Extraction by biocatalytic action and quantification of lutein from tomato of tree (Cyphomandra betacea)

Abstract

The amount of oleoresin was determined and the bioactive components were quantified by high efficiency liquid chromatograph (HPLC) obtaining, in the chromatograms, lutein, beta-carotene and licopene in large quantities. After determination of fruit maturity index, the fruits were conditioning –it was 4,71–; then were dehydrated at 40°C for 96 hours on a tray dryer, and were ground and sieved by) a mesh with diameter smaller than 425 μm. Subsequently, the cell walls were hydrolyzed to extract lutein from dry tissue using a cellulose enzyme complex. Following leaching was performed using a mixture of hexane, ethanol, acetone and toluene in a ratio of 10:6:7: 7 (v/v/v/v) at a temperature of 35°C for a time of 3 hours. The third treatment gave better results in the extraction of lutein, this was performed at 30°C for 4 hours and substrate:enzyme ratio 1:16. A yield of 98,30 mg lutein / 100g of dry matter was obtained. The identified chromatographic peaks of lutein, β-carotene and lycopene, had characteristic spectra with wavelengths of maximum absorption of 446, 452 and 471 ŋm, respectively.