A5006177572- Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
- Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress
- Proteins in Food Systems
- Microencapsulation and Drying Processes
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Horticultural and Viticultural Research
- Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging
- Edible Oils Quality and Analysis
- Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity
- Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology
- Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies
- Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides
- Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management
- Seed and Plant Biochemistry
- Plant Ecology and Taxonomy Studies
- Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling
- Plant tissue culture and regeneration
- Botanical Studies and Applications
- biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Plant-Derived Bioactive Compounds
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
- Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies
- Plant and animal studies
- Botanical Research and Applications
University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca
2016-2025
Romanian Academy
2017-2020
University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad
2015
Global tomato production is currently around 180 million tons, of which more than a quarter undergoes processing. The removed peels, seeds, and vascular tissues usually end up in landfills, creating environmental pollution. In order to highlight the alternative use these vegetal wastes, our study investigated 10 varieties terms carotenoids content, phenolic composition, their related antioxidant antimicrobial activities. Tomato peels extracts were screened by high performance liquid...
Active films were prepared from poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) blended with itaconic acid (Ia), and chitosan (Ch), enriched tomato processing by-products extract (TBE) in order to develop new bioactive formulations for food packaging. The effects of two biopolymers (Ch, Ia) the incorporated TBE—containing phenolic compounds carotenoids—were studied regarding physical antimicrobial properties films; addition, their influence on total content, viscosity, flow behavior film-forming solutions was...
The circular economy action plan involves principles related to food waste reduction and integration of recovered nutrients the market. In this context, present study aims highlight valuable bioactive components found in tomato processing by-products (carotenoids, phenolic compounds fatty acids) influenced by industrial pre-treatments, particularly cold break (CB) process at 65–75 °C hot (HB) 85–95 °C. acid profile seed oil was examined gas chromatography coupled mass spectrometry (GC-MS),...
Due to its abundance of physiologically active ingredients, one the oldest medicinal herbs, elderberry (EB) Sambucus nigra L., is beneficial for both therapeutic and dietary purposes. This study determined bioaccessibility phenolic compounds prebiotic potential polyphenols from freeze-dried EB powder (FDEBP), along with antioxidant antimicrobial activities this extract. The most significant in black are represented by anthocyanins (41.8%), predominating cyanidin-sambubiosides...
The area of functional beverages made from plant-based or non-dairy milk is one the fastest-growing sectors in world. microalgae Chlorella vulgaris a source ingredients, with large spectrum healthy compounds, such as canthaxanthins, astaxanthins, peptides, and oleic acid. study aimed to investigate suitability C. biomass substrate for Lactobacillus fermentum rhamnosus development fermentation vegetal soy evaluate fermented product terms bacterial viability, antioxidant capacity, vitro...
Nowadays, technological advancement is in continuous development all areas, including food packaging, which tries to find a balance between consumer preferences, environmental safety, and issues related quality control. The present paper concretely details the concepts of smart, active, intelligent packaging identifies commercially available examples used market place. Along with this purpose, several bioactive compounds are identified described, that can be recovered from by-products...
The recovery of bioactive compounds from agro-industry-derived by-products sustains circular economy principles by encouraging maximized recycling and minimized waste. Tomato processing are abundant in carotenoids, which have several health-promoting properties, their reintegration into functional food products represents a major interest for scientists manufacturers. In the present study, carotenoids were recovered tomato based on green chemistry using generally recognized as safe (GRAS)...
The production of active and biodegradable packaging materials is an emerging efficient alternative to plastic materials. By combining poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA), pectin, itaconic acid (IA), water-soluble can be obtained that also increase the shelf-life quality foodstuff. In present study, generated film-forming solutions were enriched with organic or phenolic extracts from apple by-products (apple pomace). These possess antioxidant activity 9.70 ± 0.08, 78.61 0.24 μM Trolox/100 g fresh...
In recent years, Vaccinium spp. (bilberry-VMT, lingonberry-VVIT, and blueberry-VCS) have sparked particular interest for their prospective health benefits. The latest investigations place them as important alternative sources of nutraceuticals leaves are the main by-products berry harvesting. present study is aimed at investigating bioaccessibility phenolic compounds from species, both microencapsulated powder aqueous extracts, following exposure to in vitro simulated digestion. Moreover,...
In the current work physicochemical features of poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVOH) biofilms, enriched with eco-friendly polyols and carotenoid-rich extracts, were investigated. The polyols, such as glycerol (Gly), 1,3-propanediol (PDO), 2,3-butanediol (BDO) used plasticizers tomato-based pigments (TP) coloring agents. outcomes showed that β-carotene was major carotenoid in TP (1.605 mg β-carotene/100 DW), which imprinted orange color to biofilms. flow behavior indicated increase shear rate viscosity...
The aim of this research was to evaluate the genetic uniformity blackberry plants (Rubus fruticosus L. 'Loch Ness' and 'Chester Thornless') obtained by micropropagation. Genetic analysed using RAPD SRAP markers. For in vitro multiplication, slightly modified Murashige Skoog (1962) basal medium used, supplemented with 0.5 mg/l 6-Benzyladenine (BA), prepared tap water 50 g/l wheat starch as gelling agent. This culture ensured regeneration well-developed plantlets, multiplication rates more...
Olive leaf was characterized by a high content of phenols and flavonoids (oleuropein, luteolin, their derivatives), presenting functional health-related properties. The chemical instability phenolics through technological processes degradation in the digestive system may negatively impact them, leading to lower absorption. This study evaluates phenolic profile micro- nano-encapsulated olive extract biscuits during INFOGEST static vitro digestion, aiming enhance stability sensorial...
Micropropagation has an important role in the large-scale production of blackberry plant material, given high proliferation rates this species. The aim present study was to evaluate proliferative capacity grown vitro on wheat starch-gelled culture medium compared classical agar-gelled and assess genetic fidelity between proliferated shoots their mother plants. Six varieties (‘Čačanska Bestrna’, ‘Chester Thornless’, ‘Driscoll’s Victoria’, ‘Loch Ness’, ‘Polar’, ‘Karaka Black’) were tested. For...