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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Optimising the Polyphenolic Content and Antioxidant Activity of Green Rooibos (

Lusani Norah Vhangani, Leonardo Cristian Favre, Guido Rolandelli, Jessy Van Wyk, María Del Pilar Buera

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Lusani Norah VhanganiDepartment of Food Science & Technology, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Bellville 7535, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-4860-4191
Leonardo Cristian FavreCONICET-INTA, Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de los Sistemas Alimentarios Sustentables (ICyTeSAS), Las Cabañas y De Los Reseros s/n, 1686, Buenos Aires C1425FQB, Argentina.
Guido RolandelliCONICET-Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Godoy Cruz 2290, Buenos Aires C1425FQB, Argentina.
Jessy Van WykDepartment of Food Science & Technology, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Bellville 7535, South Africa.
María Del Pilar BueraCONICET-Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Godoy Cruz 2290, Buenos Aires C1425FQB, Argentina.
Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas · ARCape Peninsula University of Technology · ZA

Funding

National Research Foundation Black Academics Advancement Programme (BAAP), Grant/Award Number: 120639.The Agencia Nacional de Promoción Científica y Tecnológica (PICT 2013-1331), Centro 681 Argentino-Sudafricano en Nanotecnología and Universidad de 682 Buenos Aires (UBACYT 20020170100459BA). PICT-ASACEN 2012-3070
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Antioxidant activity associated with green rooibos infusions is attributed to the activity of polyphenols, particularly aspalathin and nothofagin. This study aimed to optimise β-cyclodextrin (β-CD)-assisted extraction of crude green rooibos (CGRE) via total polyphenolic content (TPC) and antioxidant activity assays. Response surface methodology (RSM) permitted optimisation of β-CD concentration (0−15 mM), temperature (40−90 °C) and time (15−60 min). Optimal extraction conditions were: 15 mM β-CD: 40 °C: 60 min with a desirability of 0.985 yielding TPC of 398.25 mg GAE·g−1, metal chelation (MTC) of 93%, 2,2′-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS) radical scavenging of 1689.7 µmol TE·g−1, ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) of 2097.53 µmol AAE·g−1 and oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC) of 11,162.82 TE·g−1. Aspalathin, hyperoside and orientin were the major flavonoids, with quercetin, luteolin and chrysoeriol detected in trace quantities. Differences (p < 0.05) between aqueous and β-CD assisted CGRE was only observed for aspalathin reporting the highest content of 172.25 mg·g−1 of dry matter for extracts produced at optimal extraction conditions. Positive, strong correlations between TPC and antioxidant assays were observed and exhibited regression coefficient (R2) between 0.929−0.978 at p < 0.001. These results demonstrated the capacity of β-CD in increasing polyphenol content of green rooibos.

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Aspalathusbeta-CyclodextrinsAntioxidantsPlant ExtractsPolyphenolsAntioxidantsbeta-CyclodextrinsPlant ExtractsPolyphenolsantioxidant activityencapsulationgreen rooibospolyphenolic contentβ-cyclodextrin extraction

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PMID35684494
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