Biopolymer from Annona muricata Residues as a Potential Sustainable Raw Material for Industrial Applications
Annona muricata is a fruit species belonging to the Annonaceae family, which is native to the warmer tropical areas of North and South America. A large amount of discarded residue from A. muricata is of interest for obtaining new industrial inputs. To propose the applications of the biopolymer from A. muricata residues (Biop_AmRs), this study aimed to characterize this input chemically and functionally, as well as to evaluate its potential for hemocompatibility and cytotoxicity activity in vitro. Biop_AmRs is an anionic heteropolysaccharide composed of glucose, arabinose, xylose, galactose, mannose, uronic acid, and proteins. This biopolymer exhibited a semicrystalline structure and good thermal stability. Biop_AmRs exhibited excellent water holding capacity, emulsifying properties, and mucoadhesiviness and demonstrated hemocompatibility and cytocompatibility on the L929 cell line. These results indicate possible applications for this biopolymer as a potential environmentally friendly raw material in the food, pharmaceutical, biomedical, and cosmetic industries.
Authors
- Francisco Tiago dos Santos Silva Júnior (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1839-0364)
- Marcília Pinheiro da Costa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6093-6781)
- Samuel Campelo Dias (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4357-515X)
- Josy Anteveli Osajima (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7089-3244)
- Stanley Juan Chaves Gutierrez
- Manuela Amorim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1485-0423)
- Alessandra Braga Ribeiro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3822-8601)
- Óscar L. Ramos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7627-189X)
- Edson C. Silva-Filho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0988-2970)
- Cláudia Pessoa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4344-4336)
- Márcia dos Santos Rizzo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4276-3113)
- Ruth de Abreu Araújo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1127-3237)
- Igor F. S. Ramos
- Talissa B. C. Lopes
Institutions
- Universidade Federal do Ceará (BR)
- Universidade Católica Portuguesa (PT)
- Universidade Federal do Piauí (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Polysaccharides
- Published
- 2024-09-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/polysaccharides5040033
- Primary Topic
- Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico