Antioxidant Activity and Phenolic Content of Microwave-Assisted Solanum melongena Extracts
Joint Authors
Di Giacomo, Claudia
Acquaviva, Rosaria
Sorrenti, Valeria
Salerno, Loredana
Modica, Maria N.
Pittalà, Valeria
Romeo, Giuseppe
Siracusa, Maria A.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-02-09
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
Eggplant fruit is a very rich source of polyphenol compounds endowed with antioxidant properties.
The aim of this study was to extract polyphenols from eggplant entire fruit, pulp, or skin, both fresh and dry, and compare results between conventional extraction and microwave-assisted extraction (MAE).
The effects of time exposure (15, 30, 60, and 90 min) and solvent (water 100% or ethanol/water 50%) were also evaluated.
The highest amount of polyphenols was found in the extract obtained from dry peeled skin treated with 50% aqueous ethanol, irradiated with microwave; this extract contained also high quantity of flavonoids and showed good antioxidant activity expressed by its capacity to scavenge superoxide anion and to inhibit lipid peroxidation.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Salerno, Loredana& Modica, Maria N.& Pittalà, Valeria& Romeo, Giuseppe& Siracusa, Maria A.& Di Giacomo, Claudia…[et al.]. 2014. Antioxidant Activity and Phenolic Content of Microwave-Assisted Solanum melongena Extracts. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Salerno, Loredana…[et al.]. Antioxidant Activity and Phenolic Content of Microwave-Assisted Solanum melongena Extracts. The Scientific World Journal No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Salerno, Loredana& Modica, Maria N.& Pittalà, Valeria& Romeo, Giuseppe& Siracusa, Maria A.& Di Giacomo, Claudia…[et al.]. Antioxidant Activity and Phenolic Content of Microwave-Assisted Solanum melongena Extracts. The Scientific World Journal. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1050755
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1050755