Paulo Moraes

Mr. Paulo Moraes

Dept. of Chemistry, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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Academic Career Length

4Years (2023-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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4 May 2023 in Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies
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ELEduardo Leonarski
Eduardo Leonarski
MKMayara Kuasnei
Mayara Kuasnei
PMPaulo Moraes
Paulo Moraes
KCKarina Cesca
Karina Cesca
DODébora de Oliveira
Débora de Oliveira
AZAcácio Antonio Ferreira Zielinski
Acácio Antonio Ferreira Zielinski

16 February 2024 in Foods
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ELEduardo Leonarski
Eduardo Leonarski
MKMayara Kuasnei
Mayara Kuasnei
ESEloisa H. Santos
Eloisa H. Santos
PMPaulo Moraes
Paulo Moraes
KCKarina Cesca
Karina Cesca
AZAcácio Antonio F. Zielinski
Acácio Antonio F. Zielinski
Recovering anthocyanins from black rice bran is a way of valuing this byproduct, by obtaining an extract with biological potential. The objective of this study was to recover anthocyanins using ultrasound-assisted extraction. Some of the extract was partially purified, and both (crude and partially purified) extracts were evaluated for their anthocyanin content, antioxidant activity, antidiabetic and antitumoral activities, cytotoxicity, and oxidative stress. An increase in the laboratory scale was also achieved, making possible to increase the extraction volume up to 20 times without significantly changing the content of anthocyanins (1.85 mg C3G/g DW). It was found that the purified sample presented a 4.2 times higher value of total anthocyanins compared to the crude sample. The best IC50 values for the purified sample were verified by DPPH and ABTS (0.76 and 0.33 mg/mL). The best results for antidiabetic activity were obtained for the partially purified sample: 0.82 µM C3G for α-glucosidase and 12.5 µM C3G for α-amylase. The extracts demonstrated protection (~70%) when subjected to the oxidative stress of L929 cells. An antitumoral effect of 25–30% for both extracts was found in A459 cells. The crude and partially purified extracts of black rice have antidiabetic and anticancer effects and more studies are needed to explore their potential.

20 January 2023 in World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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VSVanessa Kristine de Oliveira Schmidt
Vanessa Kristine de Oliveira Schmidt
PMPaulo Moraes
Paulo Moraes
KCKarina Cesca
Karina Cesca
LPLuiz Paulo Soares Pereira
Luiz Paulo Soares Pereira
LALidiane Maria de Andrade
Lidiane Maria de Andrade
Cristiano José de AndradeCristiano José de Andrade
Cristiano José de Andrade