Meritaine da Rocha

Avaliação da atividade antifúngica de extratos fenólicos de cebola, farelo de arroz e microalga Chlorella phyrenoidosa

The objective of this work was to relate the levels of total phenolic in onion, rice bran, and Chlorellaphyrenoidosa with the antifungal activity tested against the fungus Rhyzopus oryzae. The phenolic compounds of onion were extracted in three solvent systems: aqueous, methanolic, and with ethila acetate, whereas the phenolic compounds of rice bran and Chlorella phyrenoidosa were extracted with methanol. The extracts were quantified with the Folin-Ciocalteau reagent. The method to evaluate the antifungal activity employed was the diluted Agar technique. The Rhyzopus oryzae had its development inhibited in the presence of onion methanolic and aceto-ethylic extracts and rice bran methanolic extracts at the following phenolic concentrations, 86; 2.6, and 46 µgphenolic.mL-1agar, respectively. The aqueous extracts from onion and the methanolic extract from Chlorellaphyrenoidosa did not inhibit fungal growth under the phenolic concentrations tested.

Application of protein-phenolic based coating on tomatoes (Lycopersicum esculentum)

The aim of this study was to investigate the use of protein-phenolic based coating made from fermented rice bran on cherry tomatoes (Lycopersicum esculentum). Tests were performed with glycerol 3% (v/v), glycerol with protein-phenolic rice bran extract (5%), glycerol with protein-phenolic extract after 96 hours of fermentation (5%), and a control (without coating). The coated cherry tomatoes were kept at room temperature for 28 days. Mass loss, pH and acidity, total soluble solids, and carotenoids were determined every 96 hours. The coating made from the biomass extract reduced the carotenoid and acidity levels in the fruits studied by 17 and 21.1%, respectively, compared to the control. The coating proved an efficient barrier to water vapor with mass loss of 57% less than the control suggesting that it can be used as an alternative for vegetable tissue conservation.