Orientador: Clarice Weis Arns / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Biologia / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-22T02:52:00Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 LimaNeto_DanielFerreira_D.pdf: 8189026 bytes, checksum: 64631e8e2ed546b6da6a944505049080 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012 / Resumo: O resumo poderá ser visualizado no texto completo da tese digital / Abstract: The abstract is available with the full electronic document / Doutorado / Microbiologia / Doutor em Genetica e Biologia Molecular

According to the American Heart Association, cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in the U.S., representing about 20-30% of all deaths every year in the U.S. Major risk factors for developing CVD include high blood lipid and LDL-cholesterol levels. A large number of heart attacks and strokes could be prevented by controlling these factors through lifestyle modifications and diet interventions. Epidemiological evidence shows that consumption of dry or common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) has positive effects on reducing blood LDL-cholesterol and lipid levels. These health benefits are mainly attributed to the high content of dietary fiber (DF) of beans, including soluble and insoluble DF (SDF and IDF). Some proposed mechanisms to explain the cholesterol and lipid-lowering effects of DF are related to the physico-chemical properties (e.g. viscosity) of DF, and involve binding to bile salts (BS) in the small intestinal to prevent BS re-absorption which further promote cholesterol catabolism and delay lipid digestion. Nevertheless, the precise mechanisms are not fully understood yet. In addition, cooking and processing operations, and in particular high-hydrostatic pressure (HHP) processing, can modify the composition, structure and functional properties of foods; however, whether HHP affects the ability of beans to interfere with different aspects of lipid digestion remains unknown. The overall goal of this research is to understand how common beans and HHP processing impact the ability of beans to bind BS and influence lipid digestion in vitro. The specific objectives are 1) to evaluate the effect of HHP treatments (and compared it with conventional cooking (HT)) on the thermo-rheological and functional properties of dry beans; 2) to identify the impact of major bean components on the in vitro BS-binding ability of beans, the role played by the bean matrix and how this is affected by HHP processing; 3) to investigate how bean (micro)structure and fiber fractions, as well as HHP processing of dry beans, influence lipid digestion in vitro. Results showed that HT caused complete starch gelatinization and protein denaturation of beans, while HHP treatments induced partial or no starch gelatinization and a lower degree of protein denaturation, which resulted in enhanced protein solubility and emulsifying activity/stability. It was observed that, while HT treatment reduced the capacity of bean flours to retain BS because of severe disruption of the bean cell wall integrity, protein matrices, and starch granules, HHP treatments maintained or enhanced BS retention, possibly by promoting the formation of starch/protein/fiber networks able to entrap BS. Furthermore, by using an in vitro dialysis-based digestion model combined with viscosity measurements and thermal analysis, it was shown that the interaction between bean tissue materials and primary BS was not only related to viscosity but also involved hydrophobic linkages. The contribution of IDF and proteins (other than SDF) to retain BS was also significant. There was a different binding preference of beans to four primary BS with sodium glycochenodeoxycholate, the more hydrophobic BS, showing the largest retention levels while sodium taurocholate being the least effectively retained BS by beans. Diverse sequences of the same processing operations showed distinct impacts on BS-retention by dry beans. By means of an in vitro digestion model simulating conditions in the upper gastrointestinal tract, bean flours delayed the digestion of extrinsic lipids to a higher extent, compared to isolated IDF and SDF. Furthermore, HHP treatment and less severe mechanical disintegration maintained the ability of beans to modulate lipid digestion, which suggests the importance of bean structural integrity in reducing the lipolysis rate and extent by beans. Overall, this research work shows that HHP processing is a promising minimal processing technology to produce bean flours with improved functionality. It also highlights the importance of considering the structure of foods, and not just their nutrient content, when evaluating potential health impacts. This knowledge could be applied to develop a range of bean-based ingredients and formulations with desirable health benefits. This work can be extended to research the influence of beans on the gut microbiota and profile of secondary BS and short-chain fatty acids, which are also closely related to cholesterol and lipid metabolism. / Doctor of Philosophy / According to the American Heart Association, cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in the U.S., representing about 20-30% of all deaths every year in the U.S. Around the world, millions of people are struggling to control the risk of CVD. Major risk factors for developing CVD include high blood lipid and LDL-cholesterol levels. A large number of heart attacks and strokes can be prevented by controlling the major risk factors through lifestyle modifications and diet interventions. Epidemiological evidence shows that consumption of dry beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) has positive effects on reducing blood LDL-cholesterol and lipid levels. These health benefits are mainly attributed to the high content of dietary fiber (DF) in beans. DF is carbohydrate polymers that are not hydrolyzed by the endogenous enzymes in humans. However, some of them (water-soluble DF) could increase viscosity and retain the absorption of bile salts (BS) in the small intestinal. The BS retention or the binding of BS could promote more cholesterol convert to BS (thus reduce cholesterol levels) and decrease lipid digestion. Therefore, due to the increased viscosity and BS retention ability of DF, dry beans could help to reduce the blood cholesterol and lipid levels and further help to prevent CVD. Moreover, different cooking and processing method could also affect the composition, microstructure and functional properties of foods. The purpose of this research was to determine how common beans and high hydrostatic pressure (HHP) (compared with hydrothermal (HT)) processing, a non-thermal processing, influence the ability of dry beans to retain bile salts and modulate lipid digestion in vitro. This study showed that severe HT treatment disrupted the bean cell wall integrity severally and reduced the BS retaining the efficiency of dry beans, while HHP treatment, produced minimally processed beans, improved the application properties of dry beans and maintained/enhanced BS-retention by dry beans. It also showed that the whole bean matrix (other than soluble DF) also contributes to retain BS and modulate lipid digestion, indicating the importance of retaining intact food structures. The integrity of bean structures through HHP treatment and less severe mechanical treatment could help to retain the ability of dry beans to reduce lipid digestion. These findings suggest that dry beans, with a high content of dietary fiber and resistant starch, have significant health benefits related to lowering cholesterol and lipid levels. Increasing the consumption of dry beans would definitely help to improve overall health. HHP, as a non-thermal processing technology, showed the potential to produce minimally processed bean products with enhanced health benefits and diverse application properties. This study could be extended through continuing research into the influence of beans on the gut microbiota, which are also closely related to the cholesterol and lipid metabolism regulation.

As principais matérias primas necessárias para a preparação de testes diagnósticos são as proteínas dos patógenos que necessariamente apresentem as estruturas nativas. O objetivo do presente estudo foi a obtenção das proteínas não estruturais 1 (NS1) dos vírus da dengue (DENV) e da zika (ZIKV) a partir dos corpúsculos de inclusão (CI) produzidos em bactérias Escherichia coli. Mostramos que a combinação de alta pressão hidrostática (APH) e pH alcalino é eficiente para a solubilização de NS1-CI. A incubação em 2,4 kbar das suspensões de NS1-CI em pH alcalino mostrou-se eficiente para a solubilização da NS1. A presença de Arg promove a dissociação de oligômeros. A aplicação de 2,4 kbar às suspensões de NS1-CI em pH de 10,5 (DENV) e de 11,5 (ZIKV) na presença de Arg e um par redox, seguida de diálise em tampão em pH 8,5, foram as condições escolhidas para o reenovelamento de NS1. Obtivemos ambas NS1 com rendimentos entre 75% e 90% em relação às quantidades totais das proteínas presente nos correspondentes CI de NS1. As NS1 reenoveladas apresentaram reatividade comparável às proteínas obtidas utilizando um protocolo convencional estabelecido, com rendimentos mais de 25 vezes superiores. Foi obtido um processo altamente eficiente para o reenovelamento de NS1 apresentando características biológicas preservadas em relação a reatividade com anticorpos específicos de antígeno, incluindo soro de paciente infectado com zikv e que, portanto, podem ser usados como antígeno para o desenvolvimento de vacinas ou testes de diagnóstico. Além disso, este estudo descreve a criação de um processo inovador, que é a utilização concomitante de APH e pH alcalino, para solubilização e posterior reenovelamento de NS1-CI que podem ser utilizados para outras proteínas relevantes. / The main products for the preparation of diagnostic tests are as proteins of the pathogens that necessarily present as the native structures. The objective of the present study was to obtain non-structural proteins 1 (NS1) from dengue virus (DENV) and zika virus (ZIKV) from the inclusion bodies (IBs) produced in Escherichia coli bacteria. We show that it is a combination of high hydrostatic pressure (HHP) and alkaline pH is efficient for a solubilization of NS1-IB. A 2.4 kbar incubation of NS1-IB suspensions at alkaline pH proved to be efficient for NS1 solubilization. The presence of Arg promotes the dissociation of oligomers. The application of 2.4 kbar to the suspensions of NS1-IB at pH 10.5 (DENV) and 11.5 (ZIKV) in the presence of Arg and a redox pair, dialysis in pH 8.5 buffer were as conditions chosen for the refolding of NS1. We obtained both NS1 at yields between 75% and 90% relative to the total amounts of the proteins present in the corresponding NS1 IB. Refolded NS1 showed similar to proteins obtained using an established standard protocol, with yields more than 25 times higher. A highly efficient process for the refolding of NS1 was obtained with preserved biological features regarding reactivity with antigen-specific antibodies, including sera of zikv-infected patients and that can be used as antigen for the development of vaccines or diagnostic tests. In addition, this study describes the creation of an innovative process, which is a concomitant use of HHP and alkaline pH, for solubilization and subsequent refolding of NS1-IB that can be used for other relevant proteins.

Os compostos antioxidantes naturais têm sido cada vez mais investigados devido à necessidade das indústrias alimentícias suprirem as exigências dos consumidores em relação à saudabilidade dos produtos. A quercetina é um flavonoide cujos benefícios estão relacionados principalmente à sua ação antioxidante. Entretando, tal molécula apresenta, geralmente, baixa absorção no trato gastrointenstinal, o que pode ser um obstáculo para sua efetiva ação biológica. Por este motivo, uma alternativa para melhorar a sua bioacessibilidade é a encapsulação em sistemas coloidais baseados em matrizes lipídicas, como os lipossomas. Os lipossomas possuem a capacidade de incorporar tanto bioativos hidrofílicos quanto hidrofóbicos em sua estrutura, bem como proporcionar liberação controlada e aumentar a bioacessibilidade dos ingredientes encapsulados. No entanto, há necessidade do desenvolvimento de processos de produção de lipossomas em maior escala, e dentre os processos possíveis a serem empregados com este objetivo encontra-se o método de produção de injeção de etanol. O objetivo principal da presente Tese foi a microencapsulação de quercetina em lipossomas através do método de injeção de etanol. A dispersão de lipossomas encapsulando quercetina escolhida foi liofilizada, com a intenção de aumentar a estabilidade dos lipossomas e enriquecer o amido de milho. O enriquecimento do amido de milho foi realizado por aglomeração, especificamente pelo método de alto cisalhamento, sendo que o pó alimentício aglomerado resultante foi caracterizado fisicamente e teve suas propriedades físicas melhoradas. Foi possível realizar a aplicação do amido de milho enriquecido com quercetina no antepasto de berinjela, sendo que tal incorporação não alterou significativamente as características do produto. Além disso, o antepasto de berinjela foi processado a alta pressão hidrostática e teve sua estabilidade avaliada, sendo que a utilização do processamento não-térmico apresentou vantagens em relação ao método de processamento convencional. / The natural antioxidant compounds have been increasingly investigated due to the need of the food industry to provide healthier products. Quercetin is a flavonoid, whose benefits are linked mainly with its antioxidant activity. However, this bioactive generally has a low absorption rate in the gastrointestinal tract, which it can be an obstacle for its biological action effective. For this reason, an alternative to improve such bioavailability is to encapsulate quercetina in lipid-based matrices, e.g, liposomes. The liposomes have the capacity to encapsulate both hydrophilic and hydrophobic bioactive, as well as to control the release of the encapsulated bioactives, and enhance their bioavailability. However, there is a need to develop liposome production methods in larger scale, and one of the processes feasible to be scaled up is the ethanol injection method. One of the main objectives of this Thesis was to microencapsulate quercetin in liposomes by ethanol injection method. The dispersion of quercetin-loaded liposomes was lyophilized aiming to increase the stability of liposomes and enrich cornstarch. The enrichment of cornstarch was performed by agglomeration, specifically by high shear method, and the agglomerated food powders were characterized and their physical properties was improved. It was possible to incorporate the enriched cornstarch with quercetin in eggplant sauce, and such application did not change the product characteristics. Also, the eggplant sauce was processed by high hydrostatic pressure and had its stability evaluated, indicating the use of nonthermal technology showed advantages if compared to the conventional thermal processing.

As principais matérias primas necessárias para a preparação de testes diagnósticos são as proteínas dos patógenos que necessariamente apresentem as estruturas nativas. O objetivo do presente estudo foi a obtenção das proteínas não estruturais 1 (NS1) dos vírus da dengue (DENV) e da zika (ZIKV) a partir dos corpúsculos de inclusão (CI) produzidos em bactérias Escherichia coli. Mostramos que a combinação de alta pressão hidrostática (APH) e pH alcalino é eficiente para a solubilização de NS1-CI. A incubação em 2,4 kbar das suspensões de NS1-CI em pH alcalino mostrou-se eficiente para a solubilização da NS1. A presença de Arg promove a dissociação de oligômeros. A aplicação de 2,4 kbar às suspensões de NS1-CI em pH de 10,5 (DENV) e de 11,5 (ZIKV) na presença de Arg e um par redox, seguida de diálise em tampão em pH 8,5, foram as condições escolhidas para o reenovelamento de NS1. Obtivemos ambas NS1 com rendimentos entre 75% e 90% em relação às quantidades totais das proteínas presente nos correspondentes CI de NS1. As NS1 reenoveladas apresentaram reatividade comparável às proteínas obtidas utilizando um protocolo convencional estabelecido, com rendimentos mais de 25 vezes superiores. Foi obtido um processo altamente eficiente para o reenovelamento de NS1 apresentando características biológicas preservadas em relação a reatividade com anticorpos específicos de antígeno, incluindo soro de paciente infectado com zikv e que, portanto, podem ser usados como antígeno para o desenvolvimento de vacinas ou testes de diagnóstico. Além disso, este estudo descreve a criação de um processo inovador, que é a utilização concomitante de APH e pH alcalino, para solubilização e posterior reenovelamento de NS1-CI que podem ser utilizados para outras proteínas relevantes. / The main products for the preparation of diagnostic tests are as proteins of the pathogens that necessarily present as the native structures. The objective of the present study was to obtain non-structural proteins 1 (NS1) from dengue virus (DENV) and zika virus (ZIKV) from the inclusion bodies (IBs) produced in Escherichia coli bacteria. We show that it is a combination of high hydrostatic pressure (HHP) and alkaline pH is efficient for a solubilization of NS1-IB. A 2.4 kbar incubation of NS1-IB suspensions at alkaline pH proved to be efficient for NS1 solubilization. The presence of Arg promotes the dissociation of oligomers. The application of 2.4 kbar to the suspensions of NS1-IB at pH 10.5 (DENV) and 11.5 (ZIKV) in the presence of Arg and a redox pair, dialysis in pH 8.5 buffer were as conditions chosen for the refolding of NS1. We obtained both NS1 at yields between 75% and 90% relative to the total amounts of the proteins present in the corresponding NS1 IB. Refolded NS1 showed similar to proteins obtained using an established standard protocol, with yields more than 25 times higher. A highly efficient process for the refolding of NS1 was obtained with preserved biological features regarding reactivity with antigen-specific antibodies, including sera of zikv-infected patients and that can be used as antigen for the development of vaccines or diagnostic tests. In addition, this study describes the creation of an innovative process, which is a concomitant use of HHP and alkaline pH, for solubilization and subsequent refolding of NS1-IB that can be used for other relevant proteins.

Submitted by Jorge Silva (jorgelmsilva@ufrrj.br) on 2018-10-19T17:51:25Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2013 - Ellen Almeida dos Santos Ferreira.pdf: 1317610 bytes, checksum: dd687bdd4e12dc0f868a15a961aa31ed (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-10-19T17:51:25Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2013 - Ellen Almeida dos Santos Ferreira.pdf: 1317610 bytes, checksum: dd687bdd4e12dc0f868a15a961aa31ed (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-05-06 / Brazil is a big producer and exporter of fruits and fruit juice. The sale, in many cases, is limited to the seasonality of production and perishability of fruits. The Brazilian cherry is a tropical fruit originally from the South and Southeast regions of Brazil, with high perishability and susceptibility to physical damage during transport. Considering all the losses that the productive chain of fresh Brazilian cherry may suffer, it is evident the importance of producing the juice of this fruit. Traditionally, thermal treatment has been employed in the processing and preservation of these products; however, undesirable changes in sensory and nutritional characteristics can happen. Among the innovative technologies to reduce these undesirable changes is High Hydrostatic Pressure (APH). This method of food preservation provides additional benefits to the product allowing products closer to the fresh product. This study aimed to investigate the process of high pressure in the preservation of Brazilian cherry pulp (Eugenia uniflora L.) to assess their microbiological safety and sensory quality and nutritional nectar obtained. The study was conducted at Embrapa Food Technology (Rio de Janeiro-RJ, Brazil). The Brazilian cherry pulp was processed by high hydrostatic pressure using different pressure levels, temperatures and retention time, following a central composite design. Microbiological analyzes were performed (for Salmonella spp., Coliforms at 45? C, mesophilic aerobic, yeasts and molds), physico-chemical (pH, acidity, soluble solids, fibers), antioxidant activity and instrumental color. It was investigated nectar microbiological shelf life obtained from the pressurized pulp. Shelf life estimation through Survival Analysis was also carried out, and the nectar exceeded 35 days of storage. Further studies are recommended. The sensory characteristics of nectars obtained from the pressurized pulp, non-pressurized pulp (Control), pasteurized Control, and three commercial brands available in the market were evaluated by consumer acceptance and through the methodology check all that apply (CATA). Data were analyzed using analysis of variance, Tukey test, and Multiple Factor Analysis. The high pressure process has been effective in preserving the nectar refrigerated for up to 35 days. There was no significant negative effect on antioxidant activity and color of the samples subjected to high pressure. The results obtained in the determination of "ideal" pulp concentration and sweetness for the nectar formulation cherry were 36% and 10%, respectively. In Acceptance Test samples pressurized and commercial B had the highest scores and the terms most frequently used in the methodology check all that apply were reddish, cherry flavor, presence of particles, attractive color, acid, astringent, off-flavor, sweet, bitter, gritty look. Such terms are therefore considered the most suitable to describe the samples by consumers. / O Brasil ? um grande produtor e exportador de frutas e suco de frutas. A comercializa??o, em muitos casos, ? limitada ? sazonalidade da produ??o e ? perecibilidade das frutas. A pitanga ? uma fruta tropical origin?ria das regi?es Sul e Sudeste do Brasil, com alta perecibilidade e susceptibilidade a danos f?sicos durante o transporte. Tendo em vista todas as perdas que a cadeia produtiva da pitanga in natura pode sofrer, fica evidente a relev?ncia da obten??o do suco deste fruto. Tradicionalmente o tratamento t?rmico tem sido empregado no processamento e conserva??o destes produtos; no entanto, altera??es indesej?veis nas caracter?sticas nutricionais e sensoriais podem acontecer. Entre as tecnologias inovadoras para redu??o dessas altera??es indesej?veis, est? a Alta Press?o Hidrost?tica (APH). Este m?todo de conserva??o de alimentos oferece benef?cios adicionais ao produto permitindo a obten??o com caracter?sticas mais pr?ximas do produto in natura. Este estudo teve como objetivo investigar o processo de alta press?o na conserva??o de polpa de pitanga (Eugenia uniflora L.) de modo a avaliar a seguran?a microbiol?gica e a qualidade sensorial e nutricional do n?ctar obtido. O trabalho foi realizado na Embrapa Agroind?stria de Alimentos (Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil). A polpa de pitanga foi processada por alta press?o hidrost?tica utilizando diferentes n?veis de press?o e tempo de reten??o, seguindo delineamento experimental do tipo composto central. Foram realizadas an?lises microbiol?gicas (para Salmonella spp., coliformes ? 45?C, aer?bios mes?filos e fungos filamentosos e leveduras), f?sico-qu?micas (pH, acidez, s?lidos sol?veis, fibras), atividade antioxidante, cor instrumental e avalia??o sensorial. Foi avaliada a vida ?til microbiol?gica do n?ctar obtido a partir da polpa pressurizada e sensorialmente atrav?s da an?lise de sobreviv?ncia (Survival Analysis). O n?ctar apresentou vida ?til superior a 35 dias, necessitando estudos subsequentes. As caracter?sticas sensoriais dos n?ctares obtidos a partir da polpa pressurizada, da polpa n?o pressurizada (controle), do controle pasteurizado e de tr?s marcas comerciais dispon?veis no mercado foram avaliadas atrav?s da aceita??o do consumidor e utilizando a metodologia check all that apply (CATA). Os dados foram analisados por An?lise de Vari?ncia, teste de m?dia, e An?lise M?ltipla de Fatores. O processamento da polpa por alta press?o foi eficaz na preserva??o do n?ctar refrigerado por at? 35 dias. N?o houve efeito negativo da APH na atividade antioxidante das amostras. Nas an?lises de cor todos os par?metros analisados (L*, a* e b*) diferiram (p<0,05) do controle (polpa n?o pressurizada) e as amostras pressurizadas. Os resultados obtidos na determina??o de concentra??o de polpa e do?ura ?ideais? para a formula??o do n?ctar de pitanga foram 36% e 10%, respectivamente. No Teste de Aceita??o as amostras pressurizada e comercial B obtiveram as maiores m?dias e na metodologia check all that apply, os termos utilizados mais frequentemente como descritores foram cor avermelhada, sabor de pitanga, presen?a de part?culas, cor atrativa, ?cido, adstringente, sabor estranho, gosto doce, gosto amargo, aspecto arenoso. Tais termos podem ser, portanto, considerados os mais apropriados na descri??o das amostras pelos consumidores.

In this study the action of high hydrostatic pressure (HHP) on compression heating of liquid foods and pressure transmitting fluids, inactivation of Escherichia coli and Listeria innocua in different food media (milk and fruit juices), pulsed pressure and high pressure carbon dioxide treatments was investigated. The experimental results in this study allowed pointing out some important results: (i) The thermal effects of compression should be taken into account when HHP pasteurization processes are developed. Initial temperature of the food product and compression rate should carefully be selected in order to compensate the compression heating / (ii) The HHP inactivation kinetics need not follow traditional first-order kinetics, hence alternative inactivation models are ought to be found. Weibull model can be used for HHP inactivation kinetics of microorganisms / (iii) The pulsed pressure treatment could be an alternative to continuous HHP, but optimization should be done between the pulse holding time, the number of pulses and the pressure level to reach the desirable number of log-reduction of microorganisms (E. coli and L. innocua) compatible with an industrial application / (iv) The storage duration and storage temperature after HHP treatment should carefully be optimized to increase the safety of HHP treated fruit juices since the growth of injured microorganisms can be avoided during storage / (v) The high pressure carbon dioxide (HPCD) treatment in combination with pulsed pressure can be an efficient way to inactivate the microorganisms in skim milk and to reduce the maximum pressure level for the desired log-reduction.

Orientadores: Helena Maria Andre Bolini, Rosires Deliza / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia de Alimentos / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-05T19:13:21Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Marcellini_AlineMotadeBarros_M.pdf: 1250175 bytes, checksum: dbebba72665ad354430068a9e091ff20 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2006 / Resumo: O abacaxi é uma fruta apreciada em todo mundo, devido às suas distintas características sensoriais, podendo ser consumido ¿in natura¿ ou processado de diversas maneiras, sendo o suco a forma de processamento mais popular. O Brasil é o quarto maior produtor mundial de abacaxi, e nos cinco últimos anos a exportação do suco da fruta aumentou cerca de sete vezes. Associado à produção deste está o tratamento térmico, que afeta a qualidade sensorial, produzindo alterações desagradáveis ao produto. Nos últimos anos, os consumidores têm procurado por alimentos que mantenham as características sensoriais e nutricionais do produto, aliado à garantia da segurança microbiológica. A Alta Pressão Hidrostática (APH) é uma tecnologia inovadora, capaz de inativar microorganismos patogênicos e deteriorantes, enquanto minimiza a perda da qualidade sensorial e nutricional do alimento. Este trabalho teve como objetivo processar suco de abacaxi (Ananás comosus (L.) Merril, variedade Smooth Cayenne) através da tecnologia de APH aplicada à polpa do fruto e avaliar as características microbiológicas, sensoriais e a aceitabilidade do produto obtido. Os dados foram analisados através da Análise de Variância (ANOVA), testes de médias de Tukey, Análise de Componentes Principais (ACP), Mapa Interno da Preferência, ¿Cluster Analysis¿, bem como Mapa Externo da Preferência utilizando o programa estatístico SAS e XLSAT. O processamento a APH da polpa de abacaxi por 300MPa e 5 min à 25oC, demonstrou ser eficaz para a produção de polpa com vida útil de 14 dias, estando de acordo com os parâmetros determinados pela legislação brasileira. Os resultados obtidos na determinação de concentração de polpa e doçura ¿ideais¿ para a formulação do suco de abacaxi foram 56,5% e 7,0%, respectivamente. A Análise Descritiva Quantitativa demostrou a similaridade sensorial entre as amostras de suco de abacaxi obtida através da polpa ¿in natura¿ e da polpa tratada por APH (300MPa/5 min/25oC) e que de forma geral, possuem diferença significativa (p<0,05) das amostras comerciais estudadas. Os atributos sabor de suco de abacaxi natural, cor característica de suco de abacaxi natural, aroma característico de suco de abacaxi natural, consistência e presença de fibras visual e percebida na boca apresentaram maior importância para a caracterização dos produtos obtidos através da polpa ¿in natura¿ e da polpa tratada por APH (300MPa /5 min/ 25oC). O teste de aceitação comprovou que as amostras de suco de abacaxi obtidas através da polpa ¿in natura¿ e da polpa tratada por APH (300MPa/5 min/25oC), apresentaram aceitação significativamente (p<0,05) superior às amostras comerciais avaliadas, e sem diferença (p<0,05) entre si, sendo preferidas por segmentos específicos de consumidores. Os atributos que apresentaram maior importância na caracterização dos produtos obtidos através da polpa ¿in natura¿ e da polpa tratada por APH (300MPa/5 min/25oC) dirigiram a preferência de alguns segmentos de consumidores / Abstract: Pineapple is a well appreciated fruit worldwide due to its distinct sensory characteristics, to be consumed ¿in natura¿ or processed in many different ways, juice being the most popular industrialized product. Brazil is the fourth world pineapple producer, presenting a seven fold increase in pineapple juice exportation in the last five years. Thermal treatment associated to juice production affects its sensory quality, resulting in unacceptable changes in the industrialized product. Nowadays consumers are searching for Technologies which preserve nutritional and sensory characteristics of food, as well as guarantee its microbiological safety. High Hydrostatic Pressure (HHP) is an innovative technology capable of inactivating pathogenic and deteriorative microorganisms while minimizing loss of sensory and nutritional product quality. The objectives of this study were to process pineapple juice (Ananas comosus (L.) Merril, Smooth Cayenne variety) through HHP technology applied to the fruit puree and to investigate the microbiological and sensory characteristics of the obtained juice, as well as its acceptability. Data were analyzed through Analysis of Variance (ANOVA); Tukey¿s mean tests; Principal Components Analysis (PCA); Internal Preference Mapping; Cluster Analysis, as well as External Preference Mapping, using statistical programs as SAS and XLSTAT. HHP processing of pineapple puree at 300 MPa for 5 minutes at 25ºC resulted in the production of pineapple puree with a shelf-life of 14 days, in accordance to microbiological parameters established by Brazilian Legislation. Results found in the determination of ideal pineapple puree concentration and ideal sweetness for pineapple juice formulation were 56.5% and 7.0%, respectively. Quantitative Descriptive Analysis (QDA) revealed a sensory similarity between the pineapple juice samples obtained from the utilization of ¿in natura¿ puree and of HHP treated puree (300MPa/5min/25ºC), both showing a statistically significant difference (p<0,05) compared to the commercial pineapple juice samples evaluated in this study. The following sensory attributes: natural pineapple juice flavor; characteristic natural pineapple juice color; characteristic natural pineapple juice aroma; consistency and visual and mouth-perceived fiber presence were considered the most important concerning the sensory characterization of both juices obtained from the utilization of ¿in natura¿ puree and of HHP treated puree (300MPa/5min/25ºC). The acceptance test established that the pineapple samples obtained from the utilization of ¿in natura¿ puree and of HHP treated puree (300MPa/5min/25ºC) showed higher statistically significant acceptance (p<0,05) in relation to the evaluated commercial samples, bearing no statistical significant difference (p<0,05) between them; each one being preferred by specific consumer segments. The sensory attributes which mostly contributed to the characterization of pineapple juices obtained from the utilization of ¿in natura¿ puree and of HHP treated puree (300MPa/5min/25ºC) drove the preference in some consumer segments / Mestrado / Consumo e Qualidade de Alimentos / Mestre em Alimentos e Nutrição

Os compostos antioxidantes naturais têm sido cada vez mais investigados devido à necessidade das indústrias alimentícias suprirem as exigências dos consumidores em relação à saudabilidade dos produtos. A quercetina é um flavonoide cujos benefícios estão relacionados principalmente à sua ação antioxidante. Entretando, tal molécula apresenta, geralmente, baixa absorção no trato gastrointenstinal, o que pode ser um obstáculo para sua efetiva ação biológica. Por este motivo, uma alternativa para melhorar a sua bioacessibilidade é a encapsulação em sistemas coloidais baseados em matrizes lipídicas, como os lipossomas. Os lipossomas possuem a capacidade de incorporar tanto bioativos hidrofílicos quanto hidrofóbicos em sua estrutura, bem como proporcionar liberação controlada e aumentar a bioacessibilidade dos ingredientes encapsulados. No entanto, há necessidade do desenvolvimento de processos de produção de lipossomas em maior escala, e dentre os processos possíveis a serem empregados com este objetivo encontra-se o método de produção de injeção de etanol. O objetivo principal da presente Tese foi a microencapsulação de quercetina em lipossomas através do método de injeção de etanol. A dispersão de lipossomas encapsulando quercetina escolhida foi liofilizada, com a intenção de aumentar a estabilidade dos lipossomas e enriquecer o amido de milho. O enriquecimento do amido de milho foi realizado por aglomeração, especificamente pelo método de alto cisalhamento, sendo que o pó alimentício aglomerado resultante foi caracterizado fisicamente e teve suas propriedades físicas melhoradas. Foi possível realizar a aplicação do amido de milho enriquecido com quercetina no antepasto de berinjela, sendo que tal incorporação não alterou significativamente as características do produto. Além disso, o antepasto de berinjela foi processado a alta pressão hidrostática e teve sua estabilidade avaliada, sendo que a utilização do processamento não-térmico apresentou vantagens em relação ao método de processamento convencional. / The natural antioxidant compounds have been increasingly investigated due to the need of the food industry to provide healthier products. Quercetin is a flavonoid, whose benefits are linked mainly with its antioxidant activity. However, this bioactive generally has a low absorption rate in the gastrointestinal tract, which it can be an obstacle for its biological action effective. For this reason, an alternative to improve such bioavailability is to encapsulate quercetina in lipid-based matrices, e.g, liposomes. The liposomes have the capacity to encapsulate both hydrophilic and hydrophobic bioactive, as well as to control the release of the encapsulated bioactives, and enhance their bioavailability. However, there is a need to develop liposome production methods in larger scale, and one of the processes feasible to be scaled up is the ethanol injection method. One of the main objectives of this Thesis was to microencapsulate quercetin in liposomes by ethanol injection method. The dispersion of quercetin-loaded liposomes was lyophilized aiming to increase the stability of liposomes and enrich cornstarch. The enrichment of cornstarch was performed by agglomeration, specifically by high shear method, and the agglomerated food powders were characterized and their physical properties was improved. It was possible to incorporate the enriched cornstarch with quercetin in eggplant sauce, and such application did not change the product characteristics. Also, the eggplant sauce was processed by high hydrostatic pressure and had its stability evaluated, indicating the use of nonthermal technology showed advantages if compared to the conventional thermal processing.

Orientadores: Carlos Francisco Sampaio Bonafé, Claudio Chrysostomo Werneck / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Biologia / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-19T01:47:53Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Norberto_DouglasRicardo_D.pdf: 1634322 bytes, checksum: 288f08df151602db46da98bf9d58476f (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011 / Resumo: Ureia desnatura proteínas em diferentes concentrações, dependendo das condições experimentais e da proteína. A proteína monomérica soro albumina bovina (BSA) foi o principal modelo de investigação na presença de concentrações subdesnaturantes de ureia com base no modelo de equilíbrio de dois estados. A desnaturação induzida por alta pressão foi intensificada em concentrações de ureia ( [U] ) entre 3,5 M e 8,0 M, com variação de energia livre à pressão atmosférica (?Gº[U]) de +5,0 a -2,5 kJ/mol de BSA, e variação do volume de desnaturação (?V) de -30 a -36 mL/mol de BSA. Os parâmetros m apresentaram caráter bifásico, com valores de m1 e m2 de 0,92 e 2,35 kJ.mol-1.M-1, respectivamente. A partir de gráficos da variação de com relação à foram obtidos valores de , o coeficiente estequiométrico aparente do agente desnaturante, de 1,68 e 6,67 mol de ureia/mol de BSA, respectivamente v1 e v2, correspondentes à m1 e m2. Estes resultados foram comparados com os de outras proteínas monoméricas da literatura e com um conjunto de dados da SNase ?+PHS I92A e estequiometrias sistematicamente baixas foram observadas. No entanto, um valor de 140 mols de ureia/mol de BSA pode ser alcançado a partir de abordagem que considera a existência de uma população heterogênea com respeito a energia livre de desnaturação e aspectos moleculares da interação proteína-solvente puderam ser melhor interpretados / Abstract: Urea denatures proteins at different concentrations, depending on the experimental conditions and the protein. We investigated the pressure-induced denaturation of bovine serum albumin (BSA) as a model in the presence of subdenaturing concentrations of urea based on a two-state equilibrium model. Pressure-induced denaturation was enhanced at urea concentrations ([U]) of 3.5 M to 8.0 M, with the free energy of denaturation at atmospheric pressure (?Gº[U]) ranging from +5.0 to -2.5 kJ/mol of BSA while the volume change ranged from -30 to -36 mL/mol of BSA. The m values appeared to be biphasic, with m1 and m2 of 0.92 and 2.35 kJ.mol-1.M-1, respectively. Plots of ?Gº[U] versu ln[U] yielded values of v , the apparent stoichiometric coefficient, of 1.68 and 6.67 mol of urea/mol of BSA respectively for m1 and m2. These results were compared with the m and values of other monomeric proteins reported from the literature and of SNase ?+PHS I92A and the very low values of were systematically observed. However, a value of 140 moles of urea/mole of BSA could be reached by considering the existence of a heterogeneous molecular population with respect to the free energy of denaturation and the molecular binding aspects could be better interpreted / Doutorado / Bioquimica / Doutor em Biologia Funcional e Molecular