PMID- 34828805 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20211130 IS - 2304-8158 (Print) IS - 2304-8158 (Electronic) IS - 2304-8158 (Linking) VI - 10 IP - 11 DP - 2021 Oct 21 TI - Customized Deep Eutectic Solvents as Green Extractants for Ultrasonic-Assisted Enhanced Extraction of Phenolic Antioxidants from Dogbane Leaf-Tea. LID - 10.3390/foods10112527 [doi] LID - 2527 AB - This study evaluates the application of eco-friendly deep eutectic solvents (DESs) in the extraction of phenolic antioxidants from dogbane leaf-tea (DLT). The results showed DESs with lower viscosity allowed an efficient extraction of significantly higher contents of total phenolics or flavonoids. An innovative and high-efficient solvent, choline chloride-levulinic acid (ChCl-LevA), was screened and used in ultrasonic-assisted extraction (UAE) of phenolic compounds from DLT. According to full factorial design experimental results, total phenolic content (TPC), total flavonoid content (TFC), antioxidant activity, and anti-alpha-glucosidase activity (alpha-GIA) of the DLT extracts were simultaneously optimized by response surface methodology. Sonication temperature and water content in ChCl-LevA were found to be the major factors affecting the TPC, TFC, antioxidant activity, and alpha-GIA of DLT extracts. Under the optimum parameters (water content in ChCl-LevA was 45%, sonication temperature was 50 degrees C, and extraction time was 30 min), the measured results for all the responses were obtained as follows: TPC-91.38 +/- 7.20 mg GAE/g DW, TFC-84.12 +/- 3.47 mg RE/g DW, ABTS(+)-492 +/- 7.33 mmol TE/g DW, FRAP-6235 +/- 121 mumol Fe(II)/g DW and alpha-GIA-230 +/- 7.59 mmol AE/g DW, which were consistent with the predicted values. In addition, strongly significant positive correlations were observed between TPC/TFC and bio-activities of the DLT extracts. HPLC results indicated high contents of (-)-epigallocatechin (4272 +/- 84.86 mug/g DW), catechin (5268 +/- 24.53 mug/g DW), isoquercitrin (3500 +/- 86.07 mug/g DW), kaempferol 3-O-rutinoside (3717 +/- 97.71 mug/g DW), and protocatechuic acid (644 +/- 1.65 mug/g DW) were observed in the DLT extracts. In contrast to other extraction methods, ChCl-LevA-based UAE yielded higher TPC, TFC, individual phenolic contents, stronger antioxidant activity, and alpha-GIA. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) analysis further confirmed that ChCl-LevA-based UAE enhanced the disruption of cell wall structure, thereby making more phenolic antioxidants released from DLT. In short, ChCl-LevA-based UAE was confirmed to be an innovative and high-efficient method for extraction of phenolic antioxidants from DLT. Dogbane leaves can be considered as a good tea source rich in natural antioxidants. FAU - Wang, Ruimin AU - Wang R AD - School of Food Science and Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China. FAU - Zhang, Weimin AU - Zhang W AD - School of Food Science and Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China. AD - Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Functional Food of Hainan Province, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China. AD - Key Laboraory of Tropical Fruits and Vegetables Quality and Safety for State Market Regulation, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China. FAU - He, Ruiping AU - He R AD - School of Food Science and Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China. FAU - Li, Wu AU - Li W AD - School of Food Science and Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China. AD - Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Functional Food of Hainan Province, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China. FAU - Wang, Lu AU - Wang L AD - School of Food Science and Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China. AD - Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Functional Food of Hainan Province, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China. LA - eng GR - No. 2019RC009 and No. 320RC511/Natural Science Foundation of Hainan Province, China/ GR - No. KYQD1901/Scientific Research Foundation of Hainan University, China/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20211021 PL - Switzerland TA - Foods JT - Foods (Basel, Switzerland) JID - 101670569 PMC - PMC8620010 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Dogbane leaf-tea OT - anti-glucosidase activity OT - antioxidant activity OT - deep eutectic solvents OT - phenolic compounds OT - response surface methodology OT - ultrasonic-assisted extraction COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2021/11/28 06:00 MHDA- 2021/11/28 06:01 PMCR- 2021/10/21 CRDT- 2021/11/27 01:07 PHST- 2021/09/15 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/10/11 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2021/10/17 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/11/27 01:07 [entrez] PHST- 2021/11/28 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/11/28 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2021/10/21 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - foods10112527 [pii] AID - foods-10-02527 [pii] AID - 10.3390/foods10112527 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Foods. 2021 Oct 21;10(11):2527. doi: 10.3390/foods10112527.