Estudos sistemáticos de obtenção e impregnação supercrítica de extratos de baccharis

Abstract

The Baccharis genus has more than 500 species discribed and 90% occur in South America. It has highlighted important feature in the folk medicine being used for digestive problems. Studies report the presence of phenolic compounds and phenolic acids in its non-volatile extracts. Non-volatile extracts are obtained by infusion and/or maceration of parts of the plant in solvent. One way to obtain pure extracts without the need of evaporation of the solvent is the extraction by supercritical fluid. The aim of the present study was to obtain non-volatile compounds of seven Baccharis species: Baccharis microdonta, B. megapotamica, B. vulneraria, B. usteri, B. trimera, B. tridentata, B. uncinella by supercritical extraction in different conditions of operation, analyze them in different chromatographic methods and test its biological activities such as antioxidant and antimicrobial. As it shows high antioxidant potencial and high availability in the nature, the B. uncinella species were selected to continue our studies in order to perform the supercritical impregnation of the extract in sutures, one polymer matrix of PLGA. The antioxidant activity was the chosen characteristic to aggregate in the suture with the objective to enhance the healing were it is used. The results obtained shows that the impregnated material was not visualized through image analysis, but quantification and liberation tests as well as antioxidant activity shows that the impregnation has occurred. The impregnation condition at 150 bar showed superior results in relation to the impregnation at 200 bar, about 50% more mass impregnated and a 30% higher antioxidant activity.