To investigate the extraction and purification processes of Cinnamomum cassia polyphenols and assess its in vitro biological activities.
A water extraction process combined with microfiltration and ultrafiltration membrane separation was employed to prepare a high-polyphenol, low-coumarin Cinnamomum cassia polyphenol extract (CPE).
The CPE contained 48.3% polyphenols and 0.022 mg/g coumarin. Compared with conventional aqueous extracts, the polyphenol content of CPE increased by 213.5%; the total content of procyanidin B1 and B2 increased by 148.7%, and the coumarin content decreased by 77.08%. In vitro experiments demonstrated that,compared with conventional aqueous extracts, CPE showed significantly stronger scavenging capacities for 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and 2,2’-azino-bis (3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) radical cation(ABTS+), along with improved iron chelating ability and total reducing power. CPE exhibited stronger inhibitory activity against α-amylase and α-glucosidase.
The extraction and purification processes established in this study greatly improve the purity of Cinnamomum cassia polyphenols, and the obtained CPE exhibits stronger in vitro antioxidant activity and inhibitory capacity against carbohydrate digestive enzymes.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |