Bioactivity of extracts of Musa paradisiaca L. obtained with compressed propane and supercritical CO2

This paper reports the assessment of bioactivity of inflorescences extracts of Musa paradisiaca L. obtained using supercritical CO2 (scCO2) and compressed propane as solvents. The effects of extraction conditions over the antioxidant and antibacterial activity were evaluated. The highest antioxidant activity (3576.86 ± 18.36 mg of ɑ-tocopherol/g extract) was found for extracts obtained using scCO2 as solvent at 353.15 K and 25.0 MPa. The...