Laccase-Mediated Oxidation of Phenolic Compounds from Wine Lees Extract towards the Synthesis of Polymers with Potential Applications in Food Packaging

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Laccase from Trametes versicolor was applied to produce phenolic polymeric compounds with enhanced properties, using a wine lees extract as the phenolic source. The influence of the incubation time on the progress of the enzymatic oxidation and the yield of the formed polymers was examined. The polymerization process and the properties of the polymeric products were evaluated with a variety of techniques, such as high-pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) and gel permeation chromatography (GPC), Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopies, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The enzymatic polymerization reaction resulted in an 82% reduction in the free phenolic compounds of the extract. The polymeric product recovery (up to 25.7%) and the molecular weight of the polymer depended on the incubation time of the reaction. The produced phenolic polymers exhibited high antioxidant activity, depending on the enzymatic oxidation reaction time, with the phenolic polymer formed after one hour of enzymatic reaction exhibiting the highest antioxidant activity (133.75 and 164.77 μg TE mg−1 polymer) towards the ABTS and DPPH free radicals, respectively. The higher thermal stability of the polymeric products compared to the wine lees phenolic extract was confirmed with TGA and DSC analyses. Finally, the formed phenolic polymeric products were incorporated into chitosan films, providing them with increased antioxidant activity without affecting the films’ cohesion.
Funding Information
  • “Advanced Nanostructured Materials for Sustainable Growth: Green Energy Production/Storage, Energy Saving and Environmental Remediation” (TAEDR-0535821, ID 16618)
  • “Flagship actions in interdisciplinary scientific fields with a special focus on the productive fabric” (TAEDR-0535821, ID 16618)
  • European Union NextGenerationEU (TAEDR-0535821, ID 16618)

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