The anti-hypochlorite activity of açaí (Euterpe oleracea Mart.), goji (Lycium barbarum L.)
and schisandra (Schisandra chinensis) fruit extracts were assessed by determining the reactive
chlorine species (RCS)-scavenging ability of these three “super-food” berries. In addition, the
aqueous extracts obtained were employed as both the media and the catalyst in a green chemistry
approach to the synthesis of a coumarin-based fluorescence turn-off sensor, which was then used
for anti-hypochlorite activity testing. The aqueous extracts were also assessed for total phenolic
content (TPC), using the Folin–Ciocalteu method, and the antioxidant activity using the ABTS+•
assay. Moreover, the main water-soluble polyphenolic constituents of the extracts were identified
by the HPLC-PDA-ESI-MS technique. Among the extracts tested, açaí demonstrated the highest
anti-hypochlorite and antioxidant activities, while the highest TPC value was found for the goji
extract. All extracts demonstrated modest catalytic activity as Knoevenagel condensation catalysts.