Functional characteristics and antimicrobial activity of supercritical CO2 extracts from passion fruit (Passiflora edulis) seeds
Características funcionales y actividad antimicrobiana de extractos de CO 2 supercrítico de semillas de maracuyá (Passiflora edulis)
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https://doi.org/10.15446/rfnam.v78n1.113537Keywords:
Antioxidant capacity, By-product, Fatty acid profile, Functional quality indices, RapidOxy (en)Capacidad antioxidante, Subproducto, Perfil de ácidos grasos, Índices de calidad funcional, RapidOxy (es)
The passion fruit seed is an important byproduct of the agroindustry, as it accounts for 15% of this fruit, so it is imperative to add value to these seeds. In this context, the present study aimed to evaluate the functional characteristics and antimicrobial activity of passion fruit seeds. Oil extraction was carried out using supercritical CO2 (SC-CO2) and supercritical CO2 with ethanol cosolvent (SCCO2+et); both oils showed a similar fatty acid profile with a high content of polyunsaturated fatty acids (71.62 and 71.80%, respectively). The study of the functional quality of the oils showed low atherogenicity (AI) and thrombogenicity (TI) indices. The seed flour oil and the defatted passion fruit seed flour extract presented antimicrobial activity against Klebsiella oxytoca, Staphylococcus aureus and Proteus vulgaris. The ethanolic extract of flour defatted with CO2+ethanol (FDCE) obtained higher values of total phenolic compounds and antioxidant capacity by ABTS and FRAP. The present research provides the characterization of the functional properties of the passion fruit seed oils and the defatted seed, being data of interest for future applications of the passion fruit seed.
La semilla de maracuyá es un residuo agroindustrial importante, ya que representa el 15% de esta fruta, por lo que es imperativo añadir valor a estas semillas. En este contexto, el objetivo del presente estudio fue evaluar las características funcionales y actividad antimicrobiana de la semilla de maracuyá. La extracción de aceite se llevó a cabo utilizando CO2 supercrítico (SC-CO2) y CO2 supercrítico con cosolvente etanol (SC-CO2+et), ambos aceites mostraron un perfil de ácidos grasos similar con elevado contenido de ácidos grasos poliinsaturados (71,62 y 71,80%, respectivamente). El estudio de la calidad funcional de los aceites presentó índices de aterogenicidad (IA), trombogenicidad (IT) bajos. El aceite de la harina de semilla y el extracto de harina de semilla de maracuyá desgrasada presentaron actividad antimicrobiana frente a Klebsiella oxytoca, Staphylococcus aureus y Proteus vulgaris. El extracto etanólico de harina desgrasada con CO2+etanol obtuvo mayores valores de compuestos fenólicos totales y capacidad antioxidante por ABTS y FRAP. La presente investigación proporciona la caracterización de las propiedades funcionales tanto de los aceites de la semilla de maracuyá como la semilla desgrasada, siendo datos de interés para futuras aplicaciones de la semilla de maracuyá.
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