Comparison of the antioxidant property of acerola extracts with synthetic antioxidants using an in vivo method with yeasts

Autor(es)

da Cruz, Richtier Goncalves ; Beney, Laurent ; Gervais, Patrick ; de Lira, Simone Possedente ; Ferreira de Souza Vieira, Thais Maria ; Dupont, Sebastien

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: Food Chemistry; v. 277, p. 8-pg., 2019-03-30.

Resumo

In this study, we compared the antioxidant activity of ripe and unripe acerola extracts with synthetic antioxidants (BHA and BHT). This activity was assessed by classical approaches (DPPH and ABTS) and by an in vivo method using yeasts. Acerola extracts contain phenolic compounds and ascorbic acid that exhibit radical scavenger capacity and reducing power. The results obtained with yeasts revealed that the acerola extracts and BHT either acted as antioxidants or presented no activity depending on the nature of the oxidant molecule used. BHA decreased yeast resistance to oxidative treatments and also showed deleterious effects even when oxidative treatments were not applied. The unripe acerola was the most efficient antioxidant in the in vitro experiments but not necessarily in the in vivo assays, showing the weakness of in vitro systems in predicting antioxidant responses for biological purposes. BHA presented cell damaging effects even in the absence of oxidizing reagents. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 13/50228-8 - Componentes da biodiversidade, e seus caracteres metabólicos, de ilhas do Brasil: uma abordagem integrada
• Beneficiário: Roberto Gomes de Souza Berlinck
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Programa BIOTA - Temático