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HERO ID
8361436
Reference Type
Journal Article
Title
Optimization of ultrasound-assisted extraction of bioactive properties from date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) spikelets using response surface methodology
Author(s)
Almusallam, IA; Mohamed Ahmed, IA; Babiker, EE; Al Juhaimi, FY; Fadimu, GJ; Osman, MA; Al Maiman, SA; Ghafoor, K; Alqah, HAS
Year
2021
Is Peer Reviewed?
1
Journal
LWT - Food Science and Technology
ISSN:
0023-6438
EISSN:
1096-1127
Publisher
Academic Press
Location
AMSTERDAM
Volume
140
Page Numbers
110816
Language
English
DOI
10.1016/j.lwt.2020.110816
Web of Science Id
WOS:000636112600075
Abstract
Response surface methodology (RSM) was applied to optimize the experimental conditions for ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE) to maximize the recovery of total phenolic content (TFC) and 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging activity from date palm spikelets (DPS). A three-factor [temperature (25 °C, 42.5 °C, and 60 °C), duration (20, 30, and 40 min), and ethanol concentration (25%, 37.5%, and 50%)] and three-level (â1, 0, and +1) BoxâBehnken design (BBD) was applied. Sonication temperature and ethanol concentration were the major factors influencing the recovery of total phenolic content (TPC) and DPPH radical scavenging activity from DPS. The experimental values [TPC, 130.2 mg gallic acid equivalents (mg GAE/g), and DPPH radical scavenging activity, 87.5%] well matched with the predicted values (TPC, 124.5 mg GAE/g, and DPPH radical scavenging activity, 87.2%) at the optimum UAE conditions (temperature 40.8 °C, duration 21.6 min, and ethanol concentration 50.0%), which confirmed the validity of the applied RSM model. The major phenolic compounds in DPS determined at optimized UAE conditions were rutin and (+)-catechin. This study identified the ideal UAE settings for the maximum recovery of bioactive compounds from DPS for possible utilization of date byproducts in food applications. © 2020 Elsevier Ltd
Keywords
Date palm spikelets; Response surface methodology; Total phenolics; Ultrasound-assisted extraction
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