Characterization on phenolic acids and antioxidant activity of Chlorella sp. microalgae using subcritical water extraction

Chlorella sp. microalgae contain phenolic compounds with good functional properties. In this study, two extraction methods, soxhlet and subcritical water extraction (SWE) were applied and compared in terms of phenolic compounds recovery from Chlorella sp. microalgae and characterization of the phe...

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Main Authors: Siti Maisurah Zakaria, Siti Mazlina Mustapa Kamal, Razif Harun, Rozita Omar, Shamsul Izhar Siajam
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Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2020
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author Siti Maisurah Zakaria,
Siti Mazlina Mustapa Kamal,
Razif Harun,
Rozita Omar,
Shamsul Izhar Siajam,
author_facet Siti Maisurah Zakaria,
Siti Mazlina Mustapa Kamal,
Razif Harun,
Rozita Omar,
Shamsul Izhar Siajam,
author_sort Siti Maisurah Zakaria,
building UKM Institutional Repository
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description Chlorella sp. microalgae contain phenolic compounds with good functional properties. In this study, two extraction methods, soxhlet and subcritical water extraction (SWE) were applied and compared in terms of phenolic compounds recovery from Chlorella sp. microalgae and characterization of the phenolic acid components. Phenolic acid analysis demonstrated that the main components of the Chlorella sp. extracts were ferulic, caffeic and p-coumaric acids. The comparative study indicated that SWE gave higher extraction yield compared to conventional soxhlet method. High recoveries of phenolic acids were obtained at 175 °C with 3.20, 3.05 and 3.33 mg/100 g of ferulic, p-coumaric and caffeic acid, respectively, compared to soxhlet extraction using methanol with 2.10, 2.29 and 2.37 mg/100 g of ferulic, p-coumaric and caffeic acid, respectively. This proved that subcritical water treatment could effectively be used for the release of phenolic acids from Chlorella sp. using safe and green solvent. Analysis by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) was also performed to observe the effect of subcritical water on the functional groups of the extracts. The current study demonstrated that SWE provided a better way of utilising Chlorella sp. as a source of phenolic acids and natural antioxidants.
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spelling oai:generic.eprints.org:153472020-10-16T00:24:09Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/15347/ Characterization on phenolic acids and antioxidant activity of Chlorella sp. microalgae using subcritical water extraction Siti Maisurah Zakaria, Siti Mazlina Mustapa Kamal, Razif Harun, Rozita Omar, Shamsul Izhar Siajam, Chlorella sp. microalgae contain phenolic compounds with good functional properties. In this study, two extraction methods, soxhlet and subcritical water extraction (SWE) were applied and compared in terms of phenolic compounds recovery from Chlorella sp. microalgae and characterization of the phenolic acid components. Phenolic acid analysis demonstrated that the main components of the Chlorella sp. extracts were ferulic, caffeic and p-coumaric acids. The comparative study indicated that SWE gave higher extraction yield compared to conventional soxhlet method. High recoveries of phenolic acids were obtained at 175 °C with 3.20, 3.05 and 3.33 mg/100 g of ferulic, p-coumaric and caffeic acid, respectively, compared to soxhlet extraction using methanol with 2.10, 2.29 and 2.37 mg/100 g of ferulic, p-coumaric and caffeic acid, respectively. This proved that subcritical water treatment could effectively be used for the release of phenolic acids from Chlorella sp. using safe and green solvent. Analysis by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) was also performed to observe the effect of subcritical water on the functional groups of the extracts. The current study demonstrated that SWE provided a better way of utilising Chlorella sp. as a source of phenolic acids and natural antioxidants. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2020-04 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/15347/1/5.pdf Siti Maisurah Zakaria, and Siti Mazlina Mustapa Kamal, and Razif Harun, and Rozita Omar, and Shamsul Izhar Siajam, (2020) Characterization on phenolic acids and antioxidant activity of Chlorella sp. microalgae using subcritical water extraction. Sains Malaysiana, 49 (4). pp. 765-774. ISSN 0126-6039 http://www.ukm.my/jsm/malay_journals/jilid49bil4_2020/KandunganJilid49Bil4_2020.html
spellingShingle Siti Maisurah Zakaria,
Siti Mazlina Mustapa Kamal,
Razif Harun,
Rozita Omar,
Shamsul Izhar Siajam,
Characterization on phenolic acids and antioxidant activity of Chlorella sp. microalgae using subcritical water extraction
title Characterization on phenolic acids and antioxidant activity of Chlorella sp. microalgae using subcritical water extraction
title_full Characterization on phenolic acids and antioxidant activity of Chlorella sp. microalgae using subcritical water extraction
title_fullStr Characterization on phenolic acids and antioxidant activity of Chlorella sp. microalgae using subcritical water extraction
title_full_unstemmed Characterization on phenolic acids and antioxidant activity of Chlorella sp. microalgae using subcritical water extraction
title_short Characterization on phenolic acids and antioxidant activity of Chlorella sp. microalgae using subcritical water extraction
title_sort characterization on phenolic acids and antioxidant activity of chlorella sp. microalgae using subcritical water extraction
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/15347/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/15347/
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