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- Title
Bioactive Potential of Elderberry (Sambucus nigra L.): Antioxidant, Antimicrobial Activity, Bioaccessibility and Prebiotic Potential.
- Authors
Haș, Ioana Mariana; Teleky, Bernadette-Emőke; Szabo, Katalin; Simon, Elemer; Ranga, Floricuta; Diaconeasa, Zorița Maria; Purza, Anamaria Lavinia; Vodnar, Dan-Cristian; Tit, Delia Mirela; Nițescu, Maria
- Abstract
Due to its abundance of physiologically active ingredients, one of the oldest medicinal herbs, elderberry (EB) Sambucus nigra L., is beneficial for both therapeutic and dietary purposes. This study determined the bioaccessibility of the phenolic compounds and the prebiotic potential of the polyphenols from freeze-dried EB powder (FDEBP), along with the antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of this extract. The most significant phenolic compounds in black EB are represented by anthocyanins (41.8%), predominating cyanidin-sambubiosides and cyanidin-glucosides (90.1% of the identified anthocyanins). The FRAP assay obtained the highest antioxidant activity value (185 ± 0.18 μmol Fe2+/g DW). The most sensitive to the antimicrobial activity of the extract was proven to be Staphylococcus aureus, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa had the lowest minimum inhibitory concentration of 1.95 mg/mL. To determine the prebiotic potential of the polyphenols, the cell growth of five probiotic strains (Lactobacillus plantarum, L. casei, L. rhamnosus, L. fermentum and Saccharomyces boulardii) was tested. The influence on cell growth was positive for all five probiotic strains used. Overall, the most significant increase (p < 0.05) was recorded at 1.5% FDEBP, on L. casei with a growth index (GI) of 152.44%, very closely followed by GI at 0.5% and 1% concentrations. The stability of the total phenolic compounds through simulated gastronitestinal digestion was increased (93%), and the bioaccessibility was also elevated (75%).
- Subjects
LACTOBACILLUS casei; LACTOBACILLUS plantarum; ANTI-infective agents; PHENOLS; PLANT polyphenols; CELL growth; HERBAL medicine; POLYPHENOLS
- Publication
Molecules, 2023, Vol 28, Issue 7, p3099
- ISSN
1420-3049
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/molecules28073099