TY  - JOUR
AU  - Melgar, Bruno
AU  - Dias, Maria Inês
AU  - Ćirić, Ana
AU  - Soković, Marina
AU  - Garcia-Castello, Esperanza M.
AU  - Rodriguez-Lopez, Antonio D.
AU  - Barros, Lillian
AU  - Ferreira, Isabel C.R.F.
PY  - 2018
UR  - http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0926669017307082
UR  - https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2890
AB  - Avocado (Persea americana Mill.) is a worldwide consumed fruit, with great interest for cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries; however, 30% of avocado fruits are bio-wastes (peels and kernels), converting them into a potential source of bioactive compounds, such as phenolic compounds. Therefore, the hydroethanolic extracts of peels and kernels of Persea america Mill. var. Hass were analysed regarding their individual phenolic profile by HPLC-DAD/ESI–MS and correlated with their antioxidant, antimicrobial and cytotoxic activities. Avocado by-products presented a very distinct phenolic profile, presenting higher concentration in peels (227.9 mg/g of extract for total phenolic content), mainly in (epi)catechin derivatives (175 mg/g of extract), followed by chlorogenic derivatives (42.9 mg/g of extract). In this study hydrophilic and lipophilic antioxidant assays were performed together for the first time in P. americana by-products, and although kernels showed a great antioxidant potential (EC50 values ranging from 18.1 to 276 μg/mL), peels presented the highest potential (EC50 ranging from 11.7 to 152 μg/mL), mainly due to the presence of phenolic compounds, and an overall better performance in the antibacterial assays. Further studies needs to be conducted to better understand the correlation between the presence of phenolic compounds and bioactivities, however, the main objective is to implement these biocompounds in different products and industries, due to results obtained, P. americana peels could be a great alternative in the substitution of synthetic antioxidants.
T2  - Industrial Crops and Products
T1  - Bioactive characterization of Persea americana Mill. by-products: A rich source of inherent antioxidants
VL  - 111
DO  - 10.1016/j.indcrop.2017.10.024
SP  - 212
EP  - 218
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Melgar, Bruno and Dias, Maria Inês and Ćirić, Ana and Soković, Marina and Garcia-Castello, Esperanza M. and Rodriguez-Lopez, Antonio D. and Barros, Lillian and Ferreira, Isabel C.R.F.",
year = "2018",
abstract = "Avocado (Persea americana Mill.) is a worldwide consumed fruit, with great interest for cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries; however, 30% of avocado fruits are bio-wastes (peels and kernels), converting them into a potential source of bioactive compounds, such as phenolic compounds. Therefore, the hydroethanolic extracts of peels and kernels of Persea america Mill. var. Hass were analysed regarding their individual phenolic profile by HPLC-DAD/ESI–MS and correlated with their antioxidant, antimicrobial and cytotoxic activities. Avocado by-products presented a very distinct phenolic profile, presenting higher concentration in peels (227.9 mg/g of extract for total phenolic content), mainly in (epi)catechin derivatives (175 mg/g of extract), followed by chlorogenic derivatives (42.9 mg/g of extract). In this study hydrophilic and lipophilic antioxidant assays were performed together for the first time in P. americana by-products, and although kernels showed a great antioxidant potential (EC50 values ranging from 18.1 to 276 μg/mL), peels presented the highest potential (EC50 ranging from 11.7 to 152 μg/mL), mainly due to the presence of phenolic compounds, and an overall better performance in the antibacterial assays. Further studies needs to be conducted to better understand the correlation between the presence of phenolic compounds and bioactivities, however, the main objective is to implement these biocompounds in different products and industries, due to results obtained, P. americana peels could be a great alternative in the substitution of synthetic antioxidants.",
journal = "Industrial Crops and Products",
title = "Bioactive characterization of Persea americana Mill. by-products: A rich source of inherent antioxidants",
volume = "111",
doi = "10.1016/j.indcrop.2017.10.024",
pages = "212-218"
}

Melgar, B., Dias, M. I., Ćirić, A., Soković, M., Garcia-Castello, E. M., Rodriguez-Lopez, A. D., Barros, L.,& Ferreira, I. C.R.F.. (2018). Bioactive characterization of Persea americana Mill. by-products: A rich source of inherent antioxidants. in Industrial Crops and Products, 111, 212-218.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2017.10.024

Melgar B, Dias MI, Ćirić A, Soković M, Garcia-Castello EM, Rodriguez-Lopez AD, Barros L, Ferreira IC. Bioactive characterization of Persea americana Mill. by-products: A rich source of inherent antioxidants. in Industrial Crops and Products. 2018;111:212-218.
doi:10.1016/j.indcrop.2017.10.024 .

Melgar, Bruno, Dias, Maria Inês, Ćirić, Ana, Soković, Marina, Garcia-Castello, Esperanza M., Rodriguez-Lopez, Antonio D., Barros, Lillian, Ferreira, Isabel C.R.F., "Bioactive characterization of Persea americana Mill. by-products: A rich source of inherent antioxidants" in Industrial Crops and Products, 111 (2018):212-218,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2017.10.024 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Melgar, Bruno
AU  - Dias, Maria Inês
AU  - Ćirić, Ana
AU  - Soković, Marina
AU  - Garcia-Castello, Esperanza M.
AU  - Rodriguez-Lopez, Antonio D.
AU  - Barros, Lillian
AU  - Ferreira, Isabel
PY  - 2017
UR  - http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0926669017303977
UR  - https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2785
AB  - Opuntia spp. are a tropical and subtropical plant that provides both edible green steams and fruits; however, the processing of this fruits results in the accumulation of enormous amount of by-products that can be a source of bioactive and pigmented compounds. Herein, three cactus pear from the species Opuntia ficus-indica var. sanguigna (OS) and gialla (OG) and Opuntia engelmannii (OE) were fully characterized regarding their phenolic and betalain composition and correlated with their antioxidant and antimicrobial activities. The hydroethanolic extracts of OE gave the highest amount of phenolic compounds isorhamentin-O-(deoxyhexosyl-hexoside) and betacianins (betanin); however, no betaxanthins were identified in this sample. This sample also revealed the lowest EC50 values in all the antioxidant activity assays. Regarding antimicrobial activity, the hydroethanolic extracts of all species revealed to be more active than ampicillin. The pivotal objective of this work was to focus on exploring by-product biocompounds and possible outputs, thus, we could suggest the use of these natural colorants with intrinsic antioxidant and antimicrobial activity, which would grant industries to produce cleaner label products with functional benefits.
T2  - Industrial Crops and Products
T1  - By-product recovery of Opuntia spp . peels: Betalainic and phenolic profiles and bioactive properties
VL  - 107
DO  - 10.1016/j.indcrop.2017.06.011
SP  - 353
EP  - 359
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Melgar, Bruno and Dias, Maria Inês and Ćirić, Ana and Soković, Marina and Garcia-Castello, Esperanza M. and Rodriguez-Lopez, Antonio D. and Barros, Lillian and Ferreira, Isabel",
year = "2017",
abstract = "Opuntia spp. are a tropical and subtropical plant that provides both edible green steams and fruits; however, the processing of this fruits results in the accumulation of enormous amount of by-products that can be a source of bioactive and pigmented compounds. Herein, three cactus pear from the species Opuntia ficus-indica var. sanguigna (OS) and gialla (OG) and Opuntia engelmannii (OE) were fully characterized regarding their phenolic and betalain composition and correlated with their antioxidant and antimicrobial activities. The hydroethanolic extracts of OE gave the highest amount of phenolic compounds isorhamentin-O-(deoxyhexosyl-hexoside) and betacianins (betanin); however, no betaxanthins were identified in this sample. This sample also revealed the lowest EC50 values in all the antioxidant activity assays. Regarding antimicrobial activity, the hydroethanolic extracts of all species revealed to be more active than ampicillin. The pivotal objective of this work was to focus on exploring by-product biocompounds and possible outputs, thus, we could suggest the use of these natural colorants with intrinsic antioxidant and antimicrobial activity, which would grant industries to produce cleaner label products with functional benefits.",
journal = "Industrial Crops and Products",
title = "By-product recovery of Opuntia spp . peels: Betalainic and phenolic profiles and bioactive properties",
volume = "107",
doi = "10.1016/j.indcrop.2017.06.011",
pages = "353-359"
}

Melgar, B., Dias, M. I., Ćirić, A., Soković, M., Garcia-Castello, E. M., Rodriguez-Lopez, A. D., Barros, L.,& Ferreira, I.. (2017). By-product recovery of Opuntia spp . peels: Betalainic and phenolic profiles and bioactive properties. in Industrial Crops and Products, 107, 353-359.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2017.06.011

Melgar B, Dias MI, Ćirić A, Soković M, Garcia-Castello EM, Rodriguez-Lopez AD, Barros L, Ferreira I. By-product recovery of Opuntia spp . peels: Betalainic and phenolic profiles and bioactive properties. in Industrial Crops and Products. 2017;107:353-359.
doi:10.1016/j.indcrop.2017.06.011 .

Melgar, Bruno, Dias, Maria Inês, Ćirić, Ana, Soković, Marina, Garcia-Castello, Esperanza M., Rodriguez-Lopez, Antonio D., Barros, Lillian, Ferreira, Isabel, "By-product recovery of Opuntia spp . peels: Betalainic and phenolic profiles and bioactive properties" in Industrial Crops and Products, 107 (2017):353-359,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2017.06.011 . .