Although resveratrol (3,5,4′-trihydroxy-stilbene) is one of the most studied natural product because of its biological properties such as antioxidant or anticancer, its low water solubility and stability (influenced by pH, light and increased temperature), as well as its propensity to oligomerize, limit its bioavailability and applications in nutraceutic, cosmetics or pharmaceutical industries. Besides, resveratrol production at the multigram scale through vine cell culture is limited by the tedious extraction of pure resveratrol from the bioconversion medium due to its complexation by cyclodextrins, the latter being used as elicitors in the bioproduction process. In this work, we have been able to overcome all these drawbacks by performing a single organic solvent-free enzymatic α-glycosylation directly from the βcyclodextrin-resveratrol complex in water using β-cyclodextrin as glycoside-donor. The combined effects of five parameters (CGTase amount, cyclodextrin amount, cyclodextrin/resveratrol ratio, pH, and temperature) were studied by design of experiments (DoE) to maximize the glycosylation yield. The optimal setting point of parameters was obtained by response surface methodology (RSM). After optimization, an efficient α-glycosylation was performed being obtained 35% of molar yield. The major glycosidestwo monoglycosides: 3-O-α-D-glucosyl-resveratrol and 4′-O-α-D-glucosyl-resveratrol and two diglycosides: 3-O-α-D-maltosyl-resveratrol and 4′-O-α-D-maltosyl-resveratrolwere characterized using a hyphenated liquid chromatography-solid phase extraction-nuclear magnetic resonance system, then separated and purified using centrifugal partition chromatography (CPC). Their antiradical properties, as well as that of their crude mixture, were evaluated through DPPH analysis. Results confirmed that the position 4′−OH is the best position for the glycosylation to maintain the highest antiradical properties.

Polylactide (PLA) is the most used biodegradable and biobased food packaging polymer for rigid containers and films. However, its low ductility is a hurdle for increasing its applications in flexible food packaging. A solution is the use of additives. Palm oil deodorizer distillate (PODC) is revealed to be an excellent additive promoting PLA ductility. PODC is a by-product of vegetable oil refining, which is available in stable quality and in sufficient amounts. Amorphous PLA/PODC blends had an elongation at break of around 130% and that of semi-crystalline blends was still around 55% compared to the initial 5% of neat PLA. At the same time the PLA rigidity and high glass transition temperatures were kept. PODC was also a very efficient processing aid, allowing for film blow extrusion. The blends were stable in properties during six months without exudation. They complied with legal norms of Food Contact Materials (EU 10/2011) and induced no sensorial alteration of packed food. Therefore PODC is a very interesting alternative to common plasticizers for the production of flexible PLA packaging films.

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