{"title":"Antioxidation Performance of Essential Oils of Herbs and Spices in White Mineral Oils.","authors":"Imren Meydan, Basar Uyar","doi":"10.5650/jos.ess24218","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5650/jos.ess24218","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>White mineral oil (paraffin oil) is a colorless, tasteless and hydrophobic oil used in many different industries. The oil is prone to oxidation, which negatively affects its properties and performance. In this study, six different essential oils obtained from herbs and spices (Sage, Laurel, Basil, Rosemary, Thyme, Oregano) were added to pharmaceutical and technical grade white mineral oils at 0.1 - 0.8 % (w/w) concentrations. Light, heat and air were applied to induce and accelerate oxidation. The total acid number, viscosity, and DPPH radical scavenging activity of the oils were measured in addition to the TGA and DSC tests to evaluate the anti-oxidation performance of the additives. The results showed that combined heat and oxygen treatment was the most effective of the three conditions tested to cause oxidation. The highest DPPH scavenging activities were obtained with oregano and thyme essential oils (up to 59% and 54% DPPH increase, respectively) and DPPH% activity increased linearly with increasing essential oil concentration. Thermal analyses, total acid number and viscosity change data also suggested the essential oils of Thyme, Oregano and Laurel as the best antioxidant additives to be used in white oils.</p>","PeriodicalId":16626,"journal":{"name":"Journal of oleo science","volume":"74 7","pages":"633-645"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144553725","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Preparation and Characterization of Emulsifier-free, Submicron-sized Monodisperse Rice Bran Wax Particles and their Applicability.","authors":"Shigesaburo Ogawa, Maya Ono, Shogo Sugano, Teruyuki Nakano, Koichi Niwa","doi":"10.5650/jos.ess25066","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5650/jos.ess25066","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The development of an optimal material design is crucial for rice bran wax (RBW) to achieve significant advancements in value-added byproducts. In this study, emulsifier-free, submicron-sized, monodisperse RBW particles were prepared via melt emulsification using a combination of a high-HLB emulsifier-decaglycerin stearate or Tween 20-and a low-HLB emulsifier-glyceryl stearate or Span 20. High dispersibility was achieved due to the zeta-potential generated by the surrounding surfactants, resulting in monodispersed submicron-sized RBW particles. Surface cleaning with ethanol effectively removed surface-adsorbed emulsifiers, yielding emulsion-free RBW particles. Due to the hydrophobic nature of the wax particles, high solvent repellencies were observed, along with the formation of colloidal assemblies such as liquid marbles and W/O Pickering emulsions using cosmetics-applicable liquids. Based on X-ray diffraction analysis and differential scanning calorimetry, RBW was identified as a promising candidate for emulsifier-free submicron-sized particles due to its high crystallinity, which facilitates the effective elimination of emulsifiers.</p>","PeriodicalId":16626,"journal":{"name":"Journal of oleo science","volume":"74 7","pages":"567-576"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144553754","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Preparation and Characterization of Luminescent Alkyl β-D-galactoside-curcuminoid Dye Composites via Micelle-to-fiber Transition in Aqueous Systems.","authors":"Shigesaburo Ogawa, Kotaro Ekida, Akane Ueno, Nanako Nomura, Kumiko Yamamoto, Koichi Niwa","doi":"10.5650/jos.ess25067","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5650/jos.ess25067","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The precise understanding and control of the phase behavior of surfactant aqueous systems have enabled the development of diverse materials in the fields of foods, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals. In this study, we investigated aqueous systems of the bio-based surfactants alkyl β-d-galactosides (CnGals, where n represents the chain length; n = 6, 8, 10, 11, and 12). First, we confirmed that CnGals aqueous systems formed micelle solutions upon heating and hydrogel upon cooling. In particular, decyl β-d-galactoside (C10Gal) exhibited a homogeneous fiber morphology at low concentrations (0.1 wt.%), whereas larger n values afforded an inhomogeneous solid matrix and smaller n values required higher concentrations or did not form a fiber structure. In addition, the C10Gal micelles solubilized curcuminoid dyes such as demethoxycurcumin and curcumin and allowed preparing luminescent fibers upon cooling the solution. The removal of water afforded the corresponding C10Gal-dye solid composite with a high luminescence quantum yield. Powder X-ray diffraction and differential thermal analysis suggested the formation of a stable adduct or cocrystal with a unique interaction between the curcuminoid dyes and C10Gal. Therefore, we successfully prepared an environmentally friendly, highly luminescent organic solid via micelle-to-fiber transition of an environmentally friendly surfactant induced by a mild temperature change.</p>","PeriodicalId":16626,"journal":{"name":"Journal of oleo science","volume":"74 8","pages":"689-699"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144775669","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Iram Liaqat, Ramsha Ibtisam, Muhammad Imran Hussain, Noor Muhammad, Saiqa Andleeb, Sajida Naseem, Abid Ali, Asma Abdul Latif, Sikander Ali, Muhammad Nauman Aftab, Asia Bibi, Awais Khalid
{"title":"Medicinal Plants Exhibited Promising Potential to Inhibit Biofilm Formation by Catheter-Associated Bacteria in UTI Patients from Lahore, Pakistan.","authors":"Iram Liaqat, Ramsha Ibtisam, Muhammad Imran Hussain, Noor Muhammad, Saiqa Andleeb, Sajida Naseem, Abid Ali, Asma Abdul Latif, Sikander Ali, Muhammad Nauman Aftab, Asia Bibi, Awais Khalid","doi":"10.5650/jos.ess24212","DOIUrl":"10.5650/jos.ess24212","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The current study was designed to evaluate the antibacterial, antibiofilm, and biofilm inhibitory potential of six medicinal plants, including Trachyspermum ammi, Trigonella foenum-graecum, Nigella sativa, Thymus vulgaris, Terminalia arjuna, and Ipomoea carneaid against catheter-associated bacteria (CAB). Eighteen CAB were identified up to species level using 16S rRNA gene sequencing, viz., Klebsiella pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. T. ammi essential oil and T. foenum-graecum methanolic extract combination exhibited the highest antibacterial activity (ZOI; 32.0) against S. aureus. N. sativa essential oil (EO) showed highest ZOI (31.0; p ≤ 0.05) against Proteus mirabilis at 100 µgmL <sup>-1</sup> . Among 18 CAB isolated, 13 showed mature biofilm formation on 5 <sup>th</sup> day. All plant extracts demonstrated more than 80% antibiofilm and biofilm inhibition activity. A concentrationdependent increase was observed with plant extracts against CAB during antibacterial, antibiofilm, and biofilm inhibition activities. The study suggests that EO and methanolic extract (ME) of tested plants possess promising antibiofilm and biofilm inhibitory potential against CABs. To our knowledge, this is the first study to report antibacterial, antibiofilm, and biofilm inhibitory potential of T. ammi and N. sativa seed EO, as well as T. foenum-graecum, N. sativa, T. vulgaris, T. arjuna, and I. carnea ME against CAB from medical setting.</p>","PeriodicalId":16626,"journal":{"name":"Journal of oleo science","volume":"74 2","pages":"221-232"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143066142","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Urea Complexation for Docosahexaenoic Acid Enrichment from Crypthecodinium cohnii Oil: Using Water as the Urea Solvent.","authors":"Zhaomin Sun, Feifei Gong, Meng Liu, Ying Li, Yaxuan Dai, Mengying Xiao, Junheng Wang, Guangyu Yan, Lijun Long, Haihua Huang, Hui Ni, Lei Yu","doi":"10.5650/jos.ess24193","DOIUrl":"10.5650/jos.ess24193","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Based on the observation that urea, water, and ethyl esters (EE) can form gypsum-like mixtures, this study explored the feasibility of employing water as a solvent for urea in the urea complexation method to enrich n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids with docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)-containing ethyl esters (DHA- EE) from Crypthecodinium cohnii as the material. Under the conditions of a urea/DHA-EE ratio of 3, a water/DHA-EE ratio of 0.75, a mixing temperature of 65℃, and a cooling temperature of 20℃, a concentrate containing over 90% DHA was achieved. This demonstrated that using water as a solvent for urea, instead of polar organic solvents, is feasible and efficient for enriching DHA in urea complexation process.</p>","PeriodicalId":16626,"journal":{"name":"Journal of oleo science","volume":"74 2","pages":"157-163"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143066133","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Minjoo Gu, Heon-Woong Kim, Byung Hee Kim, In-Hwan Kim, Tae Kyung Hyun, Hana Lee, Junsoo Lee
{"title":"Changes in Phytochemical Content and Antioxidant Activities of Soybean Oil during Germination.","authors":"Minjoo Gu, Heon-Woong Kim, Byung Hee Kim, In-Hwan Kim, Tae Kyung Hyun, Hana Lee, Junsoo Lee","doi":"10.5650/jos.ess24239","DOIUrl":"10.5650/jos.ess24239","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In this study, we investigated the effects of germination on the phytochemical content, antioxidant activity, and oxidative stability of soybean oil. Soybeans were germinated for different periods (0, 2, 4, 6-days). The germinated soybean oil (GSO) contained more α-tocopherol, phytosterols, and carotenoids, while there were no significant differences in fatty acid content. In particular, lutein accumulation was influenced by the modulation of phytoene synthase, lycopene ε-cyclase, and lycopene β-cyclase genes during soybean germination. Antioxidant activities in vitro were the most effective after treatment with 6-day GSO. Moreover, the oxidative stability of GSO was significantly enhanced compared to that of control soybean oil. These results were attributed to the increased content of phytochemicals in soybean oil during germination. This research holds promise not only for the development of functional foods owing to the increased phytochemical content but also for the food industry owing to the enhanced oxidative stability of soybean oil.</p>","PeriodicalId":16626,"journal":{"name":"Journal of oleo science","volume":"74 3","pages":"287-296"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143537212","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Water Resistance Improvement of Sodium Alginate and Black Wolfberry Anthocyanins Based Films Treated by CaCl<sub>2</sub> for Food Packaging.","authors":"Yana Li, Chengzong Qiu, Yangyang Qi, Yuran Yan","doi":"10.5650/jos.ess24191","DOIUrl":"10.5650/jos.ess24191","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The influence of calcium chloride (2% (w/v), 3% (w/v), 4% (w/v) or 5% (w/v)) as crosslinker on the performance of sodium alginate (SA) and anthocyanin extracted from black wolfberry (BWA) based films was observed. The results showed that after CaCl<sub>2</sub> treatment, the elongation at break reduced, but the water resistance, thermal stability, and tensile strength of SA/BWA films were significantly improved and they increased with the increase of CaCl<sub>2</sub> concentration. In which, 5%-CaCl<sub>2</sub> treatment endowed the films with optimal performance, which was specifically manifested by a decrease in the swelling ratio from complete dissolution to 163.4% within 60 minutes, water content from 24.9% to 13.1%, water vapor permeation (WVP) from 6.1 g·cm<sup>-1</sup>·cm<sup>-2</sup>·s<sup>-1</sup>·Pa<sup>-1</sup>·10<sup>-12</sup> to 1.6 g·cm<sup>-1</sup>·cm<sup>-2</sup>·s<sup>-1</sup>· Pa<sup>-1</sup>·10<sup>-12</sup>, and an increase in water contact angle from 2.19° to 43.85°, tensile strength from 0.76 MPa to 13.15 MPa. Interestingly, CaCl<sub>2</sub> treatment slightly weakened the antioxidant activity (p < 0.05) but also had around 80% of DPPH radical scavenging rate and improved the visual color change of the film to pH. The films treated by 5%-CaCl<sub>2</sub> monitored the freshness of pork well. Therefore, comparing with traditional SA-based films, the CaCl<sub>2</sub> treated SA/BWA film is a better candidate for active and intelligent packaging application.</p>","PeriodicalId":16626,"journal":{"name":"Journal of oleo science","volume":"74 3","pages":"275-285"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143537151","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Suppressive Mechanism of Benzalkonium Chloride-Bactericidal Activity in the Presence of Oil.","authors":"Noboru Ohyagi, Yomi Watanabe, Yoshiko Sugita-Konishi, Asao Yamauchi, Hirofumi Sato, Mariko Mochizuki","doi":"10.5650/jos.ess24283","DOIUrl":"10.5650/jos.ess24283","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cleaning and sterilization are critical Prerequisite Programs in sanitation management based on HACCP. Most food factories clean and sanitize equipment daily after production using detergents containing benzalkonium chloride (BAC). However, in factories that produce oil and fat-rich foods, it has been discovered that microbes can persist on production equipment. Insufficient cleaning protocols may result in secondary contamination of the final products. Unfortunately, there are limited cleaning agents available that are effective in sterilizing microbes in the presence of oil. Moreover, there is a lack of research on the bactericidal mechanisms and bacterial dynamics in oily environments. In this study, we aimed to reduce bacterial contamination on equipment in such factories by hypothesizing that oil diminishes BAC's bactericidal activity. We conducted lab-scale experiments simulating actual factory conditions to examine the effects of oil on BAC's efficacy. Additionally, we investigated the effect of nonionic surfactants, which are known to enhance BAC's bactericidal activity in oil-free conditions, in the presence of oil. The results showed that BAC's bactericidal activity was significantly reduced in the presence of oil. However, the activity was restored by adding an appropriate amount of secondary alcohol ethoxylate (sec-AE). Microscopic observations revealed that bacteria tended to accumulate at the water/oil interface, suggesting that the oil interface might inhibit BAC from effectively attacking the bacteria. The addition of sec-AE appeared to disperse the bacteria into the water layer, thus restoring BAC's bactericidal activity in the presence of oil. These findings are crucial for improving daily cleaning and sterilization processes in food factories operating in high-oil environments to prevent secondary contamination and enhance food safety.</p>","PeriodicalId":16626,"journal":{"name":"Journal of oleo science","volume":"74 2","pages":"173-185"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143066155","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Transition of trans Fatty Acid Contents of Margarines, Fat Spreads and Shortenings in Japan.","authors":"Yasuhiro Iida","doi":"10.5650/jos.ess24341","DOIUrl":"10.5650/jos.ess24341","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Margarine, fat spread, and shortening made with partially hydrogenated fats and oils as their raw materials have been known as foods containing trans fatty acids. Due to concerns about the health effects of trans fatty acids, the content of trans fatty acids in these products has now been reduced to around 1 g/100 g (median value) through the use of alternative oils and fats, which is about the same level as that for vegetable oil used as main raw material. In this review, we summarized the trends in trans fatty acid content in products manufactured in Japan from 1969 to 2022.</p>","PeriodicalId":16626,"journal":{"name":"Journal of oleo science","volume":"74 4","pages":"341-347"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143772730","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Investigation of Novel Strategies to Improve the Storage Stability and the Antimicrobial Activity of Ozonized Sunflower Oil.","authors":"Lin Gu, Yuan Gao, Wenxin Li, Jianing Liu, Danyang Wang, Yongjie Chi, Jing Zhang, Qingyan Gai, Habiba Nazir, Qingye Jia, Huimei Wang, Lianyan Wang","doi":"10.5650/jos.ess24281","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5650/jos.ess24281","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Ozonized sunflower oil has been found to have a valuable antimicrobial activity against bacteria, viruses, and fungi. However, delayed cutaneous wound healing, severe adverse skin reactions such as pain, burns, irritation, and unsatisfactory storage stability have limited its clinical use as it is known that the performance of ozonized sunflower oil is reflected by core indicators such as iodine value (IV), peroxide value (PV), and acid value (AV). Aiming to improve the above characteristics, ozone oxidation conditions such as the oil water content of raw materials, stirring speed, and ozonized time were successfully optimized, and the optimized conditions were 5%, 300 rpm, and 6 h, respectively. Additionally, the UHPLC-Q-Exactive Orbitrap MS was used to identify the compounds of sunflower oil and ozonation sunflower oil, and 10 fatty acids were successfully identified. The results clearly indicated that the ozonized sunflower oil prepared under optimized ozonation conditions achieved a high degree of ozonation (II) and a satisfactory PV/AV ratio. These optimized conditions further proved to be valuable in improving not only the storage stability of ozonized sunflower oil for up to six months but also in ensuring its remarkable antimicrobial effects on Staphylococcus aureus and Candida albicans, with a PV of 165.75 mmol/kg achieving a 100% antibacterial efficacy.</p>","PeriodicalId":16626,"journal":{"name":"Journal of oleo science","volume":"74 7","pages":"587-598"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144553728","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}