Sodium trimetaphosphate (STMP) is an effective crosslinking agent of starch and can be used in other polysaccharides for promoting changes in their physical and chemical characteristics. In this study, gum arabic was modified with different STMP concentrations and evaluated as the changes in the physical and physicochemical characteristics. Further, modified gum arabic was evaluated by encapsulation efficiency (EE) of Cymbopogon citratus essential oil. A lower viscosity was observed with the increase of the STMP concentration. Higher concentrations of STMP decreased the water amount retained in the modified gum arabic. The increasing of the crosslinking degree causes a decrease in particle size. The EE of modified gum arabic with 6% STMP was 97%, whereas for the unmodified gum arabic was 85%. The high efficiency encapsulation of the essential oil is a positive result of physicochemical changes in the gum arabic crosslinking. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2015, 132, 41519.
FRUIT. Effects of two ethylene inhibitors, 1-methylcylopropene (1-MCP) and aminoethoxyvinylglycine (AVG), on production of volatile compounds and mangiferin (a bioactive xanthone) in 'Tommy Atkins' mango fruit were investigated. Volatile composition and mangiferin content, in treated and untreated fruits at three maturity, stages were determined by SPME-GC-MS and HPLC, respectively. These chromatographical analysis revealed that the volatile profiles and mangiferin concentrations were not significantly different, suggesting that the use of ethylene inhibitors does not affect the mango aroma and functional properties relative to this xanthone. Moreover, a simple, precise and accurate HPLC method was developed for quantifying mangiferin in mango pulp.Keywords: Mangifera indica; ethylene inhibitors; mangiferin. INTRODUÇÃOInibidores de etileno são agentes químicos capazes de inibir ou retardar os efeitos do etileno, um fito-hormônio ubíquo nos vegetais superiores e responsável por regular várias respostas fisiológicas. 1Em virtude do papel importante do etileno na indução do amadurecimento de frutos climatéricos, inibidores de etileno tais como 1-metil-ciclopropeno (1-MCP) e aminoetoxi-vinil-glicina (AVG) têm sido empregados com sucesso na conservação pós-colheita de frutas e hortaliças. 1,2Em frutas como maçã, abacate, pera e manga, o efeito dos inibidores de etileno no retardo do amadurecimento pode ser facilmente evidenciado pelo atraso na mudança de coloração da casca/polpa e pela maior firmeza da polpa em relação a frutos não tratados. O efeito observado depende do tipo de inibidor utilizado (dose, nº de aplicações, duração e temperatura do tratamento) e da fruta tratada (cultivar e estádio de maturação na colheita). 2,3O uso de inibidores de etileno propicia um incremento na vida útil de frutas, que pode viabilizar a comercialização para mercados mais distantes dos países produtores. Entretanto, aplicações de inibidores de etileno podem promover efeitos indesejáveis que geram dúvidas quanto aos seus benefícios, como alterações no aroma da fruta, e efeitos deletérios sobre a presença de compostos de importância nutricional, 2 repercutindo negativamente na aceitabilidade da fruta pelo consumidor e, consequentemente, no valor de mercado do produto. 4 AVG e 1-MCP afetaram a produção total de compostos voláteis (terpenos, cetonas, aldeídos, ésteres e alcoóis de baixo peso molecular) em banana, maçã, pera, melão e manga, sendo que alguns deles são componentes odoríferos característicos do aroma e do sabor destas frutas.5-10 Em morango, pera, abacaxi e manga, inibidores de etileno também afetaram os teores de substâncias bioativas (ex.: vitamina C e flavonoides), 2,11,12 as quais são hoje amplamente valorizadas pela população devido às suas propriedades benéficas à saúde. 4 Em manga 'Tommy Atkins' (variedade mais cultivada no Brasil), 13 a aplicação de inibidores de etileno prolongou em alguns dias a vida útil dos frutos, através do retardo no amaciamento e na mudança da coloração da polpa, bem como pela limitação da...
Sulfated chitosan (SC) can be used for such coating because of its similarity with heparin. The position of sulfate group incorporation in the chitosan chain is important for the improvement of its biological mechanism. The substitution of each reactive group of chitosan is required to increase the electrostatic repulsion between the sulfated films and blood proteins or platelets, and, thereby, reduce the thrombus formation. Moreover, the polymeric hydroxyl groups can activate the complement system through the alternative pathway. In this study, we developed SC films, with larger distribution of sulfate groups by substitution of three reactive groups in the chitosan chain to improve its hemocompatibility. Successful chemical modification confirmed the partially 2‐N‐3,6‐O‐SC. The hemocompatibility results showed decrease in bovine serum albumin and fibrinogen adsorption, platelet adhesion and an increase in the intrinsic pathway anticoagulant activity. Based on these results, partially tri‐SC can be considered suitable candidate for coating blood‐contacting medical devices. © 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2019, 136, 47128.
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