Abstract:
The present study aimed to optimize the ultrasonic wave and cellulase synergistic extraction technology of total flavonoids from
Bambusae Caulis in Taeniam and evaluate their antioxidant capacity
in vitro. Taking yield of total flavonoids as the metric, the appropriate amount of cellulase added, pH of extraction solvents, ethanol concentration, ultrasonic power, ultrasonic temperature, material-liquid ratio and ultrasonic time were scouted by single-factor experiments, and the optimal conditions for the extraction of total flavonoids from
Bambusae Caulis in Taeniam were optimized by response surface methodology (RSM). Meanwhile, the antioxidant capacity was investigated
in vitro using scavenging 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), 2,2'-azino-bis-3-ethylbenzothiaz-oline-6-sulfonic acid (ABTS) free radicals and iron ion reduction method (FRAP). As the result showed that the optimum extraction parameters were the amount of cellulase added: 5%, pH of extraction solvents: 4.7, ethanol concentration: 61%, ultrasonic power: 240 W, ultrasonic temperature: 60 ℃, material-liquid ratio: 1:30 (g/mL), ultrasonic time: 30 min. The total flavonoids yield of
Bambusae Caulis in Taeniam was 0.83%±0.02% under these conditions, and the content of total flavonoids in
Bambusae Caulis in Taeniam extract was 16.21%±0.42%. The results of antioxidant experiments showed that the total flavonoids could scavenge DPPH and ABTS
+ radicals with IC
50 values of 150.1 and 44.6 μg/mL, respectively, which were 1.22 and 1.27 times greater than V
C. The ferric ion reducing ability of total flavonoids from
Bambusae Caulis in Taeniam was slightly higher than that of V
C. This optimized extraction process is simple and feasible, and the extracted total flavonoids shows strong antioxidant effects
in vitro, which provides scientific evidence for the further study and exploit of flavonoids from
Bambusae Caulis in Taeniam.