Abstract:Selaginella tamariscina, a traditional Chinese medicine, contains a variety of bioactive components, among which biflavonoids are the main active ingredients and have antioxidant, antitumor, and anti-inflammatory properties. In this study, ultrasonic-assisted ionic liquid extraction (UAILE) is used for the first time to extract two main biflavonoids (amentoflavone (AME) and hinokiflavone (HIN)) from S. tamariscina. A high-performance liquid chromatography method is used for the simultaneous determination of AM… Show more
“…After concentration and vacuum drying of the liquid, TFs were obtained and stored at 5 °C until the next analysis. As ILs are relatively sticky, according to a previous study, 57 it is found that EpyBF 4 is best soluble in a series of ethyl ethanol compounds at the same temperature, so we use ethanol to dissolve ILs. 0.1 mol/L IL concentration, 280 W of extraction power, and 12:1 mL/g of liquid/solid ratio.…”
In this paper, an
efficient approach to extract total flavonoids
(TFs) from Selaginella involvens (Sw.)
Spring using homogenate-ultrasound-assisted ionic liquid (IL) extraction
(HUA-ILE) was first developed. The results indicated that EPyBF4 was selected as the suitable extractant. According to the
single factor experiment and response surface methodology, the IL concentration of 0.10 mol/L, the extraction
time of 160 s, the liquid/solid ratio of 13:1 mL/g, and the extraction
power of 300 W were concluded as the best conditions. A yield of 8.48
± 0.27 mg/g TF content was obtained. Compared with HUA ethanol
extraction, ultrasound-assisted IL extraction, and percolation extraction,
the TF content obtained by the HUA-ILE method could be increased by
2 to 4 times, and the extraction time could be reduced by 100 times.
Furthermore, 16 compounds of the TF extract were finally identified
through ultra-performance liquid chromatography quadrupole time-of-flight
tandem mass spectrometry, among which 11 compounds were first discovered
in S. involven. The contents of six
biflavonoids in S. involven were determined
simultaneously adopting high-performance liquid chromatography, including
amentoflavone, hinokiflavone, bilobetin, ginkgetin, isoginkgetin,
and heveaflavone. The TF extract in S. involven was proved to have potent antioxidant activity through the four
antioxidant experiments. In conclusion, HUA-ILE was applied for the
first time to exploit a green, efficient, and novel approach to extract
TFs, and the research also provided promising prospects for applications
of S. involven.
“…After concentration and vacuum drying of the liquid, TFs were obtained and stored at 5 °C until the next analysis. As ILs are relatively sticky, according to a previous study, 57 it is found that EpyBF 4 is best soluble in a series of ethyl ethanol compounds at the same temperature, so we use ethanol to dissolve ILs. 0.1 mol/L IL concentration, 280 W of extraction power, and 12:1 mL/g of liquid/solid ratio.…”
In this paper, an
efficient approach to extract total flavonoids
(TFs) from Selaginella involvens (Sw.)
Spring using homogenate-ultrasound-assisted ionic liquid (IL) extraction
(HUA-ILE) was first developed. The results indicated that EPyBF4 was selected as the suitable extractant. According to the
single factor experiment and response surface methodology, the IL concentration of 0.10 mol/L, the extraction
time of 160 s, the liquid/solid ratio of 13:1 mL/g, and the extraction
power of 300 W were concluded as the best conditions. A yield of 8.48
± 0.27 mg/g TF content was obtained. Compared with HUA ethanol
extraction, ultrasound-assisted IL extraction, and percolation extraction,
the TF content obtained by the HUA-ILE method could be increased by
2 to 4 times, and the extraction time could be reduced by 100 times.
Furthermore, 16 compounds of the TF extract were finally identified
through ultra-performance liquid chromatography quadrupole time-of-flight
tandem mass spectrometry, among which 11 compounds were first discovered
in S. involven. The contents of six
biflavonoids in S. involven were determined
simultaneously adopting high-performance liquid chromatography, including
amentoflavone, hinokiflavone, bilobetin, ginkgetin, isoginkgetin,
and heveaflavone. The TF extract in S. involven was proved to have potent antioxidant activity through the four
antioxidant experiments. In conclusion, HUA-ILE was applied for the
first time to exploit a green, efficient, and novel approach to extract
TFs, and the research also provided promising prospects for applications
of S. involven.
“…Furthermore, this in vitro culture system is also considered effective in generating useful functional substances of S. tamariscina, such as amentoflavone, hinokiflavone, selaginellin, etc. [23][24][25]. Moreover, this method not only could be utilized as a tool to protect plants from indiscriminate collection in their natural habitats but also as a tool to preserve the plant's habitat, and this indicates the importance of this research for preservation purposes.…”
Selaginella tamariscina is a medicinal plant that contains a variety of plant secondary metabolites; however, it is currently being collected indiscriminately from its native habitats. Hence, we have developed an efficient propagation method for S. tamariscina. Explants grown in vitro were cultured in Murashige and Skoog medium of various strengths (1/16–2x), and the highest number of sporophytes (65.7) were obtained with 1/4x MS medium. Culturing explants at various lengths (3–12 mm) for 12 weeks indicated 12 mm as the most appropriate size for sporophyte propagation. We then evaluated various concentrations of individual components, sucrose (0–5%), total nitrogen (7.5–30 mM), nitrogen ratio (3:0–0:3), and agar (0.6–0.8%), in the 1/4x MS medium for explant growth for 12 weeks. The maximum number of sporophytes were formed in media containing 3% sucrose, 15 mM nitrogen, and 0.6% agar, with a nitrogen ratio of 1:2. The propagated S. tamariscina was then acclimatized in a controlled environment to improve survival in an external environment. These results demonstrate the effective conditions for in vitro mass propagation of S. tamariscina, finding that methods utilizing sporophytes were more efficient than conventional propagation methods and yielded numerous plants in a short period.
“…Biflavonoids were a type of compound formed by the polymerization of two single flavonoids through carbon–carbon or ether-oxygen bonds and have good pharmacological activities, including antioxidant, antitumor, antibacterial and anti-inflammatory activities [8] , [9] , [10] , [11] , [12] . The previous study revealed that biflavonoids were main active ingredients in S.chaetoloma , including amentoflavone (AME), robustaflavone (ROB), hinokiflavone (HIN), and heveaflavone (HEV) [13] , [14] , [15] , [16] , [17] . The structure of the four biflavonoids appears in Fig.…”
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