Publications by authors named "Max Rocha Quirino"
Effect of Microencapsulation on Chemical Composition and Antimicrobial, Antioxidant and Cytotoxic Properties of Lemongrass () Essential Oil.
Anely Maciel de Melo Rafaela Cristina Turola Barbi Francisco Lucas Chaves Almeida Weysser Felipe Cândido de Souza Atacy Maciel de Melo Cavalcante Max Rocha Quirino
Food Technol Biotechnol
September 2022
Research Background: Lemongrass () essential oil exhibits antimicrobial and antioxidant properties due to the presence of α-citral and β-citral. Essential oils are susceptible to volatilization and oxidation when applied to food matrices. Therefore, a barrier is needed to protect this material.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFExploiting the chemical composition of essential oils from Psidium cattleianum and Psidium guajava and its antimicrobial and antioxidant properties.
Weysser Felipe Cândido de Souza Fernando Azevedo de Lucena Ruann Janser Soares de Castro Cybelle Pereira de Oliveira Max Rocha Quirino
J Food Sci
October 2021
The genus Psidium comprises several native Brazilian plants, such as the araçá and guava trees. They are interesting sources of essential oils (EOs) that can be used as natural preservatives in foods due to their bioactive properties. This work aimed to evaluate and correlate the biological properties of the EOs from araçá and guava leaves with their chemical compounds.
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