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Extracts of plant cell cultures of Lavandula vera and Rosa damascena as sources of phenolic antioxidants for use in foods

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Ethanolic extracts of plant cell cultures of lavender (Lavandula vera) and rose (Rosa damascena) have been examined as potential food antioxidants. The L. vera cell extract quenched the radicals Fremy’s salt, DPPH (2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radical), and ABTS·+ (2,2′-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic) radical) more efficiently than the R. damascena extract. Also the L. vera extract inhibited lipid oxidation in a methyl linoleate emulsion more efficiently than the R. damascena extract. However, the L. vera extract had a prooxidative effect on the iron-based Fenton reaction in an aqueous model system. A similar effect was observed for pure rosmarinic acid, but not for the R. damascena extract. The addition of L. vera extract to minced chicken meat reduced lipid oxidation (measured as thiobarbituric acid reactive species) and the loss of α-tocopherol during cold storage after the meat was cooked. This suggests the antioxidative properties of L. vera extracts dominate in a real food system.

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This research was sponsored by the European Community as a part of the Access to Research Infrastructure action of the Improving Human Potential Programme in the LMC, Centre for Advanced Food Studies, The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Department of Food Science.

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  1. Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of Food Technology, Maritza Blvd. 26, 4002, Plovdiv, Bulgaria

    Elena G. Kovatcheva-Apostolova

  2. Department of Microbial Biosynthesis and Biotechnology, Laboratory in Plovdiv, Institute of Microbiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Maritza Blvd. 26, 4002, Plovdiv, Bulgaria

    Milen I. Georgiev & Mladenka P. Ilieva

  3. Food Chemistry, Department of Food Science, University of Copenhagen, Rolighedsvej 30, 1958, Frederiksberg C, Denmark

    Leif H. Skibsted, Anja Rødtjer & Mogens Larsen Andersen

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Kovatcheva-Apostolova, E.G., Georgiev, M.I., Ilieva, M.P. et al. Extracts of plant cell cultures of Lavandula vera and Rosa damascena as sources of phenolic antioxidants for use in foods. Eur Food Res Technol 227, 1243–1249 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00217-008-0842-x

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