Mariana B. Osuna, Cecilia A. Romero, Franco P. Rivas, María A. Judis, Nora C. Bertola
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Abstract
This study aimed to develop an active pectin film, using honey and/or propolis ethanolic extract (PEE) as sources of active compounds (polyphenols and antimicrobials) and to analyze their influence on the physicochemical, optical, and mechanical properties of these films. During experimental tests, it was found that the formulation that presented the best characteristics was the film with 60 g of honey/100 g of pectin and 5 g of PEE/100 g of pectin. This specific film formulation provides an effective alternative to obtain an active material with good barrier and mechanical properties. It showed less permeability to water vapor, minor transparency and difference in color, although more rigid. The film had a higher total phenols content, and antiradical and antimicrobial properties against Listeria innocua and Staphylococcus aureus. Overall, the findings suggest that these films would be effective carriers of bioactive compounds. These compounds could be consumed by coating fresh or dried fruits with active coatings.
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Biophysical studies of foods and agricultural products involve research at the interface of chemistry, biology, and engineering, as well as the new interdisciplinary areas of materials science and nanotechnology. Such studies include but are certainly not limited to research in the following areas: the structure of food molecules, biopolymers, and biomaterials on the molecular, microscopic, and mesoscopic scales; the molecular basis of structure generation and maintenance in specific foods, feeds, food processing operations, and agricultural products; the mechanisms of microbial growth, death and antimicrobial action; structure/function relationships in food and agricultural biopolymers; novel biophysical techniques (spectroscopic, microscopic, thermal, rheological, etc.) for structural and dynamical characterization of food and agricultural materials and products; the properties of amorphous biomaterials and their influence on chemical reaction rate, microbial growth, or sensory properties; and molecular mechanisms of taste and smell.
A hallmark of such research is a dependence on various methods of instrumental analysis that provide information on the molecular level, on various physical and chemical theories used to understand the interrelations among biological molecules, and an attempt to relate macroscopic chemical and physical properties and biological functions to the molecular structure and microscopic organization of the biological material.