Optimization of Ultrasonic Extraction of Phenolic Compounds from Epimedium brevicornum Maxim Using Response Surface Methodology and Evaluation of Its Antioxidant Activities In Vitro

The ultrasound-assisted extraction of phenolic compounds from Epimedium brevicornu Maxim was modeled using response surface methodology. A Central Composite Design (CCD) was employed to optimize three extraction variables, including ethanol concentration (X1), extraction time (X2), and ratio of aque...

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Main Authors: Yan Zhao, Yingying Hou, Guosheng Tang, Enbo Cai, Shuangli Liu, He Yang, Lianxue Zhang, Shijie Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Journal of Analytical Methods in Chemistry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/864654