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Chemical and bioactive characterization of blueberry bioresidues
Plasência, Paula; Heleno, S.A.; Garcia, Pablo; Barreiro, Filomena; Ferreira, Isabel C.F.R.; Barros, LillianBlueberry production has increased exponentially in recent decades due to its known high nutritional characteristics, and bioresidues originating from its culture have also increased. It is critical to limit its buildup. One strategy for directing these residues is to turn them into high-value products while investigating their potential bioactivity. The goal of this study was to produce bioactive extracts from...
Ethosomes: an approach for bioactive plant extract preservation envisaging cosm...
Plasencia, Paula; Santamaria-Echart, Arantzazu; Heleno, S.A.; Colucci, Giovana; Garcia, Pablo; Barros, Lillian; Barreiro, FilomenaThe present work is focused on upgrading the commercial potential of berry crop by-products by encapsulating them into liposomes to preserve their bioactivity. The extracts have been obtained with an ethanol-water mixture using ultrasound-assisted extraction, and the most promising ones were encapsulated in ethosome system. To achieve this goal, ethosomes were prepared using the cold method. Ethosomal suspensio...
From berry plant cropping to a cosmetic formula: sustainable upcycling of activ...
Plasencia, Paula; Heleno, S.A.; Garcia, Pablo; Barreiro, Filomena; Barros, LillianDue to the interest in berry fruit's antioxidant properties, its worldwide production has been increasing in the past two decades, as has its waste. Bioresidues produced by the agri-food industry are increasingly intrinsic to the world’s economy, and researchers are looking for new ways to enhance their use. Innovations are being developed to transform these residues into high-value raw materials with industria...
Bioactive properties of different extracts obtained from the aerial parts of bl...
Plasencia, Paula; Heleno, S.A.; Pinela, J.; Pires, Tânia; Alves, Maria José; Barreiro, Filomena; Ferreira, Isabel C.F.R.; Barros, LillianThe waste biomass derived from Berry crops is a new focus of study since producers are becoming increasingly interested in its valorisation, namely to obtain high added-value products. In this context, the leaves, and other aerial parts of this raw material, are examples of waste biomass that can be exploited for several applications, namely in cosmetic formulations due to their unique chemical composition and ...