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  • MakaleAçık Erişim2026Scopus SJRQ1
    Microwave-Assisted Extraction of Pectin from Pickled Cabbage Waste: Process Optimisation, Characterisation and Application in Low-Sugar Jam

    Cebeci Aydın, Fatma; Erten, Tayyibe

    This study optimised pectin extraction from pickled cabbage waste using microwave-assisted extraction (MAE), characterised the extracted pectin, and explored its potential for low-sugar jam production. The Box–Behnken design concluded that the optimal conditions are 539 W (microwave power), 116 s (time), and pH 1.5, yielding a pectin yield of 22.53 ± 2.63%. The physicochemical analysis revealed that the microwave-extracted pectin (MEP) was low methoxyl and had a high molecular weight (1.20 ± 0.004 MDa). It was composed of galacturonic acid, arabinose, rhamnose, xylose and glucose. FTIR, 1H NMR and SEM results also confirmed structural characteristics of MEP. MEP was confirmed to have remarkable technological properties, including an emulsion activity of 53.43 ± 2.19% and good stability over 30 days at 4 °C and 24 °C. Moreover, it has an oil-holding capacity of 1.18 ± 0.51 g oil/g pectin and an elevated water-holding capacity (9.36 ± 3.25 g water/g pectin). The application of MEP as a stabiliser in low-sugar jam enhanced viscoelastic characteristics of jam, like apple pectin, and G′ > G″ confirmed the improved shelf-life stability at 25 °C. This study emphasised that microwave-assisted extraction can be a sustainable, time- and energy-saving method for the valorisation of pickled cabbage waste, and highlighted the effect of MEP on the characteristics of low-sugar jam.

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  • MakaleYayıncıda açık erişim2025Scopus SJRQ2
    Sustainable Optimization of Ohmic Heating–Assisted Extraction of Polyphenolics from Goji Berry (Lycium barbarum L.): LC–MS/MS Profiling and Blueness–Greenness Assessment

    Kantar, Harun; Ecem Bayram, Nesrin

    This study aimed to extract bioactive compounds from goji berry (Lycium barbarum L.) fruit using the ohmic heating–assisted extraction (OHAE) method and optimize the extraction conditions. In this context, firstly, the extraction conditions to be applied for the OHAE method were determined using the response surface method (RSM)-Box Behnken experimental design. During the study, temperature, holding time, and electrical field strength were determined as independent variables, while the total phenolic compound (TPC), total flavonoid compound (TFC), and antioxidant activity (DPPH) were selected as dependent variables. As a result of the optimization, the optimum conditions were determined to be 60 °C for the temperature, 60 min for the holding time, and 45 V/cm for the electrical field strength, and the composite desirability value of the model was 0.90. The highest experimental results for TPC, TFC, and DPPH were found to be 23.83 mg GAE/g, 7.33 mg QE/g, and 24.53 mg TE/g, respectively. In addition, the polyphenolic profiles of all extracts obtained under different process conditions were determined by LC–MS/MS, and rutin was the phenolic detected at the highest rate in the extracts. In addition, the blueness and greenness of the analytical method used in this study were evaluated using the BAGI and ComplexGAPI metrics, respectively. The results indicate that OHAE is an effective and sustainable method for extracting bioactive compounds from goji berries.

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  • MakaleAçık Erişim2025Scopus SJRQ1
    Optimization of Ethanol Extraction Conditions From Sun-Dried Apricot and Prediction of Antioxidant, Phenolic, and Flavonoid Contents and Their Effects on HCT116 Cells Using Artificial Neural Networks

    Topcu, Kubra Cinar; Gueven, Sara Altun; Cakir, Ozlem; Anlar, Pinar; Durul, Melekber Sulusoglu; Ay, Mizgin; Alyafei, Mohammed; Hayat, Faisal; Ercisli, Sezai

    This study aimed to optimize the ethanol extraction conditions of sun-dried apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.) and evaluate the antioxidant capacity, phenolic, and flavonoid contents of the obtained extracts. Response surface methodology (RSM) was applied to determine the optimal extraction conditions, which were identified as 60 degrees C temperature, 34% ultrasonic power, 46 min sonication time, and a 4 g/mL solid-liquid ratio. Under these conditions, the extract exhibited a total phenolic content (TPC) of 4.20 mg GAE/g, a total flavonoid content (TFC) of 7.09 mg QE/g, a DPPH (2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl) radical scavenging capacity of 1.37 mg TE/g, a ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) value of 9.12 mg TE/g, and a thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) level of 1.69 mg MDA/g. The artificial neural network (ANN) model provided highly accurate predictions for these parameters. Additionally, cell culture experiments demonstrated that the extract exerted a dose-dependent cytotoxic effect on HCT116 colon cancer cells, significantly reducing their viability. These findings highlight the potential of sun-dried apricot extracts as natural antioxidants with possible applications in the functional food and pharmaceutical industries.

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  • MakaleAçık Erişim2022Scopus SJRQ3
    Optimization of lactose derivative hetero-oligosaccharides production using whey as the acceptor molecule by an active glucansucrase

    Kabli, Mohammad; İspirli, Hümeyra; Balubaid, Mohammed; Taylan, Osman; Yılmaz, Mustafa Tahsin; Dertli, Enes

    Glucansucrases are capable of synthesis of distinct oligosaccharides using different acceptor molecules and in this study lactose derivative hetero-oligosaccharides were shown to be produced by an active glucansucrase in its acceptor reaction with sucrose and whey as the donor-acceptor molecules, respectively. Following the monitoring of the reaction products by TLC analysis, the effects of reaction parameters in terms of enzyme concentration, sucrose/whey ratio and reaction temperature on final oligosaccharide yields (OY) were optimized by Response Surface Methodology (RSM). Results indicated that increment of enzyme concentration and reaction temperature decreased the OY in a particular reaction time whereas the OY increased with the increment of sucrose/whey ratio in the acceptor reactions of glucansucrase E81 with whey as the acceptor molecule. A low level of glucansucrase E81 concentration was sufficient to obtain the highest OY in the tested conditions. These findings demonstrated the importance of the optimisation of the reaction parameters for the acceptor reactions of the glucansucrases.

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  • MakaleYalnız künye2019Scopus SJRQ3
    Response surface methodology as optimization strategy for asymmetric bioreduction of acetophenone using whole cell of Lactobacillus senmaizukei

    Çolak, Nida Sezin; Şahin, Engin; Dertli, Enes; Yilmaz, Mustafa Tahsin; Taylan, Osman

    Whole cell applications are one of the main methodologies for the bioreduction of prochiral ketones to obtain enantiomerically rich chiral secondary alcohols which are mainly affected by the culture parameters of the whole cell. In this study, whole cell of Lactobacillus senmaizukei as a safe Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB) was used for the reduction of acetophenone and Response Surface Methodology (RSM) application was used to optimize the culture parameters in terms of temperature, pH, incubation time, and agitation level to obtain the highest enantiomeric excess (ee) and conversion rate. The predicted optimum conditions for the bioreduction with whole cell Lactobacillus senmaizukei were found to be pH of 5.25, temperature of 25 °C, incubation time of 72 hr, and agitation level of 100 rpm. Importantly, the efficiency of the reduction of the acetophenone was significantly affected by the linear and quadratic effects of culture parameters. These findings are important to show the role of culture parameters for the bioreduction reactions and also the efficiency of the RSM technique to optimize these parameters.

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