Abstract:
In order to improve the extraction amount of anthraquinones from
Aloe vera peel, this study used microwave-assisted extraction method to extract anthraquinones from
Aloe vera, and investigated the effects of different ethanol concentrations, extraction time, microwave power, and material-to-liquid ratio on the extraction, and carried out response surface optimization of the extraction process based on single-factor experiments, and studied the
in vitro antioxidant properties of
Aloe vera anthraquinones by its effects on DPPH radical scavenging ability, ABTS
+ radical scavenging ability, superoxide anion radical scavenging ability, iron ion reducing ability and lipid peroxidation inhibiting activity. The results showed that the optimal conditions for the extraction of
Aloe vera anthraquinones by microwave were: Ethanol concentration of 80%, extraction time of 60 s, microwave power of 406 W, and material-to-liquid ratio of 1:19 g/mL. The extracted amount of
Aloe vera anthraquinones was 12.29 mg/g, and the
in vitro antioxidant IC
50 values were 0.431±0.003, 0.400±0.005, 0.443±0.012, 0.417±0.007 and 0.441±0.008 mg/mL, respectively.