Power ultrasound for valorization of Citrus limon (cv. Eureka) waste: Effects of maturity stage and drying method on bioactive compounds,antioxidant, and anti-diabetic activity

This study aims to use power ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE) and maceration (ME) to valorize lemon juice processing residues (flavedo+albedo). Also, the effects of maturity stage (mature vs. immature) and drying method (freeze-drying-FD vs. oven drying-OD) on antioxidant activity, digestive enzymes inhibition, and bioactive compounds (phenolics and flavonoids) were analyzed. Besides. effects of independent parameters were elaborated through principal component analysis (PCA). According to the results, immature lemons exhibited a higher inhibition of α-amylase, α-glucosidase, and lipase by 10, 5, and 46%. Also, replacing OD with FD enhanced the antioxidant activity. HPLC identified hesperidin and sinapic acid as the most abundant bioactive compounds in all extracts and UAE enhanced their concentration by 2.3 and 1.2 times, respectively. Besides, sonication enhanced antioxidant activity and anti-diabetic effects by 1.1–5.6 times. Therefore, replacing mature peels, OD, and ME with immature peels, FD, and UAE can boost the potential health benefits of extracts of lemon processing by-product.     

蜂胶不同溶剂萃取物组成和抗氧化性的研究

以蜂胶为原料,分别以甲醇、乙醇、氯仿、蒸馏水为溶剂进行萃取,测定各萃取物总酚与黄酮类物质的含量,通过测定还原能力,清除DPPH 自由基能力的测定来比较4 种不同萃取物的抗氧化性。结果表明：甲醇萃取物具有较强的抗氧化性。甲醇萃取物浓度为0.25mg/ml 时还原力高达1.162,且浓度为0.05mg/ml 时对DPPH 自由基清除率为64.676%。乙醇萃取物通过石油醚、氯仿、乙酸乙酯、丙酮依次分级萃取后所得到4 种萃取物各项指标测定结果表明,氯仿萃取了蜂胶乙醇萃取物中主要成分,但乙酸乙酯和丙酮萃取物的还原能力及清除DPPH 自由基清除能力较佳,在浓度为0.05mg/ml 时还原力分别为2.087 和1.798,DPPH自由基清除率达87.724% 和88.013%。     

Polarity-Based Solvents Extraction of Opuntia dillenii and Zingiber officinale for In Vitro Antimicrobial Activities

Extracts from dried stem of Opuntia dillenii and rhizome of Zingiber officinale were evaluated for antimicrobial activities by extraction in non-polar (petroleum ether and chloroform) and polar solvents (methanol and water). Bacillus subtilis and Staphylococcus aureus showed considerable susceptibility to all extracts of Opuntia dillenii and Zingiber officinale. Ether and chloroform extracts of Opuntia dillenii showed improved antimicrobial activity against Escherichia coli (gram negative) as compared to that of its methanolic and water extracts. On the other hand, methanolic and water extracts of Zingiber officinale showed better susceptibility for Escherichia coli. Salmonella typhi (gram negative) was found to be resistant to all extracts of both Opuntia dillenii and Zingiber officinale. Our results indicated that both Opuntia dillenii and Zingiber officinale have potent antimicrobial activity that is also based on solvent polarity during extraction.     

The antioxidant, angiotensin converting enzyme inhibition activity, and phenolic compounds of bamboo shoot extracts

This study was undertaken to evaluate the functional properties of two of the most popular species of edible bamboo shoots in Korea (Phyllostachys pubescens and Phyllostachys nigra). Powdered bamboo shoots were extracted with methanol and an aqueous suspension of the obtained methanol extract was partitioned successively with chloroform, ethyl acetate, and butanol, leaving a residual water extract. All obtained extracts were evaluated for their antioxidant capacity and antimicrobial activity, angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibition activity, and ascorbic acid and phenolic compound content. Methanol and water fractions showed a particularly high ascorbic acid contents. The ethyl acetate fraction contained a high concentration of phenolic compounds. Among all extracts, the ethyl acetate and butanol fractions showed particularly high antioxidant activity. Methanol extract had a significantly higher ACE inhibitory activity than other extracts. None of the extracts inhibited the tested bacteria.     

Retention of Antioxidant Capacity of Vacuum Microwave Dried Cranberry

ABSTRACT: In this study, cranberries were dried by vacuum-microwave drying (VMD), freeze-drying (FD), or hot air-drying (AD), to compare the effects of different drying processes on both physical changes as well as the retention of bioactive components in dried samples. Total porosity (%) and average pore radius of dehydrated cranberries were greater using VMD compared to FD and AD (P < 0.05). Crude methanol cranberry powdered extracts were fractionated by solid phase extraction (SPE) into organic acid-, total phenolics-, anthocyanin-, or proanthocyanidin-enriched extracts, respectively. The chemical composition of the 60% acidified methanol fractions contained cyanidin-3-galactoside, cyanidin-3-arabinoside, peonidin-3-galactoside, and peonidin-3-arabinoside, as assessed by HPLC. Antioxidant activities of cranberry fractions were measured using chemical ORAC and ABTS methods. The 60% acidified methanol fraction had a significantly higher (P < 0.05) antioxidant potential than the other chemical fractions, which was largely attributed to the relatively higher anthocyanin content. In general, vacuum-microwave drying and freeze-drying resulted in similar retention of anthocyanins and antioxidant activity, which were both relatively higher (P < 0.05) than that recovered from cranberries dried by hot air drying.     

核桃青皮提取物的抑真菌活性研究

核桃青皮中含有种类较为丰富对供试真菌具有抑菌活性的次生代谢物质。以核桃青皮为原料,乙醇、石油醚、正丁醇、乙酸乙酯以作为提取剂进行浸提,得到核桃青皮的提取液,选取酵母菌、青霉、木霉、马拉色菌、脚气真菌作为供试菌种,通过实验观察不同溶剂提取液对供试菌种的抑制作用,研究核桃青皮提取物对真菌的抑制作用。核桃青皮中含有胡桃醌、多糖、黄酮等多种活性成分,利用分光光度法测定黄酮、胡桃醌、多糖的吸光值,通过吸光值计算提取物中各成分的质量浓度。结果表明：核桃青皮不同极性溶剂的浸提液对酵母菌、青霉、木霉均有抑制效果。核桃青皮95%乙醇浸提液对脚气真菌的抑制效果显著,抑菌率为59.64%;正丁醇核桃青皮浸提液对脚气真菌、马拉色菌有抑制效果。通过核桃青皮不同极性溶剂浸提液抑菌率的比较,和核桃青皮中所含三种活性物质的浓度与抑菌机制可知,核桃青皮不同极性溶剂的浸提液中主要起抑菌作用的是胡桃醌。     

Amino Acid,Organic Acid,and Sugar Profiles of 3 Dry Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) Varieties

In this study, we compared the amino acid, organic acid and sugar profiles of 3 different varieties of dry beans (black bean [BB], dark red bean [DRB], and cranberry bean [CB]). The efficiency of the 2 commonly used extraction solvents (water and methanol:chloroform:water [2.5:1:1, v/v/v/]) for cultivar differentiation based on their metabolic profile was also investigated. The results showed that the BB contained the highest concentration of amino acids followed by DRB and CB samples. Phenylalanine, a precursor for the biosynthesis of phenolic secondary metabolites was detected at low concentration in CB samples and correlated with the reduced anthocyanins content in CB extract as documented in the published literature. Comparing the extractability of 2 extraction solvents, methanol:chloroform:water (2.5:1:1, v/v/v/) showed higher recoveries of amino acids from 3 beans, whereas, sugars were extracted in higher concentration with water. Analytically, gas chromatography detected sugars (9), amino acids (11), and organic acids (3) in a single run after derivatization of the extracts. In comparison, ion chromatography detected only sugars in a single run without any derivatization step with the tested procedure. Bean samples are better differentiated by the sugar content extracted with water as compared to the aqueous organic solvent extracts using partial least‐square discriminant analysis.     

Effects of Various Heat Treatments on Phenolic Profiles and Antioxidant Activities of Pleurotus eryngii Extracts

Free (FP) and bound phenolics (BP) were extracted from freeze dried (FD), oven dried (OD), as well as boiling treated (BT) Pleurotus eryngii samples. Free, bound, total phenolics were quantified using Folin–Ciocalteau assay. Qualitative and quantitative analysis of phenolic compounds were carried out using high‐performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) coupled with diode array detector (DAD), and a total of 8 phenolic compounds were detected. Free phenolic contents followed the order: Freeze‐dried free phenolics (FDFP) > Oven‐dried free phenolics (ODFP) > Boiling‐treated free phenolics (BTFP), and ranged from 95.42 (BTFP) to 442.50 (ODPF) μg gallic acid equivalents (GAE)/g dry weight (DW). Bound and total phenolic contents followed the order: FD > OD > BT, and ranged from 218.33 (BTBP) to 774.17 (FDBP) and 313.75 (BT total phenolics) to 1090.42 (FD total phenolics) μg GAE/g DW. Bound phenolics contributed 49.76% (OD), 69.59% (BT), and 71% (FD) of the total phenolic contents. All free and bound phenolic extracts were investigated for their antioxidant activities by 3 different assays, 1,1‐diphenyl‐2‐picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging activity, reducing power, and superoxide anion radical scavenging activity. FDFP showed strongest DPPH radical scavenging activity (IC₅₀ at 32.61 μg/mL), ODFP showed strongest reducing power (IC₅₀ at 26.31 μg/mL), and BTBP showed strongest superoxide anion radical scavenging activity (IC₅₀ at 14.07 μg/mL).     

高钙菜黄酮的分级分离各级分的抗氧化活性

以抗坏血酸和叔丁基羟基茴香醚做阳性对照,采用二苯代苦味肼基自由基(DPPH·)、羟自由基(·OH)、超氧阴离子自由基(O₂-·)、还原力、2,2-联氮-二(3-乙基-苯并噻唑-6-磺酸)二铵盐阳离子自由基(ABTS+·)和总抗体外抗氧化模型,主成分分析综合评价高钙菜总黄酮各级分(乙酸乙酯相、正丁醇相、氯仿相和水相)的抗氧化活性。结果显示,在各体外抗氧化活性指标的测定中,各萃取相的抗氧化活性均随着黄酮浓度增加呈现上升趋势,其中ABTS+·的清除能力最强,高达99.72%±0.10%,与抗坏血酸清除能力相近。乙酸乙酯相的·OH清除率、O₂-·清除率、总抗氧化FRAP值、还原力及ABTS+·清除率要显著优于其它各萃取相,氯仿相的DPPH·清除率显著优于其它萃取相。主成分分析综合评价显示,乙酸乙酯相抗氧化活性最佳。显色反应结合红外光谱分析,初步判定乙酸乙酯相和正丁醇相可能为黄酮醇类。高钙菜总黄酮具有较强的抗氧化活性,可作为良好的健康食品原料开发及利用。     

Antioxidant activity of minor components of tree nut oils

The antioxidative components of tree nut oils were extracted using a solvent stripping process. Tree nut oil extracts contained phospholipids, sphingolipids, sterols and tocopherols. The chloroform/methanol extracted oils had higher amounts of phenolic compounds than their hexane extracted counterparts. The antioxidant activity of tree nut oil minor component extracts were assessed using the 2,2-azino-bis (3-ethylbenzthiazoline sulphonate) (ABTS) radical scavenging activity, 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging capacity, β-carotene bleaching test, oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC) and photochemiluminescence inhibition assays. Results of these studies demonstrated that extracts of chloroform/methanol extracted oils possessed higher antioxidant activities than extracts of their hexane extracted counterparts. Meanwhile the extract of chloroform/methanol extracted pecan oil possessed the highest antioxidant activity.     

Anticancer effect of lipids partially purified from Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas on PC3 cells

The objective of this study was to determine the anticancer effects of the Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas) in vitro. For this study, the lipid extracts of C. gigas were prepared using several organic solvents: methanol, chloroform, hexane, methanol:chloroform=1:1, chloroform: hexane=1:1. The anticancer activity of the extracts was evaluated using cell cycle and apoptosis assays analyzed by a flow cytometry. Of all the extracts, the hexane extracts exhibited the highest anticancer activity compared to the other extracts. The hexane extracts were further separated and purified using thin layer chromatography. The final isolated lipid compounds were identified their components as palmitic acid, margaric acid, and stearic acid. These results indicate that this combination of lipids effectively inhibit in vitro human prostate tumor growth by inducing apoptosis of cancer cells.     

Total phenolic contents and antioxidant activity of corn tassel extracts

Ground corn tassels, a by-product of corn, were used as a source of phenolic compounds. Water, ethanol, methanol, acetone, hexane, chloroform, butanol, petroleum ether and methylene chloride were evaluated as different polarity solvents to extract these phenolic compounds. Ethanol exhibited the highest extraction ability for such phenolic compounds, followed by methanol and water, where the total phenols were 0.1575%, 0.1125% and 0.0737%, respectively. Antioxidant activity of corn tassels ranged from 83.0% to 85.2%, 69.9% to 83.7%, 69.8% to 80.4%, 22.2% to 49.1% and 14.8% to 19.3% radical scavenging activity (% RSA) for ethanol, methanol, acetone, butanol and water extracts, respectively. The ethanolic extract of the corn tassels was successfully utilised to retard the oxidation of sunflower oil and the obtained induction period values were comparable to those of tert-butylhydroquinone (TBHQ).     

Effect of Different Solvents on the Measurement of Phenolics and the Antioxidant Activity of Mulberry (Morus atropurpurea Roxb.) with Accelerated Solvent Extraction

The effects of 9 different solvents on the measurement of the total phenolics and antioxidant activities of mulberry fruits were studied using accelerated solvent extraction (ASE). Sixteen to 22 types of phenolics (flavonols, flavan‐3‐ols, flavanol, hydroxycinnamic acids, hydroxybenzoic acids, and stilbenes) from different mulberry extracts were characterized and quantified using HPLC‐MS/MS. The principal component analysis (PCA) was used to determine the suitable solvents to distinguish between different classes of phenolics. Additionally, the phenolic extraction abilities of ASE and ultrasound‐assisted extraction (UAE) were compared. The highest extraction efficiency could be achieved by using 50% acidified methanol (50MA) as ASE solvents with 15.14 mg/gallic acid equivalents g dry weight of mulberry fruit. The PCA results revealed that the 50MA followed by 50% acidified acetone (50AA) was the most efficient solvent for the extraction of phenolics, particularly flavonols (627.12 and 510.31 μg/g dry weight, respectively), while water (W) was not beneficial to the extraction of all categories of phenolics. Besides, the results of 3 antioxidant capability assays (DPPH, ABTS free radical‐scavenging assay, and ferric‐reducing antioxidant power assay) showed that water‐based organic solvents increased the antioxidant capabilities of the extracts compared with water or pure organic solvents. ASE was more suitable for the extraction of phenolics than UAE.     

红薯叶不同溶剂提取物抗氧化性及活性成分鉴定

研究不同极性溶剂对红薯叶中酚类化合物的提取以及提取物抗氧化性的影响,并鉴定提取物中的主要抗氧化成分组成。分别采用极性不同的7 种溶剂（蒸馏水、甲醇、无水乙醇、丙酮、正丁醇、乙酸乙酯和氯仿）从红薯叶中提取多酚,并评价提取物中总酚、总黄酮和花青素的含量,以及对1,1-二苯基-2-三硝基苯肼（1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl,DPPH）自由基清除能力和还原能力,最后运用高效液相色谱-串联质谱（high performance liquidchromatography tandem mass spectroscopy,HPLC-MS/MS）技术分析抗氧化活性最好的提取物中多酚的主要组成成分。结果表明：提取溶剂的极性对红薯叶中多酚类化合物的提取效率和提取物抗氧化活性有很大的影响,水提物具有最高的粗提物得率（（37.13±1.60）%）,而甲醇提取物中总酚含量（13.80 mg GAE/g）和总黄酮含量（（5.68±0.35）mg QE/g）最高,且具有最好的DPPH自由基清除能力（IC50为0.32 mg/mL）与还原能力（ρ0.5为0.95 mg/mL）。采用HPLC-MS/MS从红薯叶甲醇提取物中鉴定9 种、初步鉴定3 种酚类化合物,鉴定的化合物为咖啡酸、对羟基苯甲酸、1-咖啡酸奎宁酸、3-咖啡酸奎宁酸、异绿原酸A、异绿原酸B、异绿原酸C、3,4,5-三咖啡酰奎尼酸和金丝桃苷。     

海带提取物的鉴定及抗菌活性的研究

本实验以海带为原料,用四种不同的溶剂(蒸馏水、甲醇、正丁醇、乙酸乙酯)对其进行萃取,并通过正交试验得到海带各种提取物的最佳提取工艺,用高效液相色谱对这四种提取物结构进行初步表征,结果表明：海带粉提取物含有多种糖类化合物;对这四种提取物进行抗菌活性的研究表明这四种提取物在一定浓度下对枯草胞杆菌、大肠杆菌、四联球菌和金黄色葡萄球菌均有较明显的抑制作用,在稀释后仍然对上述菌种显示出一定的
抑制作用。其中以乙酸乙酯提取物对枯草芽孢杆菌抑菌效果最明显。     

Optimization of Phenolic Content,Antioxidant, and Inhibitory Activities of α-Glucosidase and Angiotensin Converting (AC) Enzymes from Zingiber officinale Z.

The optimum extraction conditions of phenolic compounds from ginger were evaluated with respect to antioxidant activity and angiotensin converting enzyme and α-glucosidase inhibitory activities. Free phenolics were extracted under conditions that varied according to extraction time, temperature, and solvent type (water, acetone, and methanol). Acid and base hydrolysis reactions were used to obtain bound phenolic compounds from ginger. The results showed that the type of solvent used and the temperature and time of extraction needed for maximal total phenolic content, antioxidant activity, and angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitory activity differed greatly from solvent conditions and showed the greatest α-glucosidase inhibitory activity. The predominant free phenolics in the methanol extracts included diosmin, thymol, and carvacrol, which varied greatly according to solvent extraction conditions (i.e., time and temperature). Diosmin was the predominant bound phenolic compound of the methanol extracts. The present study findings indicate that differing solvent extraction protocols involving extraction time and temperature for ginger need to be explored to generate specific optimal bioactivities of the extracts, which are related to the pattern of predominant phenolics in those extracts.     

Effect of solvents on polyphenol recovery and antioxidant activity of isolates of Asparagus Officinalis roots from Chinese and New Zealand cultivars

Nine solvents of varying polarity (water, methanol, ethanol, isopropyl alcohol, acetone, n‐butyl alcohol, ethyl acetate, chloroform and petroleum ether) were used to determine the optimal extraction solvent that gives the highest yield of bioactive compounds from six Asparagus Officinalis L root (AR) cultivars from China and New Zealand. The contents of total phenolics (TPC), total flavonoids (TFC), total saponins (TSC) and caffeic acid (CA) were determined. Antioxidant assessments included ferric reducing/antioxidant power (FRAP), 2, 2′‐azinobis‐(3‐ diphenyl‐ethylbenzothiazoline‐6‐sulphonic acid) radical cation (ABTS) and β‐carotene bleaching activity assays. The results indicated that yellow AR from China had the highest content of TPC, TFC, TSC and CA compared to other AR cultivars. The most effective solvents for bioactive compound recoveries and antioxidant activities from A. officinalis L root extraction were ethanol and methanol. The content of CA in ethanol extracts of yellow AR achieved 92.0 mg g^?1 DE.     

紫苏提取物的抗氧化性能及其对晚期糖基化末端产物的抑制作用

本研究采用单纯形-重心设计方法提取紫苏中的活性成分,在对其进行抗氧化性能评价的基础上,考察其对BSA/Glucose模拟体系中晚期糖基化末端产物(Advanced glycation end products,AGEs)生成的抑制作用。结果表明:最佳提取溶剂组成为无水乙醇、蒸馏水、无水甲醇(1:1.2:3.4,v/v),三种溶剂之间存在的交互作用同时对紫苏中提取的抗氧化物质浓度产生影响;紫苏提取物对AGEs生成的抑制作用呈浓度依赖性,相同浓度的紫苏提取物与氨基胍(aminogunidine,AG)对AGEs生成的抑制效果存在显著性差异(P<0.05),当二者浓度为625 μg/mL时,紫苏对AGEs生成抑制率为78.1%,而AG对其抑制率仅为60.3%;紫苏提取物中含有较高含量的迷迭香酸,含量为14.8 mg/g;紫苏提取物的添加可减少BSA/Glucose模拟体系中羰基的形成,抑制巯基的氧化及蛋白质与葡萄糖的交联。本研究为深入开发紫苏应用价值及有效控制食品热加工过程中AGEs的生成提供理论支撑。     

Evaluation of nitric oxide scavenging activity of certain spices in vitro: a preliminary study

The plant extracts of some commonly used spices were examined for their possible regulatory effect on nitric oxide (NO) levels using sodium nitroprusside as a NO donor in vitro. Most of the extracts tested demonstrated direct scavenging of NO and exhibited significant activity and the potency of scavenging activity was in the following order: Foeniculum vulgare (aqueous) > Citrus limettiodes > Murraya koenigii (seed, aqueous) > Murraya koenigii (leaf, aqueous) > Curcuma aromatica (aqueous) > Murraya koenigii (leaf, dichloromethane:methanol) > Mentha arvensis (chloroform) > Mentha arvensis (aqueous) > Curcuma longa > Gingko biloba > Foeniculum vulgare (dichloromethane:methanol) > Zingiber officinale (aqueous) > Curcuma aromatica (ethanolic) > Murraya koenigii (seed, dichloromethane:methanol). All the evaluated extracts exhibited a dose-dependent NO scavenging activity. The aqueous extract of Foeniculum vulgare showed a greatest NO scavenging effect of 79.75% at 62.5 microg/mL as compared to the positive control, Gingko biloba where 36.22% scavenging was observed at similar concentration. The present results suggest that these spices might be potent and novel therapeutic agents for scavenging of NO and the regulation of pathological conditions caused by excessive generation of NO and its oxidation product, peroxynitrite.     

The antioxidative properties of Holy basil and Galangal in cooked ground pork

The ethanolic extracts from Holy basil and Galangal were examined for their extraction yield, total phenolic content, antioxidant activity against a β-carotene-linoleic acid emulsion system, DPPH scavenging activity and reducing power. Ethanolic extracts of Holy basil exhibited higher extraction yield, total phenolic content, antioxidant activity, DPPH scavenging activity and reducing power than ethanolic extracts of Galangal. Antioxidative efficiency to inhibit lipid oxidation of dried Holy basil and dried Galangal powder, ethanolic extracts of Galangal and Holy basil and commercial antioxidant mixture in cooked ground pork was investigated during refrigerated storage at 5°C for 14 days. The quantitative measurements of thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS), conjugated diene, peroxide value (POV) and hexanal content were used as indicators of lipid oxidation. Increased levels of TBARS value, POV and hexanal content were noticed in all meat samples during storage, however most marked in cooked ground pork without antioxidants, whereas conjugated diene tended to decrease with increasing storage time. Ranking of the treatment in order of their antioxidant effectiveness showed that commercial antioxidant mixture (0.3% citric acid+0.5% ascorbic acid+0.02% α-tocopherol)>dried Galangal powder>dried Holy basil powder>ethanolic extracts of Galangal>ethanolic extracts of Holy basil>control. Furthermore, in cooked ground pork samples a high correlation between TBARS value and hexanal contents was obtained.