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Sustainable Extraction and Characterisation of Bioactive Compounds from Horse Chestnut Seed Coats for the Development of Bio-Based Additives

  • Background: To protect renewable packaging materials against autoxidation and decomposition when substituting harmful synthetic stabilizers with bioactive and bio-based compounds, extracts from Aesculus hippocastanum L. seeds were evaluated. The study objectives were to determine the antioxidant efficacy of bioactive compounds in horse chestnut seeds with regard to different seed fractions, improve their extraction, and to evaluate waste reuse. Methods: Different extraction techniques for field samples were evaluated and compared with extracts of industrial waste samples based on total phenolic content and total antioxidant capacity (2,2’-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sulphonic acid) (ABTS)). The molecular weight distribution and absorbance in ultraviolet range (UV) of seed coat extracts were determined, and the possibility of extracts containing proanthocyanidins was examined. Results: Seed coat extracts show a remarkable antioxidant activity and a high UV absorbance. Passive extractions are efficient and much less laborious. Applying waste product seed coats leads to a reduced antioxidant activity, total phenolic content, and UV absorbance compared to the field sample counterparts. In contrast to peeled seed extracts, all seed coat extracts contain proanthocyanidins. Discussion: Seed coats are a potential source of bioactive compounds, particularly regarding sustainable production and waste reuse. With minimum effort, highly bioactive extracts with high potential as additives can be prepared.

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Document Type:Article
Language:English
Author:Thomas Havelt, Sarah Brettschneider, Xuan Tung Do, Imke Korte, Judith Kreyenschmidt, Michaela Schmitz
Parent Title (English):Resources
Volume:8
Issue:2
Article Number:114
Number of pages:13
ISSN:2079-9276
URN:urn:nbn:de:hbz:1044-opus-45236
DOI:https://doi.org/10.3390/resources8020114
Publisher:MDPI
Place of publication:Basel
Publishing Institution:Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg
Date of first publication:2019/06/19
Copyright:© 2019 by the authors. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license.
Funding:This research was funded by the European Union via the European Regional Development Fund EFRE.NRW, grant number EFRE 0500035.
Keyword:European horse chestnut; UV spectrum; additive; antioxidant; extraction; polyphenols; proanthocyanidins; seed coat; size exclusion chromatography
Departments, institutes and facilities:Fachbereich Angewandte Naturwissenschaften
Institut für Technik, Ressourcenschonung und Energieeffizienz (TREE)
Projects:Biobasierte Produkte (EFRE/0500035)
Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC):5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 57 Biowissenschaften; Biologie / 570 Biowissenschaften; Biologie
6 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / 68 Industrielle Fertigung für einzelne Verwendungszwecke / 688 Andere Endprodukte, Verpackungstechnik
Entry in this database:2019/06/26
Licence (German):License LogoCreative Commons - CC BY - Namensnennung 4.0 International