scholarly journals Eryngium caeruleum essential oil as a promising natural additive: in vitro antioxidant properties and its effect on lipid oxidation of minced rainbow trout meat during storage at refrigeration temperature

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 11
Author(s):  
Sara Bani Khademi ◽  
Majid Aminzare ◽  
Hassan Hassanzad Azar ◽  
Mohammad Reza Mehrasbi

Background: One of the most common species of oily fish is rainbow trout. Chemical deterioration of oily fish species is principally caused by lipid oxidation. The adverse effects of various chemical preservatives caused      consumer’s attention to shift to natural alternatives.  Eryngium caeruleum is an herbaceous plant that is native to the northern areas of Iran and is used in various local foods. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of different concentrations of E. caeruleum essential oil (EEO) on the physicochemical and oxidative stability of minced rainbow trout meat for 20 days storage at 4±1°C.Methods: Firstly, the chemical compounds and total phenolic content of EEO were determined by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and Folin–Ciocalteu reagent, respectively. Then, in vitro antioxidant capacity of EEO was evaluated using 2,2-Diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and 2,2'-azino-bis (3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sulphonic acid) (ABTS) methods. Finally, the minced rainbow trout meat was mixed with different concentrations of EEO, and physicochemical and oxidative stability of treatments were investigated for 20 days storage at 4±1°C.Results: According to the results, 0.4% EEO significantly improved the chemical stability of minced fish compared to the control group at the end of storage period with the following scores (P<0.05): pH value (6.3), peroxide value (11.88 meq/kg of lipid) and thiobarbituric acid reactive substance (0.43 mg MDA/kg sample).Conclusions: In order to increase the chemical quality characteristics of minced fish, new ingredient systems that are associated with natural and organic foods are applied. The results of present study indicate that the use of EEO in the meat industry can develop the novel healthy fish products and improve its chemical stability.Keywords: Eryngium caeruleum, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Natural antioxidant, Chemical stability, Lipid oxidation 

2018 ◽  
pp. 1656-1662 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mojtaba Raeisi ◽  
Mohammad Hashemi ◽  
Majid Aminzare ◽  
Asma Afshari ◽  
Tayebeh Zeinali ◽  
...  

Background and Aim: Extending the shelf life of foods is an essential concept in food safety. Most of the time, foods deteriorate through the growth of microorganisms or oxidation process. Essential oils (EOs) derived from plant material have well-documented antioxidant and antibacterial activity. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of Zataria multiflora Boiss EO (ZEO) and Mentha piperita EO (MEO) on the chemical stability of minced meat during storage at 7°C. Materials and Methods: Total phenolic content, β-Carotene bleaching test, ferric reducing antioxidant potential assay, and 2,2-Diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radical scavenging activity were used to determine the antioxidant potential of EOs. Five different groups including control, ZEO 0.3%, ZEO 0.5%, MEO 0.3%, and MEO 0.5% were designed to assess the chemical stability of minced meat by measuring pH, thiobarbituric acid (TBA), total volatile base nitrogen (TVBN), and peroxide value (PV). Results: pH did not have any significant change during storage. TBA values in the control group were significantly higher than the treatment groups, especially from the 5th day of storage. TVBN in the treatment group was significantly lower than the control group during storage. PV values in the treatment group were significantly lower than the control group during storage. Conclusion: Results indicate that ZEO and MEO had an excellent antioxidant activity and retarded the spoilage process in minced meat. Keywords: antioxidant, Mentha piperita, minced meat, Zataria multiflora Boiss.


Animals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 1038
Author(s):  
Doaa Ibrahim ◽  
Amira Moustafa ◽  
Aya Sh. Metwally ◽  
Mohamed A. Nassan ◽  
Karima Abdallah ◽  
...  

The use of natural plant extracts in poultry feed could improve their productivity as well as the oxidative stability of stored derived meat. The roles of cornelian cherry extract (CCE) in growth, cecal microbes, and meat antioxidative markers of broiler chickens were evaluated. A total of 500 Ross 308 broiler chicks were fed diets supplemented with CCE (0, 50, 100, 200, 400 mg/kg of diet) for 38 days. The highest levels of weight gain and feed utilization were observed in a group fed 200 mg/kg of CCE. Maximum upregulation of glucose transporters—1 and 2 and sodium-dependent glucose transporter genes—were found in the group fed 200 mg/kg of CCE. Lactobacilli and Bifidobacterium colonization increased as the CCE levels increased. The greatest upregulation of antioxidant genes (glutathione peroxidase, catalase, and superoxide dismutase) in breast meat was observed in groups fed CCE (200 and 400 mg/kg). Dietary CCE significantly delayed the lipid oxidation of breast meat compared with that of the control group. The total phenolic content, 2,2-Diphenyl-1-Picrihydrzyl (DPPH) radical scavenging activity and reducing power in meat improved with higher levels of CCE. Dietary CCE improved the growth, performance of broilers, and meat antioxidant stability after 90 days of storage.


2016 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 560-566 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Paula Daniel ◽  
Lauren Fresinghelli Ferreira ◽  
Bruna Klein ◽  
Amanda Roggia Ruviaro ◽  
Andréia Quatrin ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT: This research aimed to evaluate whether the essential oil of Aloysia triphylla (EOAT) used in vivo as a sedative in the water for transporting fish could increase the oxidative stability of silver catfish (Rhamdia quelen) fillets during frozen storage. The chemical composition of EOAT and of fillets from fish exposed to EOAT (0, 30 or 40µL L-1) were assessed. The pH and lipid oxidation parameters (conjugated dienes, CD; thiobarbituric acid-reactive-substances, TBARS) were evaluated in the fillets throughout the storage period (-18±2oC/17 months). The main compounds found in EOAT were α- and β-citral. Treatment with EOAT did not modify the proximate composition of the fillets, but 40µL L-1 EOAT reduced pH levels when compared to the control fillets (P<0.05). Compared to the control fillets, the fillets from fish treated with 30 and 40µL L-1 EOAT had higher initial CD values (P<0.05), whereas fillets from fish treated with 40µL L-1 EOAT had lower TBARS levels after 6, 9 and 17 months of storage (P<0.05). Results indicated that use of EOAT as a sedative in silver catfish transport water delays the degradation of primary oxidation products (CD) into secondary products (TBARS) in the frozen fillets. This delay in the lipid oxidation rate may increase the shelf life of frozen fillets.


2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 1934578X1601100
Author(s):  
Pei-Ling Yen ◽  
Sen-Sung Cheng ◽  
Chia-Cheng Wei ◽  
Huan-You Lin ◽  
Vivian Hsiu-Chuan Liao ◽  
...  

The in vitro and in vivo antioxidant activities and its potential to protect against amyloid-β toxicity of essential oils from Zelkova serrata (Thunb.) Makino were investigated in the model organism Caenorhabditis elegans. The results revealed that the essential oil of Z. serrata heartwood exhibited great radical scavenging activities and high total phenolic content. In vivo assays showed significant inhibition of oxidative damage in wild-type C. elegans under juglone-induced oxidative stress and heat shock. Based on results from both in vitro and in vivo assays, the major compound in essential oil of heartwood, (-)-(1 S, 4 S)-7-hydroxycalamenene (1 S, 4 S-7HC), may contribute significantly to the observed antioxidant activity. Further evidence showed that 1 S, 4 S-7HC significantly delayed the paralysis phenotype in amyloid beta-expressing transgenic C. elegans. These findings suggest that 1 S, 4 S-7HC from the essential oil of Z. serrata heartwood has potential as a source for antioxidant or Alzheimer's disease treatment.


Foods ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 631 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margarita Irene Ramírez-Rojo ◽  
Rey David Vargas-Sánchez ◽  
Brisa del Mar Torres-Martínez ◽  
Gastón Ramón Torrescano-Urrutia ◽  
José Manuel Lorenzo ◽  
...  

The lipid oxidation (LOX) of pork meat has been associated with loss of quality and shorter shelf life. Consequently, synthetic antioxidants have been used to reduce this process, but their use has shown potential health risks. Thus, the use of natural ingredients has been suggested as a strategy to prevent LOX. This study aimed to assess the oxidative stability of pork patties treated with ethanol extract of mesquite leaf (EEML) during storage. Furthermore, the polyphenol composition (TPC, total phenolic, TFC, total flavonoid) and antioxidant activity (antiradical and reducing power activity) of EEML were also evaluated. For this study, five treatments (CN (control), without antioxidant; Asc, ascorbic acid 0.02%; BHT, butylated hydroxytoluene 0.02%; EEML1, 0.05%; and EEML2, 0.1%) of pork patties were applied. Patty samples were stored at 4 °C, and physicochemical parameters, lipid oxidation, total antioxidant capacity of the meat, and sensory analysis were evaluated at 0, 3, 7, and 10 days of storage. EEML presented high values of TPC (278.5 mg gallic acid equivalent (GAE)/g) and TFC (226.8 mg rutin equivalents (RE)/g) levels. The addition of EEML did not modify the chemical composition of the pork patties. On the other hand, colour parameters were affected by the inclusion of EEML in pork patties, presenting the lowest a* in the CN group compared to the other groups after 10 days storage. Lipid oxidation increased during the whole period, showing the lowest (P < 0.05) conjugated dienes and thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) values (40% and 90% of inhibition, respectively) compared to the CN group. Regarding sensory analysis, there were no significant differences in colour, appearance, odour, flavour, juiciness, fat sensation, and firmness of the cooked pork patties among treatments. These results suggest that EEML has great potential as a natural antioxidant for meat products.


2015 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 268-275 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iara Tersia Freitas Macedo ◽  
Lorena Mayana Beserra de Oliveira ◽  
Wesley Lyeverton Correia Ribeiro ◽  
Jessica Maria Leite dos Santos ◽  
Kaline das Chagas Silva ◽  
...  

Parasitic nematodes are of major economic importance in livestock. An alternative for the control of parasites is phytotherapy. This study evaluated the efficacy of Cymbopogon citratus decoction (CcD), C. citratus essential oil (CcEo) and citral against Haemonchus contortus using in vitro egg hatch test (EHT) and larval development test (LDT) and an in vivo test using a Meriones unguiculatus (gerbil) model. The effect of 800 mg/kg CcEo was evaluated in gerbils that had been artificially infected with 5,000 third-stage H. contortus larvae. The effective concentrations required to inhibit 50% (EC50) of egg hatching were 0.46, 0.14 and 0.13 mg/mL for CcD, CcEo and citral, respectively. The EC50 values in the LDT were 5.04, 1.92 and 1.37 mg/mL for CcD, CcEo and citral, respectively. H. contortus population in the group treated with C. citratus essential oil was reduced by 38.5% (P< 0.05) in comparison to the control group. These results suggest that it may be possible to use C. citratusessential oil to control of H. contortus parasite of small ruminant.


2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 96-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.D.M. VIANA ◽  
R.M. CARDOSO ◽  
N.K.G.T. SILVA ◽  
M.A.P. FALCÃO ◽  
A.C.S. VIEIRA ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT Experimental in vivo study aimed to characterize the anxiolytic-like effect of the Citrus limon fruit peel’s essential oil (CLEO) in animal models of anxiety, besides evaluating the viability J774.A1 cells in vitro through the MTT reduction method at the concentrations of 10 and 100 µg/mL. The anxiolytic behavior was evaluated in Swiss mice (n = 8) using the methodology of Elevated Plus-Maze (EPM) and Open-Field (OF). CLEO was tested by inhalation at the doses of 100, 200, and 400 µL, and as control, animals were subjected to inhalation of the vehicle (saline solution 0.9% + Tween80®) and intraperitoneal administration of diazepam (1.5 mg/kg). In the cell viability assay, it was observed that none of the concentrations showed cytotoxicity. OF test showed significant anxiolytic activity at all tested doses of OECL, compared to the control group, without changing the motor performance of the animals. Corroborating OF data, the EPM test confirmed anxiolytic activity in at least two doses of the tested oil (200 and 400 µL), justified by the number of entries and increase in the percentage of time in the open arms. The data analysis of this study evidenced that inhalation of OECL was able to induce an anxiolytic behavior in mice; however, further studies are required to ensure its safe use by the population.


2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Mohammadreza Azimi ◽  
Jalil Mehrzad ◽  
Armita Ahmadi ◽  
Elnaz Ahmadi ◽  
Ali Ghorbani Ranjbary

Ziziphora (Cacotti in Persian) belongs to the Lamiaceae family (mint group) and is vastly found in Iran and Asia. This traditional medicinal plant is normally used as analgesic and for treatment of particular gastrointestinal diseases. Since colorectal cancer is one of the most common causes of death in the world and the second leading cause of cancer death among adults, there is a pressing need to inhibit this malignancy by using methods with minimal side effects. One of these methods is the use of natural resources such as medical plants. This study is aimed at investigating the expression of apoptosis-related genes in the adjacent culture of colorectal cancer epithelial cells (HT-29) with Ziziphora essential oil (ZEO). The essential oil was extracted from Ziziphora leaves, and its compounds were determined and then added to the HT-29 culture medium at different concentrations. After 24 hours, the HT-29 cells were harvested from the medium and cytotoxicity was analyzed by MTT assay. After MTT assay and determination of the percentage of apoptosis by flow cytometry, RNA extraction was performed and the expression levels of Bax, Bcl-2, caspase 3 (C3), and caspase 9 (C9) were analyzed using newly designed primers by reverse transcription (RT) qPCR method and GeniX6 software. Also, specific antibodies were used for western blot analyses of those molecules. GC analysis revealed 42 different compounds in the ZEO, including pulegone (26.65%), menthone (5.74%), thymol (5.51%), and menthol (1.02%). MTT assay showed that the concentration of 200 μg/ml of ZEO had the highest HT-29 cell death during 24 hours. After incubation with the concentration of 50 μg/ml of ZEO for 24 and 48 hours, caspase 3 and 9 gene expressions in the treated group increased compared to those in the control group ( P < 0.001 ), while the Bcl-2 expression decreased. The results showed that having anticancer compounds, ZEO can increase C3 and C9 and decrease Bcl-2 expressions, causing apoptosis in HT-29 cells in vitro. This can lead to the use of ZEO as a factor for colorectal cancer treatment.


Food Research ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 461-470
Author(s):  
M.H. Yoong ◽  
T.M. Tengku Rozaina

Palm olein is commonly used in cooking and food processing, however, it is susceptible to oxidation due to its high unsaturated fatty acids content. An antioxidant is added to the oil by oil manufacturer to inhibit lipid oxidation and increase the shelf life of the oil. However, most of the antioxidants are synthetic antioxidants that may not be safe for consumption and decomposed at high temperature during frying or processing. In this study, the antioxidant properties of mangrove apple fruit extract (MAFE), as well as the oxidative stability of palm olein with and without MAFE, were investigated. Palm olein added with MAFE (100 and 200 ppm) and without MAFE were kept at 65°C in an oven for 24 days under accelerated storage. The results showed that MAFE contained high total flavonoid compound (26.06±0.30 mg QCE/g extract) and total phenolic compound (12.21±1.31 mg GAE/g extract). The IC50 values of antioxidant activities of MAFE calculated by DPPH and ABTS•+ were 31.16±0.76 µg/mL and 97.32±3.27 µg/mL, respectively. The palm olein samples added with MAFE showed significantly lower peroxide value, p-anisidine value, TOTOX value, conjugated dienes and conjugated trienes after 24 days of storage compared to the palm olein without MAFE (control sample). The oxidative stability of palm olein added with 200 ppm MAFE was higher compared to the palm olein added with 100 ppm MAFE and control sample. Therefore, MAFE has the potential to be used as a source of natural antioxidant to reduce the lipid oxidation and prolong the shelf life of food products.


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