Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência e Tecnologia de Alimentos - PPGCTA/ITEC

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O Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência e Tecnologia de Alimentos (PPGCTA) integra o Instituto de Tecnologia (ITEC) da Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA) e iniciou suas atividades em 2004 com o curso de Mestrado Acadêmico em Ciência e Tecnologia de Alimentos. Em 2010, a CAPES aprovou o Doutorado, que teve início em 2011.

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Aplicação da tecnologia supercrítica no desenvolvimento de suplemento alimentar a base de extrato de murici (Byrsonima crassifolia)
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2021-04-29) PIRES, Flavia Cristina Seabra; CARVALHO JÚNIOR, Raul Nunes de; http://lattes.cnpq.br/5544305606838748
Murici (Byrsonima crassifolia) is a fruit that has great therapeutic potential due to the presence of lutein, a carotenoid valued in the food supplementation market focused on eye health. Due to its riskiness, it became necessary to apply industrial processes that enable the increase of shelf life, the diversification of use and consumption, the addition of value and the expansion of the murici market, with the use of clean technologies associated with the incentive to the bioeconomy. Thus, the work entitled "Application of supercritical technology in the development of a food supplement based on murici extract (Byrsonima crassifolia)" was developed with the purpose of studying and applying murici extracts, extracted and nanoencapsulated via extraction with supercritical CO2, in food supplement. For this, the first step was to develop a study on obtaining extracts of murici pulp by supercritical technology. The best conditions for supercritical extraction of murici pulp were determined, with CO2 and CO2+ethanol, through variations in pressure (15 to 49 MPa), temperature (323.15 to 343.15 K), density (654 to 946 kg/m3 ), CO2 flow (8.85×10−5 to 1.33×10−4 kg / s) and dynamic extraction time (3600 to 10800 s), where the global yield isotherms, the bioactive compounds present in the extracts were obtained and in the extraction beds, such as: lutein, fatty acids, triglycerides, phenolic compounds and flavonoids. Functional quality, antioxidant capacity/activity, and cytotoxic and cytoprotective effects were also evaluated. The study of supercritical extraction made it possible to obtain non-toxic oils with a high content of lutein, consisting of long chain triglycerides rich in unsaturated fatty acids such as omega 3 and 9, and with antioxidant, antihypercholesterolemic, anti-atherosclerogenic, anti-thrombogenic and cytoprotective activities, where the best extraction condition was obtained at 343.15 K/ 49 MPa/ 900 kg/m3 . It also made it possible to obtain non-toxic ethanol extracts from defatted pulp, a by-product in the food industry, containing lutein, phenolic compounds, flavonoids and antioxidant activity, where the best extraction condition was obtained at 343.15 K/ 22 MPa/ 775 kg/m3 . Due to the cytoprotective effect, murici oil was used for the production of particles through the process of supercritical fluid of emulsions extraction (SFEE), where it was possible to produce murici oil nanoparticles with good concentration/retention of lutein, reduced size of particles and with high stability, where the best formulation of the starting emulsions was obtained with the thickener xanthan gum, with the emulsifier csgel and in a concentration of 6 mg / mL of murici oil, and the best condition of the SFEE process was the 8 MPa, 313.15 K, static period of 3600 s and dynamic period of 18000 s. From this, it was possible to obtain powdered SFEE emulsions of murici oil by lyophilization and spray drying with humidity, water activities, particle sizes, stability and lutein levels suitable for use in food supplements loaded in vegetable capsules. Vegetable capsules loaded with powdered SFEE emulation of murici oil by lyophilization and spray drying were within the loading standards for commercialization, where it was possible to obtain dietary supplements of murici oil, rich in lutein. Therefore, the present thesis showed that it is possible to use supercritical technology in the murici-based food supplements production chain, to facilitate the access and stability of the compounds to which the murici's therapeutic potentials are attributed. This work verticalized the importance of research on the functional effect of murici and on the use of supercritical technology, which contributed to the development of the region's bieconomics and new products by science, technology and food engineering, with a great return to society
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Aplicação da tecnologia supercrítica visando a valorização da casca do fruto do bacuri (Platonia insignis Mart.)
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2021-08-17) FREITAS, Lucas Cantão; CARVALHO JÚNIOR, Raul Nunes de; http://lattes.cnpq.br/5544305606838748; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4433-6580
The use of agro-industrial waste envisioning its valorization has generated interest from the scientific community and industries. Therefore, this work provides a comprehensive approach to the current state of the art in relation to the use of agro-industrial waste, emphasizing the obtainment of high value-added products through supercritical technology and other environmentally friendly technologies. In addition, the main products generated from the use of agro-industrial residues were reported and discussed in terms of process, feasibility and future perspectives. In this context, bringing to the Amazon scenario and putting into practice the current state of the art, it was decided to apply supercritical technology as a tool for valuing the agro-industrial residue of the bacuri fruit, more specifically its shell, as it is the largest fraction of this fruit, representing up to 70% in mass. Thus, the work aimed to develop a process for separating and/or minimizing the resin that exudes from the bacuri shell, since this is the main barrier to the technological use of this residue. For this, consecutive extraction with supercritical CO2 was applied, where the process parameters such as particle size, pressure and use of cosolvent were studied, in addition to the pre-processing steps. The extracts obtained were analyzed in terms of phenolic compounds and antioxidant activity (ABTS) by spectrophotometric methods. The results showed that the process was able to separate the resin from the bacuri shell, which is the first report described in the literature. Furthermore, the smaller particle size (0.25 mm) exhibited the most prominent impact on extraction rate, providing good yields of lipid extracts (up to 10.09 ± 0.02 %) and ethanoic extracts (up to 13.78 ± 0.41%). The obtained extracts presented good levels of phenolic compounds, which was associated with its high antioxidant activity. Thus, the application of supercritical technology added value to the bacuri shell, enabling new strands for industrial use of this residue with potential applications in the food, pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries, encouraging the circular economy and the bioeconomy of the Amazon region.
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Avaliação da composição química, atividade antioxidante e antimicrobiana do óleo de cipó-de-alho (Mansoa standleyi) (Steyerm.) A. H. Gentry (Bignoniaceae) obtido via extração supercítica
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2019-05-31) URBINA, Glides Rafael Olivo; CARVALHO JÚNIOR, Raul Nunes de; http://lattes.cnpq.br/5544305606838748; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4433-6580
Mansoa standleyi is popularly known as "cipó-de-alho" because of its characteristic garlic odor (Allium sativum). The plant has an inhibitory effect on bacteria and fungi growth. The objective of this work was to evaluate the chemical composition, antioxidant and antimicrobial activity of the oil obtained from M. standleyi leaves via supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) and conventional extraction (Hydrodistillation). The SFE tests were performed using supercritical CO2, static extraction time of 30 min and dynamic time of 180 min, CO2 flow of 2.5 L/min and raw material mass of 10 g. The temperature and pressure variables were selected in order to obtain a difference in the CO2 density (𝜌𝐶𝑂2) in the 35 and 45 ºC isotherms combined with the pressure values of 100, 200, 300, and 400 bar. The results obtained allow us to verify that the global yield values of SFE on dry basis show significant differences between them (p≤0.05), with values varying from 0.87 to 2.02%. The highest average found refers to 400 bar/35 ºC condition (𝜌𝐶𝑂2 = 972.26 kg/m3). However, in Hydrodistillation extraction the oil yield was 0.14%. The results of phytochemical screening by high performance thin layer chromatography (HPTLC) evidenced the presence of terpenes, fatty acids, phenolic compounds, and flavonoids. It was demonstrated the presence of substances with antioxidant activity for all oils obtained with SFE, being observed a better identification in the oils obtained at high pressures. In the quantitative analysis of chemical composition, it was observed that the values ranged from 31.87 to 72.06 mg EAG/g oil in the content of total phenolic compounds. In relation to the antioxidant activity, the values ranged from 457.64 to 2475.55 EC50 expressed in g of oil/g of DPPH, the best results being obtained in the condition of 400 bar/35 ºC. In the fatty acid profiles of M. standleyi oil obtained by SFE, the results indicated that there was a difference in the fatty acids qualitative composition detected, in function of the operational extraction condition, where the presence of linoleic (≅95%), palmitic (≅12%), and oleic (≅5%) acid was observed. The chemical constituents identified in the obtained oil by Hydrodistillation were identified as sulfur compounds, phenols, and alcohols. The antimicrobial activity in vitro analysis showed that the oil obtained by SFE presents an antibacterial action against Stapphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli. Finally, M. standleyi oil represents an alternative for future use in the treatment of diseases caused by microorganisms.
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Avaliação do teor de espilatol no ciclo de cultura de duas cultivares de Aemella oleracea (L.) R. K. Jansen em extratos obtidos por entração supercritica
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2018-12-10) SILVA, Ana Paula de Souza e; FERREIRA, Gracialda Costa; http://lattes.cnpq.br/4250668524181387; CARVALHO JÚNIOR, Raul Nunes de; http://lattes.cnpq.br/5544305606838748; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4433-6580
Acmella oleracea (L.) R. K. Jansen is a species native to South America, popularly known as jambu, and has been consumed for many years as an ornamental, medicinal, and food plant. To obtain espilantol, the main bioactive compound of this species, various extraction techniques have been used in order to obtain the isolated substance, since it is not commercially available. Among the techniques, supercritical carbon dioxide extraction stands out as it showed high selectivity for espilantol, with yields above 50%, resulting in a purity above 90% of the isolated compound. The objective of this work was to evaluate the influence of rainfall and harvest time on the yield of spilanthol with supercritical CO2 in two cultivars of Acmella oleracea (L.) R. K. Jansen flowers, as well as to evaluate their pharmacological effect. For this purpose, the following procedures were performed: raw material characterization; optimization of the process variables (flow and time); obtaining of extracts by supercritical extraction; determining of the process cost on an analytical scale; determination of the total phenolic compounds concentration in the extracts by Folin-Ciocalteu method; spilanthol content quantification in the extracts by gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry, and evaluation of its antinociceptive in vivo activity. The main results were: the mineral analysis indicated high levels of iron, calcium, zinc, and magnesium; the process optimization resulted in a CO2 use decrease from 955,8g to 477,9g, and reduced extraction costs from R$ 20.47 to R$ 11.45. The higher espilantol content was 29.22%, while the highest phenolic content was 43.04%. The flowers of both Acmella oleracea cultivars were considered good sources of iron, calcium, zinc, and magnesium. The highest values of extract yield, spilanthol content and total phenolic compounds were obtained in the rainy season and in the shortest harvest times. Between the two cultivars evaluated, no significant statistical differences were found.
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Estudo da composição química e atividades biológicas de óleos essenciais de Piper divaricatum, Syzygium aromaticum e Siparuna guianensis
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2018-12-17) OLIVEIRA, Mozaniel Santana de; CARVALHO JÚNIOR, Raul Nunes de; http://lattes.cnpq.br/5544305606838748
The present thesis brings three literature review studies, where we show the use of supercritical CO2 to obtain essential oils from different aromatic plants. In addition, the different biological applications of essential oils such as antibacterial, antifungal, antioxidants, anticancer, antiparasitic, anti-inflammatory and phytotoxic. Based on these studies, three research manuscripts were made. The first reports the use of supercritical CO2 in different combinations of temperature and pressure: 35 and 55 °C and 100, 300 and 500 bar. We also report the use of the hydrodistillation process to obtain fractions of the essential oil Piper divaricatum. Mass extracts, chemical composition, antioxidant activity and acetylcholinesterase inhibitory activity (AChE) were analyzed. Supercritical CO2 extraction showed better efficiency in obtaining essential oil compared to hydrodistillation. The 55/500 bar isotherm resulted in the highest bulk yield of 7.40 0.08 %. Methyl eugenol was the compound with the highest concentration ranging from 48.01 to 61.85%, the fraction obtained in the condition of 35 ºC / 300 bar being the most effective in relation to the antioxidant activity, with values of 34.69 ± 1.38 % (DPPH) and 296.86 ± 8.96 (mgTrolox / mL) (ABTS), respectively. Ligands, following molecular coupling, exhibited molecular positions that promoted interactions with different amino acid residues that are important for enzymatic catalysis with His447. The second article discusses the cytotoxic, antimicrobial activity and mechanism of action of the major component of the essential oil of Syzygium aromaticum obtained by supercritical CO2. In this work, gingival fibroblasts were exposed to the essential oil in different concentrations for one hour: 5 μL / ml, 7.5 μL / ml and 10 μL / ml. The culture medium was used as control. Cytotoxicity analysis was performed using the 3(4,5dimethylthiazol-2-yl) -2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT®) method. Susceptibility was evaluated in three microorganisms Candida albicans, Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus. Statistical analyzes showed a significant difference in cell viability for the concentration of 10 μL / mL, in relation to the control group. As a result, the plant extract showed no cytotoxicity at concentrations below 10 μL / mL in human gingival fibroblasts. The interaction mode of eugenol, the main compound and main component responsible for the biological activity of the essential oil, was evaluated. Molecular anchoring of eugenol with important metabolic pathway proteins of C. albicans, E. coli and S. aureus microorganisms were performed. The results demonstrated that the compound is capable of interacting with catalytic residues of the enzymes and forming an energetically favorable system with such proteins. The results of the free energy binding obtained demonstrate this ability. For the eugenol-N-myristoyltransferase system (C. albicans), the ΔGbin value was - 19.01 kcal / mol, for the Enoil reductase (E. Coli) ΔGbind was equal to -11.31 kcal / mol and for the SarA (S. aureus) ΔGbind was -13.58 kcal / mol. And in the third article we talked about the essential oil of Siparuna guianensis that oil was obtained by hydrodistillation. Identification of the chemical compounds was performed by gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (GC/MS). The antimicrobial activity was performed in four microorganisms: Streptococcus mutans, (ATCC 3440), Enterococcus faecalis (ATCC 4083), Escherichia coli (ATCC 25922) and Candida albicans (ATCC-10231). The docking and molecular dynamics studies were performed with the highest concentration of target-drug proteins, 1ILA (C. albicans), 1C14 (E. coli), 2WE5 (E. faecalis) and 4TQX (S. mutans). The main compounds identified were: Elemene (7.58%), Curzereno (7.62%), Germacrene D (8.17%), β-Elemenone (12.76%) and Atratylone (18.96%). Gram-positive bacteria and fungi were the most susceptible to the effects of essential oil. The results obtained in the simulation showed that the main compound atratylone interacts with the catalytic sites of the target proteins, forming energetically favorable systems and remaining stable during the period of11 molecular dynamics. The results presented by the essential oils of the three species studied in the present thesis show that they have applications in several areas of knowledge as for the control of microorganisms and as a preservative in the food industry because it has antioxidant action, free radical control, and as possible agents promoting neuroprotective activity being used primarily for the inhibition of acetylcholinesterase, retarding the hydrolysis of acetylcholine, thereby improving cholinergic manifestations in the synaptic clefts of the human brain
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Extração de Compostos Antioxidantes de Cissus sicyoides L. com Tecnologia Supercrítica e Determinação da Atividade Anti-inflamatória no Modelo de Lesão Medular
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2023-05-11) RODRÍGUEZ SALAZAR, Marielba de Los Ángeles; CARVALHO JÚNIOR, Raul Nunes de; http://lattes.cnpq.br/5544305606838748; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4433-6580
Cissus sicyoides L. or Cissus verticillata L., also known as vegetable insulin, is a plant that has a potent anti-inflammatory activity, due to its chemical composition, which stands out for the presence of compounds with high antioxidant activity. Supercritical technology is an appropriate alternative to extract antioxidant compounds from plant matrices. In this sense, the objective of this thesis was to perform the extraction of antioxidant compounds present in C. sicyoides through supercritical technology, using CO2 and EtOH as a co-solvent, and subsequently, in the supercritical extract, to evaluate the anti-inflammatory effect in the spinal cord injury model. For this, in the first experimental stage of the thesis, the identification of phenolic compounds by HPLC and the cytotoxic effect, on human red blood cells, of the extract of leaves and stems of C. sicyoides obtained by supercritical extraction was evaluated, in the operating condition of 50 °C/ 400 bar and 10 % EtOH (𝜌𝐶𝑂2+𝐸𝑡𝑂𝐻 = 953 kg/m3), compared to the extract obtained by conventional extraction (Soxhlet) and, finally, the antiinflammatory effect in the spinal cord injury model was evaluated. In the analysis of the extracts by HPLC, the UV/Visible spectral data revealed compounds with absorption bands at wavelengths characteristic of glycosylated flavonoids. The supercritical extract did not show a cytotoxic effect, as there was no disruption of red blood cell membranes. The in vivo assay demonstrated an apparent reduction in cell concentration in the area surrounding the lesion in the treated animals, suggesting an anti-inflammatory effect of the supercritical extract in the spinal cord injury model. In the second experimental stage of the thesis, the aim was to study the antioxidants present in each part of C. sicyoides (fruits, flowers, leaves and stems). Samples were evaluated for CFT content by the Folin-Ciocalteu method, which ranged from 9.30 to 141.04 mg GAE/g of sample, of FT by complexation with aluminum chloride from 1.03 to 44.02 mg QE /g of sample, its antioxidant activity by the DPPH method, the EC50 value varied between 162.83 to 453.25 g of sample/g of DPPH and by the FRAP method the values were 199.14 and 241.26 μM ferrous sulfate/ g sample. Thus, leaves and stems before and after SFE are rich in antioxidants, which justifies the high FT content, as well as the higher antioxidant activity by the tested methods. Finally, in the SFE process it was possible to obtain an extract with potential antioxidant activity, which can be used for biological applications.
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Extração de compostos bioativos de folhas de croton matourensis Aubl. com CO2 Supercrítico: determinação da composição química, atividade antioxidante e atividade biológica
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2022-05-06) BEZERRA, Fernanda Wariss Figueiredo Bezerra; CARVALHO JÚNIOR, Raul Nunes de; http://lattes.cnpq.br/5544305606838748; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2324-6287
The Croton matourensis species has health benefits, due to its composition, which has a high concentration of bioactive compounds such as phenolic compounds, terpenes, phenolic acids and phenylpropanoids. The most used method to obtain its extracts is hydrodistillation, however the extraction with supercritical carbon dioxide (SC-CO2) is an environmentally friendly method, with high selectivity and capable of obtaining extracts with a high concentration of larixol, an oxygenated diterpene of high economic value and with several biological activities. In this context, the present thesis aimed to use supercritical technology to obtain extracts from leaves of C. matourensis with a high concentration of larixol and to evaluate its potential anti-inflammatory, neuroprotective and antiviral activity against the COVID-19 virus. For this, in the first stage of the thesis, the extraction of C. matourensis leaves with SC-CO2 was carried out under different conditions of temperature (40 and 50 °C) and pressure (100 to 400 bar), the supercritical extraction was compared with hydrodistillation (HD) and hexane extraction (HE) through the evaluation of the mass yield, chemical composition and antioxidant activity of the extracts, then the experimental model of focal ischemia in the motor cortex of rats was carried out using the extract obtained in the best operating condition with SC-CO2. The highest yields were obtained in HE (5.73 ± 0.26%) and in the condition at 50°C/400 bar (5.60 ± 0.06%), which were statistically equal (p > 0.05), the supercritical condition was more advantageous in obtaining larixol (48.49%) compared to HE (2.93%). The extracts obtained by the different methods showed a high value of total phenolic compounds (51.81 ± 2.03 to 79.53 ± 1.19 mgGAE/g of extract), total flavonoids (2.50 ± 0.20 - 6.89 ± 0.45 mgQE/g of extract) and antioxidant activity with maximum inhibition percentage equal to 83.26 ± 0.58% at a concentration of 14 mg/mL. The focal cerebral ischemia study revealed that the animals treated with the C. matourensis extract showed a greater reduction in the lesion area than those treated with the control solution (Tween 5%), suggesting its potential anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective effect. In the second stage of the thesis, an in silico study was carried out to evaluate the interactions between the larixol ligand and four SARS-CoV-2 receptors. The molecular docking results showed that the mode of interaction played a fundamental role in the interaction with larixol, mainly in the interaction with Spike- protease. The study showed through the affinity energy that the ligand had stable conformations, forming a stable complex with the receptors, conforming to the catalytic site of the receptors. Molecular docking, molecular dynamics and Gibbs free energy data showed that larixol can bind to the binding compartment of receptors, evidencing its potential role as an antiviral agent or agent used in conjunction with other therapies that provide a line of defense against diseases associated with the coronavirus. Thus, the thesis showed that the extract of C. matourensis leaves obtained with SC-CO2 showed a high concentration of larixol, with potential anti-inflammatory, neuroprotective and antiviral activities, presenting potential to be applied as an input in the food, cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries.
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Extração do óleo de uxi (Endopleura uchi) com CO2 Supercrítico: parâmetros de processo e qualidade funcional
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2022-09-30) PINTO, Rafael Henrique Holanda; CARVALHO JÚNIOR, Raul Nunes de; http://lattes.cnpq.br/5544305606838748; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4433-6580
The uxi (Endopleura uchi) is a native species of the Brazilian Amazon, with fruits consumed by the local population in natura forms or as pulp. Another form of food consumption includes the use of the stem for the production of herbal tea. However, the interest in the wood of this species by civil and naval construction contributes to the felling of trees, which harms the ecosystem. In order to contribute to the appreciation and consequent awareness for the preservation of the species, as well as to promote the application of the vegetable raw material in the industrial scenario, this work aimed to extract the uxi oil (Endopleura uchi) with supercritical CO2 at in order to identify the best process parameters, in addition to characterizing the product obtained (uxi oil) and potentializing possible applications as a functional food from the chemical composition. The uxi oil extraction process with supercritical CO2 was carried out at temperatures of 40 and 60 °C and pressures of 200, 300 and 400 bar using lyophilized pulp. The best extraction condition was observed at 40°C and 300 bar, with high overall yield, lower energy consumption and less work done by the pump. The chemical composition of the oil showed a predominance of unsaturated fatty acids, especially oleic (n-9) and linoleic (n-6) acids. Carotenoids were also quantified in the obtained product. The indices of atherogenicity (AI), thrombogenicity (TI) and the ratio of hypocholesterolemic/ hypercholesterolemic (H/H) indicated that uxi oil has good functional quality.
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Extração supercrítica da polpa liofilizada de açaí (Euterpe oleracea Mart.): determinação de compostos bioativos e solubilidade
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2021-04-26) SILVA, Marcilene Paiva da; ARAÚJO, Marilena Emmi; http://lattes.cnpq.br/8983914018546682; CARVALHO JÚNIOR, Raul Nunes de; http://lattes.cnpq.br/5544305606838748; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4433-6580
The present study brings results related to the use of supercritical CO2 to obtain oil from the freeze-dried açaí pulp. During the period of this work, analyzes of bioactive compounds and prediction of oil solubility in supercritical CO2 were carried out in three municipalities in the state of Pará, Brazil: Anajás, Chaves and Saracá, and extractions were carried out under these conditions: 50 °C/350 bar, 60 °C/420 and 70 °C/490 bar. In this study, the levels of bioactive compounds present in the pulp before and after extraction were determined and the highest yields of oil in mass (57.06%) were obtained for the locality of Chaves. Based on the fatty acid composition, the levels of triglycerides present in the oil were predicted and the main predicted TAGs were OOO, POO, OLiO, PLiO and POP and the solubility prediction showed the same behavior of the global yields that increased as the pressure and temperature increased. Furthermore, after the extractions, there was an increase in the concentrations of bioactive compounds and in the antioxidant capacity in the lyophilized açaí pulp from all municipalities. The lyophilized pulp of the fruits of the açaí palm (Euterpe oleracea Mart.) from the three municipalities was also submitted to an evaluation of its morphological structure by the methods of Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and X-ray Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS), which showed irregular shape and size of the pulp particles and presence of the chemical elements oxygen, potassium and calcium. Regarding the color parameters of the lyophilized pulp, the a* coordinate showed positive values, indicating that the samples tend to purple, the hue angle °Hue showed a certain tendency to the color range between red and purple. The results of the mineral profile showed that the minerals Ca and Mg from the pulp of the three regions studied were the minerals found in abundance, with concentrations ranging from 4951.55 μg/g to 5540.41 μg/g.
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Tecnologia supercrítica aplicada à extração do óleo de bacaba-de-leque (oenocarpus distichus), determinação de compostos bioativos e avaliação dos parâmetros de processo.
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2021-07-08) CUNHA, Vânia Maria Borges; ARAÚJO, Marilena Emmi; http://lattes.cnpq.br/8983914018546682; CARVALHO JÚNIOR, Raul Nunes de; http://lattes.cnpq.br/5544305606838748
The Oenocarpus distichus species is a native palm from Brazilian Amazon biomes, popularly known as bacaba-de-leque. Its economic value is mainly based on the palm heart exploitation and the fruits pulp oil extraction, used for edible purposes. Despite this, there is little knowledge about this species, especially regarding its functional characteristics and its nutritional contribution to local populations and society in general. Therefore, in this thesis, three research manuscripts were produced in order to promote the valorization of the species in the industrial scenario. The studies were carried out by applying supercritical carbon dioxide (Sc-CO2) for the extraction of oil from the lyophilized bacaba-de-leque pulp under different process conditions. In the first article, the operating temperatures of 50 °C was applied, combined with pressures of 150, 220 and 350 bar, and 60 °C, combined with pressures of 190, 270 and 420 bar, to obtain the best oil yield. Its chemical composition was evaluated, as well as the bioactive compounds contents present in the pulp before and after extraction. The maximum oil yields were reached at 50 ºC/350 bar (45.23%) and 60 ºC/270 bar (45.90%). The oleic, palmitic, and linoleic acids, as well as the predicted triglycerides OLiO, PLiO, OOO, POP, and POO were predominant in the oil composition, independent of the extraction conditions, and presented excellent functional quality. There was an increase in phenolic compounds, total anthocyanins contents, and antioxidant capacity of the bacaba-deleque pulp extracts after the Sc-CO2 extraction. In the second article, the nutritional and physicochemical properties of the oil extracted by Sc-CO2 at 50 °C/350 bar were investigated, as well as its thermal stability, the presence of functional compounds and the cytotoxic effect. The extracted oil showed 21.36 μg/g oil of total carotenoids. The quality parameters evaluated, which define the physicochemical properties, presented values within the standards recommended by the legislation for crude vegetable oils, and were similar to those of edible oils marketed in Brazil and in other countries. The thermogravimetric profiles indicated relative thermal stability at 210 ºC. The spectral bands, determined by FTIR, showed that the extraction method and the operating conditions applied did not alter the characteristic functional group profile. The cytotoxicity tests revealed that the extracted oil had no cytotoxic effect. The third article consists of a study of the supercritical extraction kinetics of bacabade- leque oil in two extraction vessels (V1 and V2) at different solvent flows (𝑄𝐶𝑂2) at 50 °C/350 bar and 60 °C/270 bar. The experimental data were properly adjusted by modifying the Broken-and-Intact Cell (BIC) model, proposed in the literature. Lastly, experimental and predicted scale-up procedures were evaluated, correlating operational variables in different bed geometries. The operational parameters applied did not influence the final oil yields. However, the initial stages of extraction were visibly affected. The use of the correlation between bed height and diameter (Hb/Db) and 𝑄𝐶𝑂2 , for the same feed mass (F), was not enough to reproduce the experimental kinetic curves from V1 (5×10-5 m3) to V2 (10-4 m3). However, when expressed as a function of solvent consumption, the curves converged to the same line, showing that the total amount of CO2 consumed was responsible for the process efficiency. In predicting scale-up, the increase of F and 𝑄𝐶𝑂2 for the same Hb/Db proved to be adequate to reproduce the kinetic behavior of the experimental scale in larger scales. The results of these studies showed that bacaba-de-leque oil is presented as a high-quality product, which is attributed to its chemical composition and functional properties, and provide information that allows the improvement and technical feasibility of oil extraction for possible application on a commercial scale.
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Teor de pilocarpina em extratos das folhas de jaborandi (pilocarpus microphyllus stapf ex wardleworth) obtidos via extração supercrítica
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2019-07-04) BEZERRA, Priscila do Nascimento; FERREIRA, Gracialda Costa; http://lattes.cnpq.br/4250668524181387; CARVALHO JÚNIOR, Raul Nunes de; http://lattes.cnpq.br/5544305606838748; ttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4433-6580
Pilocarpus microphyllus Stapf ex Wardleworth, known as jaborandi, is one of the few natural sources of alkaloid pilocarpine, which is obtained through aggressive methodologies to the environment. Thus, there is a need for scientific research to obtain this compound without pleasing the environment, such as supercritical fluid extraction (SFE). In the development of this research, SFE was performed by CO2 and CO2 + EtOH, which were conducted with 40 and 60 ºC at 200, 290, and 420 bar pressure. The use of cosolvent and the increase in the pressure and temperature increased the mass yield and the polar compounds contents, such as pilocarpine and phenolic compounds. The highest values of mass yield (4.78±0.38%), pilocarpine content (2.37±0.02 % wt of pilocarpine/wt of extract x 100), and phenolic compounds content (173.67±1.5 mg GAE/g of extract) were obtained at the same condition (60 ºC/420 bar with CO2 + 10 % EtOH). The only difference was found in the antioxidant activity, which achieved its best performance at 40 ºC/ 200 bar with CO2 + 10 % EtOH, however, it achieved its most promising results in the samples obtained with cosolvent, as well as the best results in mass yield, pilocarpine content, and phenolic compounds content. The extraction condition with the highest pilocarpine content was used to perform the kinetics and the curve obtained was adjusted in the Sovová (2012) model, showing a good fit.

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