Added-Value Compounds in Cork By-Products: Methods for Extraction, Identification, and Quantification of Compounds with Pharmaceutical and Cosmetic Interest

• Type: Another Publication in an International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2023

Authors

Carrito, CM (Author) Other; Tiritan M.E. (Author) FFUP; Honorina Cidade (Author) FFUP; Carlos Afonso (Author) FFUP; Silva, JRE (Author) Other; Almeida, IF (Author) FFUP

Journal

Title: Molecules

Vol. 14 No. 9

Final page: 3465

ISSN: 1420-3049

Publisher: MDPI

Indexing

ISI Web of Knowledge - 3 Citations

Scopus - 4 Citations

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-00Y-8QR

DOI: 10.3390/molecules28083465

Abstract (EN): The growing threat of climatic crisis and fossil fuel extinction has caused a boom in sustainability trends. Consumer demand for so-called eco-friendly products has been steadily increasing, built upon the foundation of environmental protection and safeguarding for future generations. A natural product that has been used for centuries is cork, resulting from the outer bark of Quercus suber L. Currently, its major application is the production of cork stoppers for the wine industry, a process that, although considered sustainable, generates by-products in the form of cork powder, cork granulates, or waste such as black condensate, among others. These residues possess constituents of interest for the cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries, as they exhibit relevant bioactivities, such as anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, and antioxidant. This interesting potential brings forth the need to develop methods for their extraction, isolation, identification, and quantification. The aim of this work is to describe the potential of cork by-products for the cosmetic and pharmaceutical industry and to assemble the available extraction, isolation, and analytical methods applied to cork by-products, as well the biological assays. To our knowledge, this compilation has never been done, and it opens new avenues for the development of new applications for cork by-products.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 27