Loading…

Bioactive Composition of Tropical Flowers and Their Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Properties

This study evaluated tropical flower petals' bioactive compounds and antioxidant and antimicrobial properties. The physicochemical characteristics, carotenoids, phenolics, anthocyanins, organic acids, and antioxidant activity of 67 flowers were analyzed. In addition, the antimicrobial activity...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Foods 2024-11, Vol.13 (23), p.3766
Main Authors: Coyago-Cruz, Elena, Barrigas, Alejandro, Guachamin, Aida, Heredia-Moya, Jorge, Zuñiga-Miranda, Johana, Vera, Edwin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Citations: Items that this one cites
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:This study evaluated tropical flower petals' bioactive compounds and antioxidant and antimicrobial properties. The physicochemical characteristics, carotenoids, phenolics, anthocyanins, organic acids, and antioxidant activity of 67 flowers were analyzed. In addition, the antimicrobial activity against , , and of 35 species was determined. A 2 × 3 experimental design was used for the extraction of carotenoids and phenolics, including solvents and ultrasonic agitation times. The mixture of methanol-acetone-dichloromethane (1:1:2) and acetone-methanol (2:1) resulted in the highest concentration of carotenoids, while acidified 80% methanol favoured phenolic extraction. was extremely rich in carotenoids (292.5 mg β-carotene/g DW), in anthocyanins (7.35 mg C-3-gl/g DW), while a high content of citric acid was found in (17,819 mg/100 g DW). On the other hand, showed the highest antioxidant activity (7.8 mmol Trolox equivalent/g DW). The main phenolics were -coumaric acid in (12,044 mg/100 g DW), 4-hydroxybenzoic acid in (10,729 mg/100 g DW), and kaempferol in (8236 mg/100 g DW). The extract of , , and showed antibacterial activity, while the extract of was the only one active against . These findings highlight the potential health benefits from certain tropical flowers.
ISSN:2304-8158
2304-8158
DOI:10.3390/foods13233766