Abstract
A very large amount of phenol-polluted waters are formed from the production of olive oil (olive mill waste water, OMWW), and the main problem associated with their disposal is a viable means of effective treatment. Biochemical processes used for treating OMWW are generally considered to be of high capital and operating costs with limited efficiency. This is mainly due to particularly high levels of phenolic compounds, which are considered major contributors to the toxicity and antibacterial activity of OMWW, and limit their microbial treatment and/or use as fertilizers. Although the use of bacterial and fungal enzymes has gained interest in studies pertaining to bioremediation applications, plant enzymes have been given less attention or even disregarded. In this view, this study aimed at investigating the use of a crude peroxidase preparation from onion solid by-products for oxidising hydrocaffeic acid, a typical o-diphenol with a structure very similar to various phenolic derivatives that may occur in OMWW. Increased enzyme activity was observed at a pH value of 4, but considerable activity was also retained for pH upto 7. Favourable temperatures for increased activity varied between 30 and 50 °C, 40 °C being the optimal. Liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry analysis of a homogenate/H2O2-treated hydrocaffeic acid solution revealed the existence of three major oxidation products, which were identified as dehydrodimers. Based on the data generated, a putative pathway for the formation of the peroxidase-mediated hydrocaffeic dehydrodimers was proposed.
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Abbreviations
- 4-AAP:
-
4-Aminoantipyrine
- BGP:
-
Bitter gourd peroxidase
- CA:
-
Caffeic acid
- HCA-OP:
-
Hydrocaffeic acid oxidation product
- CouA:
-
p-Coumaric acid
- FA:
-
Ferulic acid
- HCA:
-
Hydrocaffeic acid
- HRP:
-
Horseradish peroxidase
- LC-MS:
-
Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry
- OMWW:
-
Olive mill waste water
- OSWH:
-
Onion solid waste homogenate
- SA:
-
Sinapic acid
- SBP:
-
Soybean peroxidase
- SD:
-
Standard deviation
- TMP:
-
Tomato peroxidase
- TNP:
-
Turnip peroxidase
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Agha, A.E., Makris, D.P. & Kefalas, P. Hydrocaffeic acid oxidation by a peroxidase homogenate from onion solid wastes. Eur Food Res Technol 227, 1379–1386 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00217-008-0854-6
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