Evaluation of Sunflower Sprout Extract as a Bioinspired Support to UV Filtration
Michael Hymas, Marc Fischer, Stéphane Poigny, Vasilios G. Stavros
TL;DR
This study shows that sunflower sprout extract behaves similarly to chlorogenic acid in UV protection, suggesting it could be used in sunscreens.
Contribution
The study demonstrates that unpurified sunflower sprout extract retains the UV photoprotective properties of chlorogenic acid.
Findings
Sunflower sprout extract and chlorogenic acid exhibit similar nonradiative deactivation times (∼5 picoseconds) after UV excitation.
The presence of other phytochemicals in the extract does not hinder the UV protection mechanism of chlorogenic acid.
Abstract
The photochemistry of a commercial sunflower sprout extract was compared to that of pure chlorogenic acid (3‐O‐caffeoylquinic acid), a key photoprotective species found in the extract. Steady‐state and time‐resolved spectroscopy experiments revealed virtually equivalent photodynamics between aqueous solutions of the sunflower extract and chlorogenic acid, namely ∼5 picosecond nonradiative deactivation following UV photoexcitation. For chlorogenic acid, this nonradiative deactivation is achieved by relaxation through a conical intersection, mediated through rotation around the caffeoyl C=C double bond. These photophysical similarities tentatively justify the use of the unpurified sprout extract for use in UV photoprotective formulations and demonstrate that the environmental complexity conferred by the presence of other phytochemical constituents in the extract does not impede the…
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TopicsLight effects on plants · Sunflower and Safflower Cultivation · Advanced oxidation water treatment