Production and Characterization of Sumac PlantCrystals: Influence of High-Pressure Homogenization on Antioxidant Activity of Sumac (<i>Rhus coriaria</i> L.)
Oxidative stress diseases are usually treated or prevented by using antioxidants from natural or artificial sources. However, as a sustainable source of phytochemicals, plants got a renewed interest in obtaining their active agents using green extraction technologies, i.e., sustainable extraction te...
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| description | Oxidative stress diseases are usually treated or prevented by using antioxidants from natural or artificial sources. However, as a sustainable source of phytochemicals, plants got a renewed interest in obtaining their active agents using green extraction technologies, i.e., sustainable extraction techniques that reduce energy consumption, use renewable sources and result in less post-extraction wastes. The high-pressure homogenization (HPH) technique was introduced into the food industry since it was invented in 1900 to homogenize milk and later to produce fruit juices with a longer shelf-life without preservatives. Recently, HPH was introduced as an eco-friendly method to nanomill plants for improved extraction efficacy without using organic solvents. In this study, sumac was used as an antioxidants-rich spice model to investigate the effects of HPH on its antioxidant capacity (AOC). Sumac was rendered into PlantCrystals by using HPH. Particle size characterization proved the presence of submicron-sized particles (about 750 nm). Thus, HPH was able to produce sumac PlantCrystals and increased the AOC of bulk sumac by more than 650% according to the ORAC (oxygen radical absorbance capacity) assay. The polyphenol and flavonoid contents showed higher values after HPH. Interestingly, the DPPH (1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl) assay also showed a well improved AOC (similar to ascorbic acid) after HPH. In fact, in this study, the PlantCrystal-technology was demonstrated to cause an efficient cell rupture of the sumac plant cells. This caused an efficient release of antioxidants and resulted in sumac PlantCrystals with a 6.5-fold higher antioxidant capacity when compared to non-processed sumac bulk material. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-eadf6d44dd5b4030a2389f96a3acc98e2023-11-21T21:02:35ZengMDPI AGPlants2223-77472021-05-01106105110.3390/plants10061051Production and Characterization of Sumac PlantCrystals: Influence of High-Pressure Homogenization on Antioxidant Activity of Sumac (<i>Rhus coriaria</i> L.)Abraham M. Abraham0Camilo Quintero1Luis Carrillo-Hormaza2Edison Osorio3Cornelia M. Keck4Department of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Robert-Koch-Str. 4, 35037 Marburg, GermanyGrupo de Investigación en Sustancias Bioactivas, Facultad de Ciencias Farmacéuticas y de los Alimentos, Universidad de Antioquia UdeA, Calle 70 No. 52-21, 50010 Medellín, ColombiaGrupo de Investigación en Sustancias Bioactivas, Facultad de Ciencias Farmacéuticas y de los Alimentos, Universidad de Antioquia UdeA, Calle 70 No. 52-21, 50010 Medellín, ColombiaGrupo de Investigación en Sustancias Bioactivas, Facultad de Ciencias Farmacéuticas y de los Alimentos, Universidad de Antioquia UdeA, Calle 70 No. 52-21, 50010 Medellín, ColombiaDepartment of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Robert-Koch-Str. 4, 35037 Marburg, GermanyOxidative stress diseases are usually treated or prevented by using antioxidants from natural or artificial sources. However, as a sustainable source of phytochemicals, plants got a renewed interest in obtaining their active agents using green extraction technologies, i.e., sustainable extraction techniques that reduce energy consumption, use renewable sources and result in less post-extraction wastes. The high-pressure homogenization (HPH) technique was introduced into the food industry since it was invented in 1900 to homogenize milk and later to produce fruit juices with a longer shelf-life without preservatives. Recently, HPH was introduced as an eco-friendly method to nanomill plants for improved extraction efficacy without using organic solvents. In this study, sumac was used as an antioxidants-rich spice model to investigate the effects of HPH on its antioxidant capacity (AOC). Sumac was rendered into PlantCrystals by using HPH. Particle size characterization proved the presence of submicron-sized particles (about 750 nm). Thus, HPH was able to produce sumac PlantCrystals and increased the AOC of bulk sumac by more than 650% according to the ORAC (oxygen radical absorbance capacity) assay. The polyphenol and flavonoid contents showed higher values after HPH. Interestingly, the DPPH (1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl) assay also showed a well improved AOC (similar to ascorbic acid) after HPH. In fact, in this study, the PlantCrystal-technology was demonstrated to cause an efficient cell rupture of the sumac plant cells. This caused an efficient release of antioxidants and resulted in sumac PlantCrystals with a 6.5-fold higher antioxidant capacity when compared to non-processed sumac bulk material.https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/6/1051plants<i>Rhus coriaria L</i>.<i>Anacardiaceae</i>sumacPlantCrystalsextracts |
| spellingShingle | Abraham M. Abraham Camilo Quintero Luis Carrillo-Hormaza Edison Osorio Cornelia M. Keck Production and Characterization of Sumac PlantCrystals: Influence of High-Pressure Homogenization on Antioxidant Activity of Sumac (<i>Rhus coriaria</i> L.) Plants plants <i>Rhus coriaria L</i>. <i>Anacardiaceae</i> sumac PlantCrystals extracts |
| title | Production and Characterization of Sumac PlantCrystals: Influence of High-Pressure Homogenization on Antioxidant Activity of Sumac (<i>Rhus coriaria</i> L.) |
| title_full | Production and Characterization of Sumac PlantCrystals: Influence of High-Pressure Homogenization on Antioxidant Activity of Sumac (<i>Rhus coriaria</i> L.) |
| title_fullStr | Production and Characterization of Sumac PlantCrystals: Influence of High-Pressure Homogenization on Antioxidant Activity of Sumac (<i>Rhus coriaria</i> L.) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Production and Characterization of Sumac PlantCrystals: Influence of High-Pressure Homogenization on Antioxidant Activity of Sumac (<i>Rhus coriaria</i> L.) |
| title_short | Production and Characterization of Sumac PlantCrystals: Influence of High-Pressure Homogenization on Antioxidant Activity of Sumac (<i>Rhus coriaria</i> L.) |
| title_sort | production and characterization of sumac plantcrystals influence of high pressure homogenization on antioxidant activity of sumac i rhus coriaria i l |
| topic | plants <i>Rhus coriaria L</i>. <i>Anacardiaceae</i> sumac PlantCrystals extracts |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/6/1051 |
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