Fecha de publicación: 29/06/2024 Fuente: Broccoli Byproducts Extraction Abstract
Vegetable and fruit byproducts are abundant and renewable resources on earth that can be used to valorize high-value-added bioactive substances like antimicrobial products. Employing sustainable food preservation methods and replacing synthetic additives with plant antimicrobials for improved human health are receiving current research interest. A comprehensive review of this article discussed the antimicrobial activities of byproducts from fruits and vegetables for which the maximum global production occurred during 2021. Bioactive compounds from these byproducts have shown antimicrobial effects on bacteria, fungi and mold species. This review has described the antimicrobial mechanism of action to better understand future research on the valorizing of bioactive substances. However, the antimicrobial properties of several vegetable- and fruit-byproduct-derived substances demand further research to validate these substances as alternatives to synthetic antimicrobial agents. To ensure this, additional research on bioactive extraction models for individual antimicrobial agent development from these byproducts could also be beneficial for better valorization. Moreover, to better understand the antimicrobial applications of phytochemicals, it is important to understand the dissociation rate (pKa) and acid moieties of bioactive compounds, for which limited studies have been conducted.

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