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Master's Dissertation
DOI
https://doi.org/10.11606/D.11.2009.tde-09112009-135846
Document
Author
Full name
Adna Prado
E-mail
Institute/School/College
Knowledge Area
Date of Defense
Published
Piracicaba, 2009
Supervisor
Committee
Alencar, Severino Matias de (President)
Brazaca, Solange Guidolin Canniatti
Petrus, Rodrigo Rodrigues
Title in Portuguese
Composição fenólica e atividade antioxidante de frutas tropicais
Keywords in Portuguese
Antioxidantes
Cromatografia a gás
Espectrometria de massas
Frutas tropicais - Composição - Análise química.
Abstract in Portuguese
As frutas são conhecidas por serem fontes naturais de antioxidantes dentre os quais estão as vitaminas C e E, carotenóides e compostos fenólicos, responsáveis pela prevenção de várias doenças no homem quando consumidas. Os compostos fenólicos apresentam forte relação com a atividade antioxidante em frutas e o estudo dessa atividade biológica tem sido alvo de muitas pesquisas. O objetivo desse trabalho foi avaliar a composição fenólica e a atividade antioxidante de frutas tropicais. O extrato etanólico de sete frutas foi utilizado para a quantificação dos compostos fenólicos, avaliação da atividade antioxidante, medida por meio dos métodos do radical livre DPPH, do ABTS+, da auto-oxidação do sistema -caroteno/ácido linoléico e da estabilidade oxidativa em Rancimat, e identificação química por meio da técnica de cromatografia gasosa acoplada ao espectrômetro de massas. O teor de compostos fenólicos expressos em miligramas equivalentes ao ácido gálico das frutas variou na faixa de 0,128 15,8 mg AG/mL extrato. A acerola, pitanga, goiaba e manga apresentaram as maiores quantidades destes compostos, enquanto que o melão foi a fruta que apresentou o menor teor. Quanto a atividade antioxidante, a pitanga e goiaba foram as frutas que apresentaram os melhores resultados em todos os métodos utilizados. Os valores da atividade antioxidante para a pitanga e a goiaba foram maiores que 70% pelo método do radical livre DPPH; 6,3 e 5,14 µM Trolox/g polpa (base seca), respectivamente, pelo método do ABTS+, atividade antioxidante próxima a 60% no método da auto-oxidação do sistema -caroteno/ácido linoléico e fatores de proteção de 1,07 e 1,13, respectivamente, pelo Rancimat. Os compostos fenólicos identificados nos extratos foram os ésteres trimetilsislil do ácido benzóico nos extratos do abacaxi, manga, maracujá e pitanga e quercetina no extrato de acerola. O ácido ascórbico foi identificado nos extratos de acerola e goiaba, além de açúcares e outros ácidos orgânicos em todos os extratos das frutas. O estudo confirmou a boa atividade antioxidante de frutas tropicais, fontes naturais de antioxidantes.
Title in English
Phenolic composition and antioxidant activity of tropical fruits
Keywords in English
Antioxidants
Gas chromatography
Mass spectrometry
Tropical fruits composition chemical analysis.
Abstract in English
The fruits are known to be natural sources of antioxidants such as vitamins C and E, carotenoids and phenolic compounds. When they are consumed, the fruits are responsible to prevent many diseases in humans beings. The phenolic compounds are strongly correlated with the antioxidant activity in fruits and the biological activity study has been the aim of many researches. The purpose of the present study was to determine the phenolic content and the antioxidant activity in tropical fruits. The ethanolic extract of seven fruits was used to determine the phenolic content, to measure the antioxidant activity by DPPH free radical sacavenging, ABTS+, -carotene/linoleic acid system oxidation and oxidative estability in Rancimat assays and, chemical identification by gas chromatography with mass spectrometry technique. The phenolic content expressed as milligram gallic acid equivalents of fruits ranged from 0.128 to 15.8 mg GA/mL extract. Acerola, pitanga, guava and mango had higher phenolic contents. Melon had the smallest phenolic content among seven fruits. About the antioxidant activity study, pitanga and guava showed good activity all the used assays. The two fruits presented antioxidant activity higher up 70% in DPPH free radical scavenging; 6.3 and 5.14 µM Trolox/g pulp (dry basis), respectively, in ABTS+ assay; antioxidant acitivity about 60% in -carotene/linoleic acid system oxidation; protection factors values of 1.07 and 1.13, respectively, in Rancimat. The identified phenolic compounds in fruits extracts were benzoic acid trimethylsilyl ester in pineapple, mango, passion fruit and pitanga extracts and quercetin in acerola. The ascorbic acid was identified in acerola and guava extracts besides sugars and others organic acids in all fruits extracts. This study confirmed the good antioxidant acitivity of tropical fruits, natural sources of antioxidants.
 
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  • Massarioli, Adna Prado, et al. Antioxidant activity of different pitanga (Eugenia uniflora L.) fruit fractions. International Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment , 2013, vol. 11, p. 288-293.
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