DPPH, Folin-Ciocalteau (FC) and peroxidase catalysed methods have been used to determine the free radical scavenging activity and total phenolic content (TPC) of two fermenting musts and thirty-four fresh juice of fruits and vegetables. Generally, a good correlation between the phenolic content and the scavenging activity was found. The red must showed catechin equivalent (CE) values almost one magnitude higher than the white one, while the CE behaviours in the course of the fermentation process appeared similar for two musts and for all the measurement methods. The FC results showed TPC values generally higher than those obtained by the enzymatic method, while the scavenging activity, expressed as CE in order to better correlate the results, showed lower values with the exception of citrus fruit juices for which the enzymatic response was twice of that obtained by the FC test. Furthermore, generally it was found that fruits presented CE values 2-3 times higher than those found in the vegetables. Finally, the results obtained demonstrate the applicability of the peroxidase catalysed coupling method to the TPC and antioxidant properties determination in wine, tea, fruits and vegetables. © 2009 Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest.
I metodi DPPH, Folin-Ciocalteau (FC) e catalizzato dalla perossidasi sono stati utilizzati per determinare l'attività di eliminazione dei radicali liberi e il contenuto fenolico totale (TPC) di due mosti in fermentazione e trentaquattro succhi freschi di frutta e verdura. In generale, è stata trovata una buona correlazione tra il contenuto fenolico e l'attività di scavenging. Il mosto rosso ha mostrato valori di catechina equivalente (CE) di quasi una grandezza superiori a quello bianco, mentre i comportamenti CE nel corso del processo fermentativo sono apparsi simili per due mosti e per tutti i metodi di misurazione. I risultati di FC hanno mostrato valori di TPC generalmente superiori a quelli ottenuti con il metodo enzimatico, mentre l'attività di scavenging, espressa come CE per meglio correlare i risultati, ha mostrato valori inferiori ad eccezione dei succhi di agrumi per i quali la risposta enzimatica era doppia quello ottenuto dal test FC. Inoltre, in generale si è riscontrato che i frutti presentavano valori di CE 2-3 volte superiori a quelli riscontrati nelle verdure. Infine, i risultati ottenuti dimostrano l'applicabilità del metodo di accoppiamento catalizzato dalla perossidasi alla determinazione delle proprietà antiossidanti in vino, tè, frutta e verdura.
Phenolic content and antioxidant properties of fermenting musts and fruit and vegetable fresh juices
Gregoris E;
2009
Abstract
DPPH, Folin-Ciocalteau (FC) and peroxidase catalysed methods have been used to determine the free radical scavenging activity and total phenolic content (TPC) of two fermenting musts and thirty-four fresh juice of fruits and vegetables. Generally, a good correlation between the phenolic content and the scavenging activity was found. The red must showed catechin equivalent (CE) values almost one magnitude higher than the white one, while the CE behaviours in the course of the fermentation process appeared similar for two musts and for all the measurement methods. The FC results showed TPC values generally higher than those obtained by the enzymatic method, while the scavenging activity, expressed as CE in order to better correlate the results, showed lower values with the exception of citrus fruit juices for which the enzymatic response was twice of that obtained by the FC test. Furthermore, generally it was found that fruits presented CE values 2-3 times higher than those found in the vegetables. Finally, the results obtained demonstrate the applicability of the peroxidase catalysed coupling method to the TPC and antioxidant properties determination in wine, tea, fruits and vegetables. © 2009 Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.