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Incorporação de compostos bioativos como corantes naturais na indústria farmacêutica
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Os pigmentos naturais têm sido, cada vez mais, alvo de estudo pelas suas propriedades corantes e consequentes efeitos benéficos para a saúde. De facto, as indústrias alimentar, farmacêutica e cosmética procuram utilizar os pigmentos naturais em detrimento dos comumente usados (sintéticos), não só pelos seus benefícios como também no sentido de minimizar o impacto ambiental negativo que os corantes sintéticos podem provocar. Os corantes naturais assumem grande importância para a indústria farmacêutica por estarem associados a diversas propriedades biológicas. Os seus efeitos benéficos estão relacionados com a capacidade de certos pigmentos naturais apresentarem propriedades antioxidantes, proteção contra danos oxidativos em componentes celulares, efeitos anti-inflamatórios e prevenção de doenças crónicas não-transmissíveis.
Este trabalho de revisão bibliográfica tem como objetivo caracterizar e descrever os efeitos dos pigmentos naturais (clorofilas, carotenoides, betalaínas e flavonoides) presentes no reino vegetal, na sua integração na indústria farmacêutica.
Natural pigments have been, even more, a target of study due to their colorant properties and consequent benefit effects for health. In fact, the food, pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries are trying to use natural pigments instead of the well-used synthetic ones, not only for their benefits but also in order to minimize the negative environmental impact that synthetic colorants may cause. Natural colorants take a huge importance for the pharmaceutical industry to be associated with diferent biological properties. Their beneficial effects are related to the ability of certain natural pigments present antioxidant properties, protection against oxidative damage to cellular components, anti-inflammatory effects and prevention of chronic non-transmitted diseases. This literature review work aims to characterize and describe the effects of natural pigments (chlorophylls, carotenoids, betalains and flavonoids) present in the plant kingdom, on their integration in the pharmaceutical industry.
Natural pigments have been, even more, a target of study due to their colorant properties and consequent benefit effects for health. In fact, the food, pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries are trying to use natural pigments instead of the well-used synthetic ones, not only for their benefits but also in order to minimize the negative environmental impact that synthetic colorants may cause. Natural colorants take a huge importance for the pharmaceutical industry to be associated with diferent biological properties. Their beneficial effects are related to the ability of certain natural pigments present antioxidant properties, protection against oxidative damage to cellular components, anti-inflammatory effects and prevention of chronic non-transmitted diseases. This literature review work aims to characterize and describe the effects of natural pigments (chlorophylls, carotenoids, betalains and flavonoids) present in the plant kingdom, on their integration in the pharmaceutical industry.
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Corantes naturais Pigmentos Extração Carotenoides Betalaínas Clorofilas Flavonoides Natural colorants Pigments Extraction Carotenoids Betalains Chlorophylls Flavonoids