Optimization of flavonoid extraction from Tarocco orange (Citrus sinensis [L.] Osbeck) peel using supercritical CO2 followed by ethanol: chemical composition, antioxidant, and antibacterial activities.
Background: Blood orange peels represent an underutilized source of high-value flavonoids with broad bioactivities. Traditional single-extraction techniques for citrus flavonoids suffer from low efficiency due to polarity limitations, significantly restricting their industrial-scale development and application. As a result, there is an urgent need to develop green and efficient extraction processes to improve both the coverage and yield of citrus flavonoids.
Results: This study developed a two-step combined extraction process to obtain flavonoids from blood orange peels: supercritical CO2 extraction (SCE) followed by residue ethanol extraction (REE). Response surface methodology with Box-Behnken design was employed to optimize key process parameters for maximizing extraction efficiency. Compared to traditional solvent extraction, this process exhibited the following advantages: (1) qualitative analysis by ultra-performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole-Orbitrap high-resolution mass spectrometry identified seven additional flavonoids in the two-step extract, revealing that SCE was primarily composed of low-polarity flavonoids, and REE was primarily composed of high-polarity flavonoids; (2) quantitative analysis by HPLC demonstrated that the two-step extraction significantly enhanced flavonoid content, with total flavonoids increasing by 11.75% and polymethoxyflavones rising by 19.55%; (3) antioxidant and antimicrobial analyses revealed the potent antioxidant capacity of REE extracts and the superior antimicrobial activity of SCE extracts.
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