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Optimization of extraction of polyphenols from Sorghum Moench using response surface methodology, and determination of their antioxidant activities
Abstract
Purpose: To employ response surface methodology (RSM) hinged on a central composite design (CCD) for the optimization of the extraction of polyphenols from Sorghum moench (Sorghum M).
Methods: The combined influence of independent variables were assessed with RSM. Total phenolic content (TPC) determination was carried out using Folin-Ciocalteu method. Derivative compounds of phenolic acid were assayed using high performance liquid (HPLC). Antioxidant potential was determined through 1,1-diphenyl-2- picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging test.
Results: The optimized extraction conditions were: 60.37 % ethanol, temperature of 59.07 oC and 2.97 h of extraction duration, which resulted in the extraction of maximum amount of TPC, i.e., 313 mg GAE/100g dry weight. The interactions between temperature and ethanol concentration, and between extraction time and ethanol concentration had significant effects of TPC (p < 0.05). Under these conditions, there was a consistency between the projected and actual experimental levels of polyphenols. A positive correlation was found between TPC and DPPH radical scavenging activity (r=0.67, p <0.05). Furthermore, ferulic acid correlated positively with p-coumaric acid (r = 0.54, p <0.01).
Conclusion: These results underscore the usefulness of conditions for extraction in accurate
quantification of antioxidants and phenolic compounds from Sorghum M, for possible application in large scale commercial extraction.
Keywords: Response surface methodology, Sorghum moench, Polyphenols, Antioxidants
