4 min yields an extract with a high content of peonidin-3-O-glucoside-5-O-glucoside, peonidin-3-O-feruloylglycosideum-5-O-glycosideum, peonidin-3-Op-coumaroylglycosideum-5-O-glycoside, quinic acid, apigenin 8-C-xyloside-6-C-glycoside (vicenin 3), quinic acid, apigenin 6-C-xyloside-8-C-glycoside (vicenin 1), and isorhamnetin-O-dihexoside. Our extract also presented 56.91 ± 0.76 mg 100 g−1 of total anthocyanins, 417.05 ± 11.37 mg 100 g−1 total carotenoids, and 493.09 ± 6.38 mg GAE 100 g−1 of total phenolic compounds. In a Galleria mellonella, in vivo model consumption safety was for up to 150 g by 70 kg of body weight. In addition, it inhibited the growth of Gram-negative bacteria (Salmonella typhimurium and Escherichia coli). The simple, fast, and ecofriendly extraction conditions, combined with the biological effects of our extract, gives us a great potential for its application in food or packaging technologies.
    2024Journal article Open access Show more
  • A green method for anthocyanin extraction from Clitoria ternatea flowers cultivated in southern Brazil: characterization, in vivo toxicity, and biological activity
    Publication . Gonçalves, Glória C.P.; Rosas, Alexandra L.G.; Sousa, Rafael C. de; Vieira, Thaís R.R.; Sousa, Thamyres C. de Albuquerque; Ramires, Tassiana; Silveira, Tayse F. F. da; Barros, Lillian; Silva, Wladimir Padilha da; Dias, Álvaro R.G.; Zavareze, Elessandra da Rosa; Meinhart, Adriana Dillenburg
    This study aimed to develop a green method to obtain an anthocyanin-rich edible extract of Clitoria ternatea flowers grown in southern Brazil. The extract was characterized by UHPLC-MSn and analyzed for toxicological potential in an in vivo model, total phenolic content, and biological activities. By using a 23 multivariate design to study the effects of temperature, acidified solvent, and time on the total anthocyanin content (487.25 mg/g), total phenolic content (2242.47 mgGAE/g), it was possible to determine the optimal point (45 ◦C, 16 min, and 22.5 mL extraction solution). Thirteen anthocyanins and nine non-anthocyanins were quantified. In vivo toxicity assay using Galleria mellonella showed a safe concentration when administered up to 2.2 g of extract per body kg. The extract showed antioxidant activity and antibacterial action against food pathogens, the method proved to have a low environmental impact, in addition to producing an extract with potential for application in food.
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