Characterization and Biotechnological Applications of Açaí (Euterpe oleracea Mart.) Seeds Extract

Vol 8, 2021 - 143005
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Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the main unexplored agro-industrial residue of the açaí pulp production, the seeds, as a possible source of bioactive antioxidants. The extract is rich in B-type procyanidins with A-type oligomers localized in the seed’s tegument, containing 38 g of pyrogallol equivalent/ 100 g of extract. Additionally, the extract exhibited antioxidant and antimicrobial activities associated with non-cytotoxicity, indicating its potential for industrial interest

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Institutions
  • 1 Instituto Nacional de Tecnologia
  • 2 Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
  • 3 Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
  • 4 Universidade Federal do Rio Janeiro
  • 5 Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Departamento de Microbiologia
Track
  • 1. Biodiversity and Natural Products
Keywords
Phloroglucinolysis
Mass spectrometry analysis
Citotoxicity analysis
Antioxidant effect
Antimicrobial activity