FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2010, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (24): 95-101.doi: 10.7506/spkx1002-6630-201024020

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Extraction and Saponification of Trans-lutein from Marigold Flowers

WANG Chuang1,LI Da-jing1,2,3,*,SONG Jiang-feng2,3,LIU Chun-quan2,3   

  1. 1. College of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China;2. Institute of Farm Products Processing, Jiangsu
    Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing 210014, China;3. Engineering Research Center for Agricultural Products Processing,
    National Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Center in East China, Nanjing 210014, China
  • Received:2010-03-02 Revised:2010-10-26 Online:2010-12-25 Published:2010-12-29
  • Contact: LI Da-jing E-mail:lidajing@163.com

Abstract:

Marigold (Tagetes erecta) flowers were used as raw materials to investigate the extraction and saponification of translutenin from marigold flowers. The effects of organic solvent amount, KOH-ethanol concentration and amount, extraction and saponification temperature and time on extraction and saponification rate of trans-lutenin from marigold flowers was explored. Based on the single factor experimental results, response surface experiments were used to optimize the extraction and saponification efficiency of trans-lutein and a mathematic model between the factors and extraction rate of trans-lutenin from marigold flowers was established. Meanwhile, crude trans-lutein was further purified. Results indicated that the optimal extraction parameters were raw material amount of 1.00 g, petroleum ether amount of 42.6 mL/g, KOH-ethanol concentration of 0.099 g/mL and extraction temperature of 58.8 ℃. Under the optimal extraction conditions, the extraction rate of trans-lutein was up to 1.499%. After the purification of trans-lutein, the content of trans-lutein crystal was up to 90.42%.

Key words: Tagetes erecta, trans-lutein, extraction and saponification, response surface methodology, purification

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