Chemistry Journal of Moldova

THE EFFECT OF SOLVENTS AND EXTRACTION PROCEDURE ON THE RECOVERY OF PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS AND THE ANTIOXIDANT CAPACITY OF ALGERIAN BASSIA MURICATA L. EXTRACTS

Author(s):

Hichem Mohammedi, Samira Idjeri-Mecherara, Fouad Menaceur, Aicha Hassani


Field: Natural product chemistry and synthesis
Type: Research paper
Issue: 2019 Volume 14, no.2
Pages: 79-89
Keywords:

polyphenol, flavonoid, condensed tannin, antioxidant, Bassia muricata.


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Graphical Abstract: This paper focuses on the study of the effect of extraction solvent choice on phenolic compounds contents and antioxidant activity of Bassia muricata. In this study, five different solvents namely: water, acetone, ethanol, methanol and hexane, and three extraction techniques were used to extract phenolic compounds: microwave-assisted extraction, Soxhlet and maceration. Total phenolics, total flavonoids and condensed tannins contents were determined. The results showed that different solvents with different polarity had a major effect on polyphenolic contents and antioxidant activity. Microwave-assisted extraction was the best suited for the extraction of antioxidant molecules when compared to Soxhlet and maceration.


 


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