From Green Technology to Functional Olive Oils: Assessing the Best Combination of Olive Tree-Related Extracts with Complementary Bioactivities

• Main Authors: Álvaro Hernáez (Author), Sara Jaramillo (Author), Aránzazu García-Borrego (Author), Juan Antonio Espejo-Calvo (Author), María-Isabel Covas (Author), Gemma Blanchart (Author), Rafael de la Torre (Author), Alegría Carrasco-Pancorbo (Author), María Dolores Mesa (Author), Maria África Fernández-Prior (Author), Olga Castañer (Author), Montserrat Fitó (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary

Our aim was to assess the combination of olive tree-related extracts with the most favorable profile of in vitro bioactive properties. We tested the antioxidant (increment of low-density lipoprotein resistance against oxidation), vasoactive (promotion of nitric oxide release and decrease of endothelin-1 production in human umbilical vein endothelial cells), anti-inflammatory (decrease of the endothelial production of vascular cell adhesion molecule-1), and antithrombotic (reduction of the endothelial release of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1) capacities of six phenolic extracts and three triterpenic acid solutions (Ps and Ts, respectively). We tested extracts alone and in combination, at nutritional (Ps: 0.05-0.5 μmol/L; Ts: 0.001-0.1 μmol/L) and nutraceutical doses (Ps: 1-10 μmol/L; Ts: 0.25-10 μmol/L). The combination of Ps rich in 3,4-dihydroxyphenylglycol (76%, P2), hydroxytyrosol (95%, P3), and oleuropein (70%, P4) (final nutritional concentration: 0.15 μmol/L; final nutraceutical concentration: 3 μmol/L) was the best in order to prepare functional products and nutraceuticals with cardioprotective properties, despite the fact that the isolated extract with the greatest in vitro properties was P5 (75% oleocanthal), suggesting a potential synergistic effect among different olive components.

Item Description

10.3390/antiox10020202
2076-3921