Exploring the Antioxidant, Antidiabetic, and Antimicrobial Capacity of Phenolics from Blueberries and Sweet Cherries
| العنوان: | Exploring the Antioxidant, Antidiabetic, and Antimicrobial Capacity of Phenolics from Blueberries and Sweet Cherries |
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| المؤلفون: | Ana C. Gonçalves, Ana R. Nunes, Sara Meirinho, Miguel Ayuso-Calles, Rocío Roca-Couso, Raúl Rivas, Amílcar Falcão, Gilberto Alves, Luís R. Silva, José David Flores-Félix |
| المساهمون: | European Commission, Rivas, Raúl |
| المصدر: | Applied Sciences; Volume 13; Issue 10; Pages: 6348 |
| بيانات النشر: | MDPI AG, 2023. |
| سنة النشر: | 2023 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes, Antimicrobial effects, Process Chemistry and Technology, Blueberry fruits, General Engineering, General Materials Science, phenolic-enriched fractions, antioxidant capacity, antimicrobial effects, anti-quorum sensing abilities, blueberry fruits, Anti-quorum sensing abilities, Instrumentation, Antioxidant capacity, Phenolic-enriched fractions, Computer Science Applications |
| الوصف: | 18 páginas, 4 tablas, 1 figura Featured Application: This work analyses the biological potential of blueberries and sweet cherries in several dimensions of human health, reinforcing the research on the benefits of consumption of these fruits. (1) Background: Nowadays, special attention has been paid to red and purple fruits, including blueberries and sweet cherries, since they are highly attractive to consumers due to their organoleptic properties, standing out due to their vibrant red and purple colours and sweet flavour, and nutritional value. (2) Methods: The present study evaluated the phenolic profile of phenolic-enriched extracts from blueberries and sweet cherries and explored their antioxidant potential against DPPH, superoxide and nitric oxide radicals, and ferric species, and their potential to inhibit the α-glucosidase enzyme. Furthermore, their antimicrobial activity was also determined by microdilution method against four Gram-positive strains (Enterococcus faecalis ATCC 29212, Bacillus cereus ATCC 11778, Listeria monocytogenes LMG 16779, and Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923) and five Gram-negative strains (Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica ATCC 13311 serovar Typhimurium, Klebsiella pneumoniae ATCC 13883, Proteus mirabilis CECT 170, Serratia marcescens CECT 159, and Acinetobacter baumannii LMG 1025). (3) Results: By chromatographic techniques, eight anthocyanins were detected in blueberry coloured fraction and total extract, and five anthocyanins were detected in sweet cherry total extract and coloured fraction, while quercetin aglycone and chlorogenic acids were the dominant non-coloured compounds in blueberries and sweet cherries, respectively. All extracts demonstrated significant antioxidant properties, as well as the ability to inhibit the activity of α-glucosidase enzyme and the development of various microorganisms. (4) Conclusion: The obtained data evidence the promising biological potential of blueberries and sweet cherries, being highly correlated with the presence of phenolic compounds. The authors are grateful to the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), the Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education (MCTES), the European Social Fund (EFS), and the European Union (EU) for the Ph.D. fellowships of Ana C. Gonçalves (2020.04947.BD) and Ana R. Nunes (SFRH/BD/139137/2018). José D. Flores-Félix was supported by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement no. 101003373, and the European Union NextGenerationEU and the Portuguese Government under the project PRR-C05-i03-I-000143 (RedFruit4Health) |
| وصف الملف: | application/pdf |
| تدمد: | 2076-3417 |
| الوصول الحر: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::645c3c2e6811f6bba0f3a300dbcebfb0Test https://doi.org/10.3390/app13106348Test |
| حقوق: | OPEN |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsair.doi.dedup.....645c3c2e6811f6bba0f3a300dbcebfb0 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 20763417 |
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