Title
Extraction of antioxidant compounds from blackberry (Rubus sp.) bagasse using supercritical CO<inf>2</inf> assisted by ultrasound
Date Issued
01 October 2014
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
College of Food Engineering
Publisher(s)
Elsevier
Abstract
Supercritical carbon dioxide extraction (SFE) was performed to recover bioactive components from blackberry (Rubus sp.) industrial residues. Ultrasound was applied during the extractions in order to enhance rate and yield. Moreover, water and ethanol at different proportions were used as cosolvents to improve the extraction of polar compounds from the residues. The extraction global yields were measured at all performed conditions (pressure, temperature, ultrasound power and cosolvent). The extracts were evaluated in terms of their antioxidant activity, measured using two methods, phenolic content, monomeric anthocyanins, and anthocyanin profile. The application of ultrasound in SFE helped increasing the extraction rate at the beginning of the process, which could be observed on the extraction curves at 15 MPa, the lowest pressure applied. Scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) was used to analyze the blackberry bagasse undergoing SFE with and without ultrasounds and showed that ultrasound disturbs the cell walls, enhancing the release of the extractable compounds. The extracts have shown high antioxidant activity and phenolic contents when obtained at higher temperatures. Regarding anthocyanins, the use of water as cosolvent resulted in a significant increase. Four major anthocyanins were identified and quantified by ultra performance liquid chromatography (UPLC).
Start page
223
End page
233
Volume
94
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Alimentos y bebidas
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84907317027
Source
Journal of Supercritical Fluids
ISSN of the container
08968446
Sponsor(s)
The authors wish to thank CAPES (Grant no. 2952/2011), by the granting of the scholarship and funding this research project and financial aid, FAPESP ( 2012/22119-7 and 2013/02203-6 ) and CNPq ( 473342/2011-1 ) for financing research projects, and the Brazilian National Nanotechnology Laboratory (LNNano) for the experimental support.
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo 2012/22119-7, 2013/02203-6 FAPESP
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior 2952/2011 CAPES
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico 473342/2011-1 CNPq
Laboratório Nacional de Nanotecnologia LNNano
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