Extraction of Lepidium apetalum seed oil using supercritical carbon dioxide and anti-oxidant activity of the extracted oil

Molecules. 2011 Dec 5;16(12):10029-45. doi: 10.3390/molecules161210029.

Abstract

The supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) of Lepidium apetalum seed oil and its anti-oxidant activity were studied. The SFE process was optimized using response surface methodology (RSM) with a central composite design (CCD). Independent variables, namely operating pressure, temperature, time and flow rate were evaluated. The maximum extraction of Lepidium apetalum seed oil by SFE-CO₂ (about 36.3%) was obtained when SFE-CO₂ extraction was carried out under the optimal conditions of 30.0 MPa of pressure, 70 °C of temperature, 120 min of extraction time and 25.95 L/h of flow rate. GC-MS analysis showed the presence of four fatty acids in Lepidium apetalum seed oil, with a high content (91.0%) of unsaturated fatty acid. The anti-oxidant activity of the oil was assessed by the 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical-scavenging assay and 2,2'-azino- bis(3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sulphonic acid) diammonium salt (ABTS) test. Lepidium apetalum seed oil possessed a notable concentration-dependent antioxidant activity, with IC₅₀ values of 1.00 and 3.75 mg/mL, respectively.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antioxidants / pharmacology*
  • Benzothiazoles / metabolism
  • Biphenyl Compounds / metabolism
  • Carbon Dioxide / chemistry*
  • Chromatography, Supercritical Fluid / methods*
  • Lepidium / chemistry*
  • Models, Chemical
  • Picrates / metabolism
  • Plant Oils / isolation & purification*
  • Plant Oils / pharmacology
  • Regression Analysis
  • Seeds / chemistry*
  • Solvents
  • Sulfonic Acids / metabolism

Substances

  • Antioxidants
  • Benzothiazoles
  • Biphenyl Compounds
  • Picrates
  • Plant Oils
  • Solvents
  • Sulfonic Acids
  • Carbon Dioxide
  • 2,2'-azino-di-(3-ethylbenzothiazoline)-6-sulfonic acid
  • 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl