Comparison of extraction methods for chemical composition, antibacterial, depigmenting and antioxidant activities of Eryngium maritimum

Abstract

Objective The objective is to develop a natural cosmetic ingredient from Eryngium maritimum regarding the high interest of consumer in these ingredients for cosmetic use. Methods Five eco‐friendly techniques of extraction were applied to Eryngium maritimum aerial parts among conventional reflux extraction (with green solvent) and alternative techniques (supercritical fluid extraction (SFE), microwave‐assisted extraction (MAE), ultrasound‐assisted extraction (UAE) and ultrasound combined with microwave extraction (UAE + MAE)). Several criteria were evaluated to allow the optimal choice for an industrialized ingredient: yield of extraction, chemical composition and biological activities such as antimicrobial, antioxidant, anti‐collagenase and anti‐tyrosinase activities. The extracts were analysed by liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (LC‐HRMS), and the hierarchical Pearson classification (HCA) allowed to highlight the group of metabolites preferably extracted depending on the technique of extraction used. Results The biological results highlight that SFE and 80% ethanol reflux extracts have the best responses to biological activities such as antimicrobial, depigmenting and antioxidant activities, followed by water reflux extraction. Their activities might be due to the presence of different groups of metabolites favourably extracted by these techniques. Conclusion Among these extractions, water reflux extraction provided the optimal results considering the compromise between extraction yield and biological activities for the development of a cosmetic ingredient.

Antioxidant, Antimicrobial and Antiviral Properties of Herbal Materials

“…The extracts and essential oil of this plant show high antibacterial properties against S. aureus, Listeria monocyatogenes, Bacillus, E. coli, Salmonella typhimurium, P. acnes., S. bovis, S. pyogenes, S. dysgalactiae, S. pneumonia, and Pseudomonas [114][115][116][117].…”

Ultrasound extraction optimization for bioactive molecules from Eucalyptus globulus leaves through antioxidant activity

“…The great increase of applications found for the products obtained from eucalyptus has achieved the development of different efficient extraction systems, and we can highlight conventional extraction by reflux with different solvents, microwave assisted extraction and ultrasonic assisted extraction, as well as several associations among different techniques [23] , [24] . However, there is an increasing environmental interest to reduce the use of organic solvents using green technologies.…”

The Effects of Vernonia cinerea Less Extracts on Antioxidant Gene Expression in Colorectal Cancer Cells

“…Ethanol is known as a good solvent for a number of compounds such as polyphenols. A key advantage of ethanol is that it is safe for human consumption (Kowalska et al, 2021;Traversier et al, 2020).…”