FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2012, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (22): 12-16.

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Optimization of Homogenization Conditions for the Extraction of Proanthocyanidin from Ginkgo biloba Leaves Using Response Surface Methodology

  

  • Received:2012-05-08 Revised:2012-10-24 Online:2012-11-25 Published:2012-11-20

Abstract: This study deals with the optimization of homogenization conditions for the extraction of proanthocyanidin from Ginkgo biloba leaves using response surface methodology. The effects of extraction solvent, solid-to-solvent ratio, and homogenization speed and time on the extraction yield of proanthocyanidin was investigated by one-factor-at-a-time method. Further investigations were carried out to optimize the process parameters through response surface analysis of a mathematical model for the extraction yield of proanthocyanidin as their function built based on a Box-Behnken experimental design. The optimal conditions for extracting proanthocyanidin from Ginkgo biloba leaves were found to be homogenization at a rotary speed of 10500 r/min for 5.87 min with an absolute ethanol-to-Ginkgo biloba leaves of 1:23.8 (g/mL). Under these conditions, the extraction yield of proanthocyanidin was 2.21%.

Key words: Ginkgo biloba leaves, proanthocyanidin, homogenization, extraction, response surface methodology

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