Correlation Study of Biological Activity with Quercetin and Phenolics Content in Onion Extracts
In this study it was shown that the fungistatic and antioxidant activities of onion extracts are related to the type of liquid used as the extractant and the technique of its preparation. A change in the antioxidant properties of white and red onion extracts was demonstrated with the change of the t...
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| author | Małgorzata Olszowy-Tomczyk Sylwia Garbaczewska Dorota Wianowska |
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| description | In this study it was shown that the fungistatic and antioxidant activities of onion extracts are related to the type of liquid used as the extractant and the technique of its preparation. A change in the antioxidant properties of white and red onion extracts was demonstrated with the change of the temperature of the pressurized hot water extraction process, which can be easily related to the changes accompanying the process of thermal processing of vegetables and fruits during cooking. Owing to the experimental and mathematical approaches concerning both the main and characteristic components of onions, i.e., quercetin and phenols, respectively, with the biological activity of the extracts, it was possible to demonstrate the significant share of these compounds in the antifungal and antioxidant properties of the extracts. Considering that the research was carried out, inter alia, on onion husks, demonstrating a very high potential of biological properties of this waste material from agricultural production, the research results presented in the paper should encourage the popularization of the use of this so far underestimated raw material for the production of various functional materials. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b606ab485aa2435b83329d40032758b12023-11-24T11:37:40ZengMDPI AGMolecules1420-30492022-11-012723816410.3390/molecules27238164Correlation Study of Biological Activity with Quercetin and Phenolics Content in Onion ExtractsMałgorzata Olszowy-Tomczyk0Sylwia Garbaczewska1Dorota Wianowska2Department of Chromatography, Institute of Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Chemistry, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, Pl. Maria Curie-Skłodowska 3, 20-031 Lublin, PolandDepartment of Synthesis and Technology, Institute of Industrial Organic Chemistry, 6 Annopol St., 03-236 Warsaw, PolandDepartment of Chromatography, Institute of Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Chemistry, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, Pl. Maria Curie-Skłodowska 3, 20-031 Lublin, PolandIn this study it was shown that the fungistatic and antioxidant activities of onion extracts are related to the type of liquid used as the extractant and the technique of its preparation. A change in the antioxidant properties of white and red onion extracts was demonstrated with the change of the temperature of the pressurized hot water extraction process, which can be easily related to the changes accompanying the process of thermal processing of vegetables and fruits during cooking. Owing to the experimental and mathematical approaches concerning both the main and characteristic components of onions, i.e., quercetin and phenols, respectively, with the biological activity of the extracts, it was possible to demonstrate the significant share of these compounds in the antifungal and antioxidant properties of the extracts. Considering that the research was carried out, inter alia, on onion husks, demonstrating a very high potential of biological properties of this waste material from agricultural production, the research results presented in the paper should encourage the popularization of the use of this so far underestimated raw material for the production of various functional materials.https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/27/23/8164<i>Allium cepa</i>onion extracts activityantioxidant activityantifungal activityquercetincorrelation |
| spellingShingle | Małgorzata Olszowy-Tomczyk Sylwia Garbaczewska Dorota Wianowska Correlation Study of Biological Activity with Quercetin and Phenolics Content in Onion Extracts Molecules <i>Allium cepa</i> onion extracts activity antioxidant activity antifungal activity quercetin correlation |
| title | Correlation Study of Biological Activity with Quercetin and Phenolics Content in Onion Extracts |
| title_full | Correlation Study of Biological Activity with Quercetin and Phenolics Content in Onion Extracts |
| title_fullStr | Correlation Study of Biological Activity with Quercetin and Phenolics Content in Onion Extracts |
| title_full_unstemmed | Correlation Study of Biological Activity with Quercetin and Phenolics Content in Onion Extracts |
| title_short | Correlation Study of Biological Activity with Quercetin and Phenolics Content in Onion Extracts |
| title_sort | correlation study of biological activity with quercetin and phenolics content in onion extracts |
| topic | <i>Allium cepa</i> onion extracts activity antioxidant activity antifungal activity quercetin correlation |
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