Caracterização estrutural e potencial da galactomanana de Adenanthera pavonina L. como matéria-prima para produção de filmes comestíveis bioativos.

Abstract

In this thesis work, bioactive edible films were produced by using a galactomannan-starch-nisi blend. The galactomannan from the endosperm of seeds of Adenanthera pavonina was extracted and the fine structure of the gum endospermic was studied by NMR techniques. The reason M / G (= 1.46) was determined and its structure is in agreement with those reported in the literature for galactomannans. Study of IR data supported the NMR data obtained in this work. This galactomannan showed rheological behavior typical of seed gums. Gelatinized corn starch was used to produce blends with the galactomannans. In rheological tests, the force applied to the flow curves to the dispersion of gelatinized corn starch and mixtures of starch-galactomannan did not adequately characterize these polymer systems in solution. The oscillatory tests, in turn, were more sensitive to detect differences between the different systems evaluated allowing for a more appropriate characterization. The construction of the sorption isotherms was an interesting approach to characterize edible films produced from blends of systems of polysaccharides and starch-galactomannan-nisin blend. Significant differences were detected in these films and have to relate the behavior of water to the structural arrangement of various edible films produced. The humidity was as dependent on key parameters measured in films such as temperature and content of glycerol. The hysteresis phenomenon was shown to the edible films of starch galactomannan blend. Finally, the mathematical model of sorption described by the G.A.B. equation is suggested as one that best represents the data obtained in experimental conditions tested here. Thermal stability curves obtained by DSC for galactomannan and edible films which produced without and with the antimicrobial agent nisin, led to associate the data with those obtained by aw,corroborating, in thecase of the film containing nisin, the antimicrobial contributes to an increased hydration of the edible film. The presence of nisin in edible films produced with the starchgalactomannan blend and glycerol reduced the growth of L. monocitogenes, reducing the number of colony-forming units and acting as a barrier to contamination. The study of action of nisin through the test of the inhibition zone and the bioassay enabled characterization of the edible films through the using of good techniques. Finally, more studies should be conducted to determine whether additional changes in the composition or the structure of the films could modify the antimicrobial activity due to inactivation of nisin or altering its release.