In vitro: |
Zuckerindustrie., 2015, 140(10):632-9. | An HPLC-DPPH method for antioxidant activity from sugarcane molasses.[Reference: WebLink] | Sugarcane molasses is potentially rich in health-promoting phenolic compounds. Present study was designed to optimize experimental conditions for ultrasonic-assisted extraction of antioxidant compounds from sugarcane molasses using response surface methodology.
METHODS AND RESULTS:
An HPLCDPPH method for simultaneous determination of antioxidant activity was also developed. Ethanol concentration 80-84% (v/v), temperature 58-59 degrees C, and 47-50 min time duration were the most favorable conditions. In these conditions, the optimal experimental results were total phenolic content 18 mg gallic acid equivalents/g, with DPPH free radical scavenging ability of 92%, which was same as the predicted values by RSM model. Catechin, vanillic acid, isorhamnetin-3-O-glucoside, eugenol, schaftoside, Diosmetin-7-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside, ferulic acid, and caffeoylquinic acid were identified using HPLC-MS/MS. Among the antioxidant compounds, schaftoside was the most abundant antioxidant (92.081 mu g/g dry substance), while ferulic acid exhibited the highest antioxidant activity.
CONCLUSIONS:
These results suggest that HPLC-DPPH method is more specific, accurate and less time consuming and can sever as a quality control tool. |
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