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Optimizing the Extraction Yield of Polyprenols from Needles of Cunninghamia lanceolata (Lamb.) Hook using Response Surface Methodology and its Antioxidative Activities
Jiang, P., Zhang, Y., Shan, Z., & Zheng, Q. (2013). Optimizing the Extraction Yield of Polyprenols from Needles of Cunninghamia lanceolata (Lamb.) Hook using Response Surface Methodology and its Antioxidative Activities. BioResources, 8(1), 545-556.
An improved optimization method was used, combining a single-factor experiment and Response Surface Methodology to optimize the medium for the extraction yield of polyprenols from the needles of Cunninghamia lanceolata (Lamb.) Hook. A three-factor, three-level Box-Behnken design was used with extraction temperatures, extraction times, and liquid-solid ratio as independent variables to understand and optimize the extraction yield of polyprenols. A mathematical model with a high coefficient of determination was obtained and could be employed to optimize polyprenols extraction. From the optimized values of extraction temperature 71.4., extraction time 5.96 h, and liquid-solid ratio 9.3: 1, the extraction yield of polyprenols was 1.22 +/- 0.04% (N = 3), which agreed closely with the predicted value (1.27%). Besides, polyprenols were demonstrated to have a strong antioxidative ability in vitro. Scavenging percentages of superoxide radical and DPPH by polyprenols were up to 75.6% and 56.9%, respectively.