Antioxidant and antimicrobial properties of dried Portuguese apple variety (Malus domestica Borkh. cv Bravo de Esmolfe)

• Published in: Food chemistry Vol. 240; pp. 701 - 706
• Main Authors: Pires, Tânia C.S.P., Dias, Maria Inês, Barros, Lillian, Alves, Maria José, Oliveira, M. Beatriz P.P., Santos-Buelga, Celestino, Ferreira, Isabel C.F.R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2018
• Subjects: acids; Anti-Infective Agents - pharmacology; antibacterial properties; antibiotic resistance; antioxidant activity; antioxidants; Antioxidants - pharmacology; apples; beta-lactamase; bioactive compounds; Bioactive properties; Chemical composition; Enterococcus faecalis; epicatechin; Escherichia coli; fruits; Gram-negative bacteria; Gram-positive bacteria; Listeria monocytogenes; Malus; Malus domestica; Malus domestica Borkh; methicillin; Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Morganella morganii; Nitriles; nutrients; Nutritional value; nutritive value; procyanidins; Staphylococcus aureus; sweetness; Bioactive properties; Malus domestica Borkh; Chemical composition; Nutritional value

•Apple fruits are rich sources of palmitic acid, α-tocopherol, fructose and malic acid.•Epicatechin and B-type procyanidins were the main phenolic compounds found.•Hydroxycinnamoyl-quinic acids and phloretin derivatives were also found.•Hydromethanolic extracts proved to have antioxidant and antibac...