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Influence of solvents and novel extraction methods on bioactive compounds and antioxidant capacity of Phyllanthus amarus

  • Van Tang Nguyen EMAIL logo , Hong Ngoc Thuy Pham , Michael C. Bowyer , Ian A. van Altena and Christopher J. Scarlett EMAIL logo
Published/Copyright: February 11, 2016
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Phyllanthus amarus (P. amarus) is a herbal plant used in the treatment of various diseases such as hepatitis, diabetes, and cancer. Efficiency of its bioactive compounds extraction and therefore the biological activity of the extracts are significantly influenced by both solvent character and extraction method. This study is aimed at the determination of the influence of six various solvents (water, acetonitrile, ethanol, methanol, ethyl acetate, and dichloromethane) and nine different extraction methods (conventional, ultrasound-assisted, microwave-assisted, and six novel methods) on the extraction efficiency and antioxidant capacity of P. amarus. The results indicated that water extracted the maximal amount of phenolics from P. amarus and had the highest antioxidant capacity, while microwave-assisted extraction provided the highest yields of phenolics and saponins, and the highest antioxidant capacity with the lowest energy consumption when compared to the other extraction methods. These findings implied that water and microwave-assisted extraction are recommended as the most effective solvent and method for the extraction of bioactive compounds from P. amarus for potential application in the pharmaceutical and nutraceutical industries.

Acknowledgements

The authors sincerely acknowledge the funding support from the Ramaciotti Foundation (ES2012/0104) and the University of Newcastle, Faculty of Science and Information Technology. The authors kindly thank the Vietnamese Government through the Vietnam International Education Development-Ministry of Education and Training (Project 911) and the University of Newcastle for awarding a VIEDTUIT scholarship to Van Tang Nguyen. The authors would also like to thank the Center of Experiment and Practice at the Nha Trang University for technical support.

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Received: 2015-6-28
Revised: 2015-9-23
Accepted: 2015-10-3
Published Online: 2016-2-11
Published in Print: 2016-5-1

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