Orange and lemon: the power of antioxidants : Analysis of antioxidant activity in orange and lemon pulp in natura

ISBN-13: 9786202673723 / Angielski

Gustavo Oliveira Everton; Camila dos Anjos Santos Andrade; Laiane Araújo da Silva Souto

Opis

This work aimed to analyze and describe the antioxidant activity of fresh orange and lemon pulp, and to analyze and determine the amount of total phenolic compounds in these pulps in the presence of organic solvents.It was concluded that for the quantification of phenolic compounds and determination of antioxidant capacity in fresh orange pulp, the acetonic extract, in this work, was the one that obtained better results compared to the other extracts. For the fresh lemon pulp, there were two extracts that stood out, for the determination of the amount of phenolic compounds, the aqueous extract was more efficient while for the determination of the antioxidant capacity the acetone extract showed more expressive results compared to the others solvents.

O autorze

Everton, Gustavo Oliveira
Master in Health and Environment: Biotechnology applied to health by the Federal University of Maranhão.Researcher in Research and Application Laboratory of Essential Oils, Federal University of Maranhão. He received merit honor in 2017 from the Federal University of Maranhão (UFMA) for his performance as a researcher.