Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2011, 12(10), 6856-6870; doi:10.3390/ijms12106856
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Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Extraction of Bioactive Compounds from Ampelopsis grossedentata Stems: Process Optimization and Antioxidant Activity

Yuefei Wang 1 email, Le Ying 1 email, Da Sun 1 email, Shikang Zhang 2 email, Yuejin Zhu 2 email and Ping Xu 1,* email
1 Department of Tea Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China 2 Hangzhou Tea Research Institute, China COOP, Hangzhou 310016, China
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 1 August 2011; in revised form: 8 October 2011 / Accepted: 10 October 2011 / Published: 14 October 2011
(This article belongs to the Section Bioactives and Nutraceuticals)
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Abstract: Supercritical carbon dioxide (SC-CO2) extraction of bioactive compounds including flavonoids and phenolics from Ampelopsis grossedentata stems was carried out. Extraction parameters such as pressure, temperature, dynamic time and modifier, were optimized using an orthogonal array design of L9 (34), and antioxidant activities of the extracts were evaluated by 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) free radical scavenging assay and ferrous ion chelating (FIC) assay. The best conditions obtained for SC-CO2 extraction of flavonoids was 250 bar, 40 °C, 50 min, and with a modifier of methanol/ethanol (1:3, v/v), and that for phenolics extraction was 250 bar, 40 °C, 50 min, and with a modifier of methanol/ethanol (1:1, v/v). Meantime, flavonoids and phenolics were found to be mainly responsible for the DPPH scavenging activity of the extracts, but not for the chelating activity on ferrous ion according to Pearson correlation analysis. Furthermore, several unreported flavonoids such as apigenin, vitexin, luteolin, etc., have been detected in the extracts from A. grossedentata stems.
Keywords: Ampelopsis grossedentata; stems; bioactive compounds; optimization; antioxidant activity

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Wang, Y.; Ying, L.; Sun, D.; Zhang, S.; Zhu, Y.; Xu, P. Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Extraction of Bioactive Compounds from Ampelopsis grossedentata Stems: Process Optimization and Antioxidant Activity. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2011, 12, 6856-6870.

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Wang Y, Ying L, Sun D, Zhang S, Zhu Y, Xu P. Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Extraction of Bioactive Compounds from Ampelopsis grossedentata Stems: Process Optimization and Antioxidant Activity. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2011; 12(10):6856-6870.

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Wang, Yuefei; Ying, Le; Sun, Da; Zhang, Shikang; Zhu, Yuejin; Xu, Ping. 2011. "Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Extraction of Bioactive Compounds from Ampelopsis grossedentata Stems: Process Optimization and Antioxidant Activity." Int. J. Mol. Sci. 12, no. 10: 6856-6870.

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