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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2025, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (8): 133-139.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb2024-0534

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Extraction Process and Antioxidant Activities Screening of Total Flavonoids from Citrus depressa Hayat Leaves

WANG Jie1(), YU Xiaoxia2, HE Jianzhang1(), CHEN Jiantu1, WU Meifang1   

  1. 1 Fujian Institute of Subtropical Botany, Fujian Key Laboratory of Physiology and Biochemistry for Subtropical Plant, Xiamen Fujian 361006
    2 Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou 350122
  • Received:2024-08-15 Revised:2024-11-27 Online:2025-03-15 Published:2025-03-14

Abstract:

This study aimed to optimize the extraction process of total flavonoids from Citrus depressa Hayat leaves (CDHL), and investigate their antioxidant activities. Total flavonoids yield was used as evaluation index, the effects of extraction solvent, solid-liquid ratio, extraction time, and extraction frequency on the total flavonoids yield from CDHL were investigated by single-factor experiments. The extraction condition was optimized by orthogonal experiment. The antioxidant activity of total flavonoids was studied by measuring the removal capacity of DPPH, ABTS, hydroxyl radicals and the reducing capacity were investigated in vitro. The best extraction process conditions for total flavonoids from CDHL were distilled water reflux for 1 h and 2 times, with liquid ratio of 1:25 (g/mL). The mean extraction of total flavonoids under this condition was (32.60±2.16) mg/g. The IC50 of DPPH, ABTS and hydroxyl radicals were 12.03, 105.79 and 1.10 μg/mL respectively, and its reducing ability was strong. This extraction process was stable and reliable for extracting total flavonoids from CDHL. The total flavonoids from CDHL can be used as a novel natural antioxidant in functional foods.

Key words: Citrus depressa Hayat leaves, total flavonoids, extraction technology, orthogonal test, antioxidation