RESUMO: Os glicosaminoglicanos (GAGs) são polissacarídeos de cadeias longas que se dividem em sulfatados e não sulfatados, sendo estes, sulfato de condroitina, sulfato de heparana, sulfato de dermatana, sulfato de heparina e o único não sulfatado do grupo que é o ácido hialurônico. Os GAGs são encontrados em todo tecido animal, são extraídos por um processo de alto custo e baixo rendimento, no entanto, o material obtido é valorizado comercialmente e amplamente explorado no mercado biomédico. Sua composição dissacarídica, comprimento da cadeia e padrão de sulfatação apresentam grande variabilidade dependendo das espécies e fatores de extração. Os GAGs possuem propriedades imunomoduladoras, antioxidantes, antivirais, anti-inflamatórias, neuroprotetoras, antiproliferativas e anticoagulantes, além de farmacológicas, funcionando como agentes terapêuticos moduladores de uma série de processos biológicos. Este relatório apresenta os aspectos gerais de cada GAG, fonte e processo de extração, além das características que lhes conferem as mais variadas propriedades terapêuticas e aplicações farmacológicas.

ABSTRACT: Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) are long-chain polysaccharides that are divided into sulphates and non-sulphates, these being chondroitin sulphate, heparan sulphate, dermatan sulphate, heparin sulphate and the only non-sulphate in the group is hyaluronic acid. GAGs are obtained from animal tissue and by an expensive low-yield extraction process; however, they are highly commercially valued polysaccharides and exploited in the biomedical market. Their disaccharidic composition, chain length and sulfation pattern present great variability depending on the species and extraction factors. GAGs possess immunomodulatory, antioxidant, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, neuroprotective, antiproliferative and anticoagulant properties, functioning as therapeutic agents modulating an array of biological processes. This report presents the general aspects of each GAG, source and extraction process, in addition to the characteristics that give them the most varied therapeutic properties and pharmacological applications.

Abstract Bioactive, technological and sensory properties of wheat and rice breads added of chia (Salvia hispânica L.) protein hydrolyzate were evaluated. The hydrolyzate was added to breads at concentrations of 1, 3 and 5 mg of hydrolyzate/g of flour. The specific volume, total score, bread crumb firmness, color, sensory analysis and antioxidant activity of breads were evaluated. The results showed that the protein content of the protein concentrate (79.56%) increased significantly compared with the defatted chia flour (32.52%). The results of antioxidant activity of chia protein hydrolyzate showed that at 0.50 and 1.0 mg of hydrolyzate/mL showed the highest values of activity by the DPPH method (66.09 and 65.43%). However, the chia protein hydrolyzate at 0.5 mg/mL presented the highest activity with a value of 83.74% by ABTS method. The reducing power results indicated that the hydrolyzate showed a dose-dependent relation since an increase from 0.50 to 2.00 mg/mL resulted in a significant increasing from 0.380 to 0.881 in absorbance. The addition of chia hydrolyzate resulted in good technological characteristics and antioxidant properties, in both breads. The breads with 3 mg of chia hydrolyzate/g flour had good sensory characteristics, which were not lower than those of the control breads.

The objective of this work was to evaluate the solid-state fermentation with Rhizopus oryzae CCT 7560 of rice bran for the enrichment of proteins and the antioxidant compounds in the fermented biomass. Fermentation was performed in tray bioreactors at 30ºC for 120 h. Protein extraction was done at alkaline pH, followed by precipitation with acetone. Phenolic compounds were extracted with cold methanol. The maximum protein was recovered from after 120 h (26.6%). The content of total phenolic compounds increased during the fermentation and was maximum after 96 h, which inhibited the DPPH radical by 87%. The promising characteristics of the protein and phenolic extracts of the biomass suggested the application in the coating composition for vegetal tissues preservation.

Este trabalho teve como objetivo estudar a utilização de películas, à base de compostos proteicos e fenólicos provenientes de farelo de arroz fermentado, em tomates (Lycopersicum esculentum). Foram realizados testes com: glicerol 3% (v/v); glicerol com extrato fenólico e proteico do farelo de arroz (5%); glicerol com extrato fenólico e proteico da biomassa gerada em 96 hours (5%), e um controle (sem a película). Os tomates revestidos foram mantidos à temperatura ambiente durante 28 dias, sendo determinados, a cada 96 horas, os seguintes aspectos: a perda de massa, o pH e a acidez, os sólidos solúveis totais e os carotenoides. A película elaborada com os extratos da biomassa reduziu os níveis de carotenoides e acidez dos frutos estudados em 17 e 21,1%, respectivamente, em relação ao controle. A película também foi eficiente como barreira ao vapor de água; assim, com perda de massa 57% inferior à do controle, sugere-se que esta poderá ser utilizada como alternativa para conservação desse tecido vegetal.

The aim of this study was to investigate the use of protein-phenolic based coating made from fermented rice bran on cherry tomatoes (Lycopersicum esculentum). Tests were performed with glycerol 3% (v/v), glycerol with protein-phenolic rice bran extract (5%), glycerol with protein-phenolic extract after 96 hours of fermentation (5%), and a control (without coating). The coated cherry tomatoes were kept at room temperature for 28 days. Mass loss, pH and acidity, total soluble solids, and carotenoids were determined every 96 hours. The coating made from the biomass extract reduced the carotenoid and acidity levels in the fruits studied by 17 and 21.1%, respectively, compared to the control. The coating proved an efficient barrier to water vapor with mass loss of 57% less than the control suggesting that it can be used as an alternative for vegetable tissue conservation.

O objetivo deste trabalho foi relacionar os níveis de fenóis totais em cebola, farelo de arroz e microalga Chlorella phyrenoidosa com a atividade antifúngica testada contra o fungo Rhyzopus oryzae. Os compostos fenólicos da cebola foram extraídos em três sistemas solventes: aquoso, metanólico e com acetato de etila, os do farelo de arroz e da microalga Chlorellaphyrenoidosa extraídos com metanol. Os extratos foram quantificados colorimetricamente com reagente de Folin-Ciocalteau. O método para avaliar a atividade antifúngica empregou a técnica de Ágar diluído. O Rhyzopus oryzae teve seu desenvolvimento inibido em presença de extratos metanólico e acetoetílicos de cebola e metanólico de farelo de arroz, que continham as concentrações de compostos fenólicos testadas, 86; 2,6; e 46 µg fenóis.mL-1meio, respectivamente. O extrato aquoso de cebola e metanólico de Chlorella phyrenoidosa não inibiram o crescimento fúngico em nenhuma das concentrações fenólicas testadas.

The objective of this work was to relate the levels of total phenolic in onion, rice bran, and Chlorellaphyrenoidosa with the antifungal activity tested against the fungus Rhyzopus oryzae. The phenolic compounds of onion were extracted in three solvent systems: aqueous, methanolic, and with ethila acetate, whereas the phenolic compounds of rice bran and Chlorella phyrenoidosa were extracted with methanol. The extracts were quantified with the Folin-Ciocalteau reagent. The method to evaluate the antifungal activity employed was the diluted Ágar technique. The Rhyzopus oryzae had its development inhibited in the presence of onion methanolic and aceto-ethylic extracts and rice bran methanolic extracts at the following phenolic concentrations, 86; 2.6, and 46 µg phenolic.mL-1agar, respectively. The aqueous extracts from onion and the methanolic extract from Chlorellaphyrenoidosa did not inhibit fungal growth under the phenolic concentrations tested.