• DOI:10.4014/jmb.1606.06007
• Corpus ID: 33328382

Phenolic Compounds of Potato Peel Extracts: Their Antioxidant Activity and Protection against Human Enteric Viruses.

@article{SilvaBeltrn2017PhenolicCO,
  title={Phenolic Compounds of Potato Peel Extracts: Their Antioxidant Activity and Protection against Human Enteric Viruses.},
  author={Norma Patricia Silva-Beltr{\'a}n and Crist{\'o}bal Ch{\'a}idez-Quir{\'o}z and Osvaldo L{\'o}pez-Cuevas and Sa{\'u}l Ruiz-Cruz and Marco Antonio L{\'o}pez-Mata and Carmen Lizette Del‐Toro‐S{\'a}nchez and Enrique M{\'a}rquez‐R{\'i}os and Jos{\'e} de Jes{\'u}s Ornelas-Paz},
  journal={Journal of microbiology and biotechnology},
  year={2017},
  volume={27 2},
  pages={
          234-241
        }
}

• N. P. Silva-Beltrán, C. Cháidez-Quiróz, +5 authors J. Ornelas-Paz
• Published 28 February 2017
• Chemistry, Medicine
• Journal of microbiology and biotechnology

Potato peels (PP) contain several bioactive compounds. These compounds are known to provide human health benefits, including antioxidant and antimicrobial properties. In addition, these compounds could have effects on human enteric viruses that have not yet been reported. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the phenolic composition, antioxidant properties in the acidified ethanol extract (AEE) and water extract of PP, and the antiviral effects on the inhibition of Av-05 and MS2 bacteriophages, which were used as human enteric viral surrogates. The AEE showed the highest phenolic content and antioxidant activity. Chlorogenic and caffeic acids were the major phenolic acids. In vitro analysis indicated that PP had a strong antioxidant activity. A 3 h incubation with AEE at a concentration of 5 mg/ml was needed to reduce the PFU/ml (plaque-forming unit per unit volume) of Av-05 and MS2 by 2.8 and 3.9 log₁₀, respectively, in a dose-dependent manner. Our data suggest that PP has potential to be a source of natural antioxidants against enteric viruses.