Antioxidant activity and physical-chemical properties of spray and spouted bed dried extracts of Bauhinia forficata

Two distinct drying methods (spouted bed and spray drying) were used for production of dried extracts of Bauhinia forficata Link (Leguminosae, Caesalpinoideae). High-quality powder products in terms of physical and chemical properties were obtained. HPLC fingerprints revealed that the chromatographic profiles of flavonoid compounds present in the dried extract did not change significantly, due to drying. In general, the spouted bed drying caused a degradation of total flavonoids than was lower than that of the spray drying. Antioxidant properties of the dried extract, examined by their radical scavenging activity using 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radical (DPPH•) and inhibition of lipid peroxidation induced by Fe+2 assays (LPO), confirmed their antioxidant potential. The slight reduction in scavenging activity of the dried extracts may be associated with the occurrence of oxidative reactions, decomposition or losses of thermolabile compounds, induced by the heat.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Souza,Claudia Regina Fernandes, Georgetti,Sandra Regina, Salvador,Marcos José, Fonseca,Maria José Vieira, Oliveira,Wanderley Pereira
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas 2009
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-82502009000200004
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