Publications by authors named "Ionica Gheonea Dima"
Antioxidants (Basel)
February 2021
Article Synopsis
- Tomato peels are efficiently used to extract lycopene-rich oleoresins through supercritical CO2 extraction, resulting in two extracts (S40 and S45) with high lycopene content (93% and 76% of total carotenoids).
- The extracts are microencapsulated in whey protein and acacia gum, producing powders (P40 and P45) with notable antioxidant activity (8.57 and 9.37 mMol TEAC/g DW) and distinct microstructures, with P45 having finer microparticles.
- Both powders exhibit antiproliferative effects on HT-29 cells, with P40 showing stronger activity, and both demonstrate cytocompatibility in normal cells, while lycopene retention after
