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8 Article history: In this present study, an efficient complex enzyme-assisted extraction technology was developed and
9 Received 13 August 2013 optimized to extract polysaccharides from alfalfa using four factors at five levels central composite
10 Received in revised form rotatable response surface design (CCRD). The experimental data was fitted to a second order polyno-
11 16 September 2013
mial equation with high coefficient of determination values (R2 > 0.95). The results of statistical analysis
12 Accepted 20 September 2013
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showed that the linear and quadratic terms of these four variables had significant effects (P < 0.05) on the
yield of polysaccharides from alfalfa. The optimum conditions were as follows: enzyme concentration
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of 2.5%, 2.0%, 3.0% (weight of alfalfa) of cellulase, papain and pectase, extraction temperature 52.7 ◦ C,
14 Keywords:
15 Alfalfa
extraction pH 3.87, ratio of water to raw material 78.92 mL/g and extraction time 2.73 h. Under the
16 Polysaccharides optimal conditions, the experimental extraction yield of alfalfa polysaccharides was 5.05 ± 0.02%, which
17 Extraction was well matched with the value (5.09%) predicted by the CCRD model. Moreover, evaluation of the
18 Response surface methodology antioxidant activity of polysaccharides from alfalfa in vitro suggested that the polysaccharides had good
19 Antioxidant antioxidant effect, especially scavenging activity for hydroxyl radical and DPPH radical, which indicated
that the polysaccharides from alfalfa may be explored as a novel natural antioxidant.
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21 Alfalfa (Medicago sativa Linn) is perennial flowering plant of The conventional extraction methods of polysaccharides from 43
22 the family Fabaceae widely grown as one of the important forage alfalfa are hot-water extraction [12] and alcohol abstraction [13] 44
23 crops because of the highest feeding value and yield throughout the which not only depend largely on maceration, mechanical rab- 45
24 world and is also utilized as a typical medicine herb for hundreds bling and continuous energy consumption, but also require higher 46
25 of years in China [1]. So far, several beneficial physiological effects temperature, longer extraction time with lower extraction yield. 47
26 [2], immunostimulatory activity [3–5], and pharmacological activ- Polysaccharides structures responsible for bioactivities may be 48
27 ities, such as anti-tumor [6], lipid-lowing [7,8] and antioxidation destroyed to some extent suffering from a high temperature for 49
28 [2,9] of polysaccharides from alfalfa (APS) have been proved and long extraction time, leading to a drop in the effects of pharmacol- 50
29 published. Besides, APS have been found to promote the growth of ogy [14]. Thus, it would be desirable to devise an extraction means 51
30 livestock and poultry with a trait of dosage effect [2,7]. Oxidation is operated under moderate conditions which facilitates the polysac- 52
31 an essential biological process to many living organisms for energy charides to overcome cell wall limitations into the solvent. Based on 53
32 production. However, excessive reactive oxygen species produced the above considerations, enzyme-assisted extraction technology 54
33 in vivo during some oxidative reactions are strongly associated has been widely applied in the extraction of target compounds from 55
34 with some chronic diseases [10]. Recent researches suggested that different plants owing to its moderate, efficient and energy-saving 56
35 synthetic antioxidants were restricted due to their potential car- advantages which have been widely investigated compared to the 57
36 cinogenicity [11]. Therefore, there has been increasing interest in conventional extraction methods [14–20]. However, an important 58
37 developing and utilizing natural, effective and safe antioxidants, point of this method is that the effectiveness of enzyme-assisted 59
38 such as plant polysaccharides, to protect the human body from var- extraction could vary greatly from one material to another [21]. 60
39 ious diseases, such as cancer, arthritis and the aging process [10]. Up to the best of our knowledge, there were no reports describ- 61
40 Because of the special biological functions and abundant source, ing about optimization extraction of polysaccharides from alfalfa 62
∗ Corresponding author: Tel.: +86 10 62819257; fax: +86 10 62819257. of statistical and mathematical technique useful for developing 65
E-mail addresses: shaopu.1988@163.com (S. Wang), xiaofangd1124@sina.com and optimizing complex processes. The main advantage of RSM 66
(X. Dong), tjm606@263.net (J. Tong). is to reduce the number of experimental trials needed to evaluate 67
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Table 1
Orthogonal test and results of proportion of complex enzymes.
No. (A) Cellulase concentration (B) Papain concentration (C) Pectase concentration Extraction
(w% of alfalfa) (w% of alfalfa) (w% of alfalfa) yield (%)
68 multiple parameters and their interactions and generate a mathe- of 80% (v/v) and kept overnight at 4 ◦ C. The precipitate was col- 110
69 matical model to find out optimal values [22]. lected at 2800 × g for 10 min, washed successively with anhydrous 111
70 The present study was designed to optimize the complex ethanol, acetone respectively and lyophilized at −40 ◦ C to get the 112
71 enzyme-assisted extraction parameters of the alfalfa polysaccha- crude APS. Finally, the content of the polysaccharides was deter- 113
72 rides using central composite rotatable response surface design mined by the phenol–sulfuric acid method [23,24], and d-glucose 114
73 (CCRD), an independent quadratic design belonging to RSM. was used to construct a standard curve. The polysaccharides yield 115
74 Besides, the antioxidative activities of APS including reducing (%) is calculated as follows: 116
tions, CCRD (Design Expert Software, Version 8.0.5, Stat-Ease Inc., 133
91 2.2. Optimization of complex enzyme-assisted extraction of Minneapolis, MN, USA) with four independent variables at five lev- 134
92 polysaccharides from alfalfa (APS) els was employed for the optimization of the extraction variables 135
104 tered through a filter paper under vacuum and inactivated the able, Xi is the real value of an independent variable, X0 is the real 146
105 enzyme activity in boiling water for 6 min. The obtained filtrate value of Xi at the center point, and Xi is the step change of the real 147
106 was concentrated to one-fifth of the initial volume using a rotary value of the variable i. Table 2 listed the whole design consisted of 30 148
107 evaporator (RE-5298A, Shanghai Yarong Biochemistry Instrument experimental points with six center points in order to estimate the 149
108 Factory, Shanghai, China) at 50 ◦ C under vacuum, and then precip- pure error, and the experiment was carried out at random in order 150
109 itated by adding dehydrated ethanol to give a final concentration to minimize the effect of unexplained variability in the observed 151
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Table 2
Central composite experimental design with results for extraction of polysaccharides yield.
Run X1 (extraction temperature, ◦ C) X2 (extraction pH) X3 (ratio of water to material, mL/g) X4 (extraction time, h) Extraction yield (%)
152 responses due to systematic errors. Besides, the triplicates were ascorbic acid as a positive control. A higher spectrophotometrical 181
153 performed at all design points and the average yield obtained was absorbance indicated a higher reducing power activity. 182
154 taken as the response. Data from CCRD were analyzed by multiple
155 regressions to fit the following quadratic polynomial model: 2.3.2. Hydroxyl radical scavenging assay 183
168 2.3. Assay for antioxidant activities of APS The scavenging of DPPH radical was measured according to the 198
169 2.3.1. Reducing power solution (0.75 mL) was added to the sample solution (1.5 mL) with 200
170 The reducing power of APS was evaluated according to the various concentrations. The mixture was shaken and left to stand 201
171 method of Yen and Chen with slight modifications [27]. An aliquot for 30 min in the dark, and the absorbance was measured at 517 nm 202
172 of each sample (0.5 mL) at different concentrations (0–1.6 mg/mL) against ethanol as a blank. Ascorbic acid was used as the posi- 203
173 was mixed with 0.5 mL of phosphate buffer (pH 6.6, 0.2 M), fol- tive control. The percentage scavenging effect was calculated as 204
174 lowed by 0.5 mL of potassium ferricyanide [K3 Fe(CN)6 ] (1%, w/v). following: 205
179 was mixed with 1.5 mL of distilled water and 0.1 mL of FeCl3 the absorbance of the solvent control, and A2 was the absorbance 208
180 (0.1%, w/v), then the absorbance was measured at 700 nm using of the reagent blank without DPPH. 209
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210 3. Results and discussion under some temperature and long extraction time [34]. Therefore, 270
extraction time ranging from 1.5 to 3.5 h was adopted in the present 271
211 3.1. Effect of different temperature on extraction yield of APS work. 272
212 To investigate the effect of extracting temperature on the yield 3.4. Effect of different ratio of water to raw material on extraction 273
213 of APS, extraction process was set at 30, 40, 50, 60 and 70 ◦ C, yield of APS 274
216 and pectase amount) were fixed at 5.0, 30 mL/g, 1.5 h, 2.0%, 2.0%, could significantly alter the extraction yield of polysaccharides 276
217 2.0%, respectively. The result show that the increase of APS extrac- [35,36]. Therefore, optimal ratio of water to raw material should 277
218 tion production was sharp when the temperature was increased be selected for extraction of targeted polysaccharides (APS). In the 278
219 from 30 to 50 ◦ C, beyond which the production declined gradually present study, ratio of water to raw material was performed at 279
220 with further increasing temperatures. The maximum production 30, 40, 50,60, 70, 80, 90 mL/g when other parameters were as fol- 280
221 (3.39%) of APS was observed at 50 ◦ C, as shown in Fig. 1(a). The lows: extraction temperature 50 ◦ C, extraction pH 4.0, extraction 281
222 reasons for this result may be due to the increase of APS sol- time 2.5 h, cellulase amount 2.0%, papain amount 2.0% and pec- 282
223 ubility, extraction speed at higher temperature, and the better tase amount 2.0%, respectively. The yield continued to increase 283
224 enzyme activities at the suitable temperature. Because different significantly from 3.24% to 4.79% as the ratio of water to raw 284
225 enzymes have the best hydrolyzing effect under their own optimal material increased from 30 to 70 mL/g, and thereafter it still main- 285
226 effect temperatures, which significantly affect the enzyme activi- tained a mild slope with the ratio of water to raw material rising 286
227 ties. Furthermore, extremely high temperatures can cause thermo from 70 to 90 mL/g (Fig. 1d). This was due to the reason that the 287
228 degradation of polysaccharides, increased energy cost, acceleration increase of ratio of water to raw material could increase diffusiv- 288
229 of solvent volatilization, and enhancement of impurity of extrac- ity of the enzyme and solvent into cells and enhance desorption of 289
230 tion. Therefore, extraction temperature ranging from 30 ◦ C to 70 ◦ C the polysaccharides from the cell [36]. However, in order to reduce 290
231 was adopted in the present work. the process cost, ratio of water to raw material 50–90 mL/g was 291
233 Optimal pH value that different enzymes own differently is a on extraction yield of APS 294
234 crucial factor ensuring the best enzyme activity. One reason might
235 be the change of enzyme spatial structure leading to the weaken- Different enzymes with various doses (cellulase, papain and 295
236 ing or even lose of enzyme activities when the enzyme is subjected pectase) exert different effects on the yield of APS, which are 296
237 to different pH. In this study, different pH levels (3.0, 4.0, 5.0, shown in Fig. 1e–g. Other extraction parameters were fixed at 50 ◦ C 297
238 6.0 and 7.0) were selected to evaluate the influence on APS yield. extraction temperature, pH 4.0, ratio of water to raw material of 298
239 Other extraction variables were fitted as following: extraction tem- 70 mL/g, 2.5 h extraction time, respectively. Fig. 1e–g indicated that 299
240 perature 50 ◦ C, ratio of water to raw material 30 mL/g, extraction all of the APS productions reached the peak value at 2.0% assisted 300
241 time 1.5 h, cellulase amount 2.0%, papain amount 2.0% and pectase extraction with each enzyme, and then there is no increase when 301
242 amount 2.0%, respectively. The effect of different pH on the extrac- the amount of enzymes continued to rise which demonstrated 302
243 tion yield of APS is shown in Fig. 1(b). The yield of APS continued to that each enzyme amount of 2.0% was sufficient to obtain perfect 303
244 increase with the increase of pH value (3.0–4.0) and was enhanced polysaccharides yield. A possible explanation is that higher enzyme 304
245 to a critical value (3.59%) at pH 4.0 which was in agreement with doses leading to faster total hydrolysis, and end-product inhibi- 305
246 Chen et al. and Yin et al. [14,16], while the yield of APS exhibits a tion may have happened. Consequently, 2.0% of each enzyme was 306
247 negative relationship with pH (4.0–7.0) which may be caused by selected as an optimal dose in further research. 307
248 the decrease of enzyme activities at inappropriate pH value [29]. In addition to consideration of the dose of enzyme that should 308
249 Besides, the result of orthogonal test in Table 1 showed that the be as low as possible to guarantee the total APS degradation and 309
250 pectase played the most important role in the yield of APS and the economic costs, the proportion of compound enzymes (cellulase, 310
251 optimum pH for pectase was 4.0 [30,31]. Therefore, the pH value of papain and pectase) might also affect the yields of APS. Orthogonal 311
252 4.0 was favorable for the next extraction of APS. experiments L9 (34 ) were carried out to obtain the suitable com- 312
253 3.3. Effect of different time on extraction yield of APS (50 ◦ C), pH (4.0), extraction time (2.5 h) and ratio of water to raw 314
material (70 mL/g), and the results of orthogonal test are listed in 315
254 Extraction time is an important parameter that can influence Table 1. The orthogonal analysis shows that the pectase plays the 316
255 the extraction efficiency. Numerous studies have demonstrated most important role in the yield of APS (R = 0.687), probably due to 317
256 that a long extraction time contributed to the yield of polysaccha- its better performance in degradation of plant cell wall with its 318
257 rides [16,32]. At the meantime, excessive lengthening of extraction comprised activities from pectinesterase, polygalacturonase and 319
258 time may induce the change of polysaccharides molecule structure pectinlyase [37,38]. The optimal combination of parameters was 320
259 [33]. The extraction yield of APS affected by different extraction A3 B2 C3 , namely, cellulase concentration (2.5%), papain concentra- 321
260 time is showed in Fig. 1(c) when other extraction conditions were tion (2.0%) and pectase concentration (3.0%). 322
263 amount 2.0% and pectase amount 2.0%, respectively. The results
264 show that the extraction yield of APS was increased as the extrac- 3.6.1. Statistical analysis and the model fitting 324
265 tion time prolonged from 1.0 h to 2.5 h, and the maximum yield The total number of 30 statistically designed experiments was 325
266 (3.91%) was obtained at the time of 2.5 h. After this point, there carried out for different combinations of the physical parameters 326
267 was a slight decrease and then maintained a dynamic equilibrium in order to optimize the combined effect of independent variables 327
268 with increasing the extraction time. This phenomenon maybe due (extraction temperature, extraction pH, ratio of water to raw mate- 328
269 to partial of the polysaccharide hydrolysis with the exist of enzymes rial and extraction time) on the yield of APS. Table 2 shows the 329
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Fig. 1. Effects of different (a) extraction temperature; (b) extraction pH; (c) extraction time; (d) ratio of water to raw material; (e) cellulase concentration; (f) papain
concentration; and (g) pectase concentration on the extraction yield of polysaccharides. Each value is the mean ± SD of triplicate measurements.
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Table 3
Analysis of variance and regression coefficients of the predicted quadratic polynomial model.
Source Coefficient estimate Sum of squares Degree of freedom Mean square F-value P-Value
330 experimental conditions and the result of yield of APS according to experimental values. Adequate precision is greater than 4 of this 371
331 the factorial design. The maximum production of APS (5.03%) was value is desirable and the ratio in this study was found to be > 13, 372
332 obtained under the experimental conditions of extraction tempera- which showed an adequate signal and confirm that, the model is 373
333 ture 50 ◦ C, extraction pH 4.0, ratio of water to raw material 70 mL/g significant for this extraction method [42]. Besides, Table 3 showed 374
334 and extraction time 2.5 h. By applying multiple regression analysis that the linear coefficients (X1 , X2 , X3 , X4 ), quadratic term coeffi- 375
335 on the experimental data, Design Expert 8.0.5 expresses the empir- cient (X1 2 , X2 2 , X3 2 , X4 2 ) were significant, with very small P-values 376
336 ical relationship between response variable and the test variables (P < 0.05). The other term coefficients were not significant (P > 0.05). 377
339 − 0.034X1 X2 + 0.080X1 X3 + 0.096X1 X4 − 0.017X2 X3 The three dimensional (3D) response surface and contour plots 379
pH, ratio of water to raw material and extraction time) to illustrate 382
341 − 0.18X32 − 0.091X42 (6)
the main and interactive effects on the yield of APS and obtain the 383
342 where Yield (%) is the APS yield; X1 , X2 , X3 and X4 are the coded optimum as presented in Figs. 2 and 3. In the 3D response surface 384
343 values of extraction temperature, extraction pH, ratio of water to plot and contour plot, the yield of APS was obtained along with two 385
344 raw material and extraction time, respectively. constant variables (in turn at its central level), whereas the other 386
345 The statistical significance of the regression model was checked two variables were continuous variables varying within the experi- 387
346 by corresponding F-test and P-value, and the analysis of variance mental range under investigation. In the two figures, the maximum 388
347 (ANOVA) for the response surface quadratic model is shown in predicted value indicated by the surface was confined in the small- 389
348 Table 3. The model F-value of 21.49 indicated that the model was est ellipse in the contour diagram. Circular contour plots indicate 390
349 highly statistically significant at P < 0.0001. The lack of fit F-value negligible interactions between the corresponding variables, while 391
350 and P-value was found to be 3.36 and 0.0965, which indicated the elliptical contours are obtained when there is a perfect interaction 392
351 suitability of the model to predict the variations. The determina- between the independent variables [43]. The independent variables 393
352 tion coefficient (R2 ), predicted determination coefficient (R2 pred ), and maximum predicted values from the figures corresponded with 394
353 adjusted determination coefficient (R2 adj ) and coefficient of vari- the optimum values of the dependent variables obtained by the 395
354 ance (C.V.) are usually used to evaluated the goodness of the equations. 396
355 fit of the model and it was listed in Table 3. The value of the As expected, extraction temperature (X1 ) and extraction pH (X2 ) 397
356 determination coefficient (R2 = 0.9525) of the quadratic regression exerted a quadratic effect on APS production. Exactly, a greater 398
357 model indicated that only 4.75% of the total variations could not increase in APS yield resulted when the extraction temperature 399
358 be explained by the model. The adjusted determination coeffi- (X1 ) was rising from 40.0 to 52.7 ◦ C, but beyond 52.7 ◦ C, the extrac- 400
359 cient (R2 adj = 0.9082) was also very high, showing the high degree tion yield of APS decreased gradually as the temperature ascended. 401
360 of correlation between the experimental and predicted values. In Likewise, the extraction pH (X2 ) had a similar effect on extraction 402
361 addition, the R2 adj was very close to the R2 value, which exhibited yield as extraction temperature (X1 ) and the maximum yield was 403
362 the large enough of the sample size [39,40]. The values of R2 adj achieved at pH 3.87 (Figs. 2a and 3a). In Figs. 2b and 3b, it can be seen 404
363 and R2 pred should be approximately within 0.20 of each other to be that the ratio of water to raw material (X3 ) curve started to level off 405
364 in reasonable agreement. Otherwise, there may be a problem with at 79 mL/g indicating that a ratio of water to raw material (X3 ) of 406
365 either the data or the model [41]. Thus, the values of R2 pred (0.7530) 79 mL/g is required to obtain maximum yield. From Figs. 2c and 3c 407
366 was in reasonable agreement with the R2 adj (0.9082), showing that showed that the yield of APS was increased with extraction tem- 408
367 the form of the model chosen to explain the relationship between perature (X1 ) and extraction time (X4 ). Increased extraction time 409
368 the factors and the response is well-correlated. At the same time, (X4 ) up to a threshold level of 2.7 h led to increased polysaccharides 410
369 a low value 4.70 of the coefficient of the variation (C.V.) clearly yield. Beyond this level, APS yield slight decreased. In Figs. 2d and 411
370 stated a very high degree of precision and good reliability of the 3d, there was a sharply increase in the yield of APS with increase 412
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Fig. 2. Response surface plots (3D) showing the effects of variables on the response yield of APS.
413 in the ratio of water to raw material (X3 ) before the ratio value the APS from alfalfa are as follows: extraction temperature (X1 ) 427
414 of 79 mL/g. With the increasing extraction pH (X2 ), the APS yield 52.7 ◦ C, extraction pH (X2 ) 3.87, ratio of water to raw material 428
415 reached the peak value at pH 3.87, then dropped from 3.87 to 5.0. (X3 ) 78.92 mL/g and extraction time (X4 ) 2.73 h. Under these con- 429
416 Figs. 2e and 3e showed that the maximum yield of APS was achieved ditions, the model predicted a maximum response of 5.09%. For 430
417 when extraction pH (X2 ) and extraction time (X4 ) were 3.87 and their validation of the suitability of the model equations, tripli- 431
418 2.7 h, respectively. In Figs. 2f and 3f, it was obvious that there was cate confirmatory experiments were performed under the optimal 432
419 an upsurge in extraction yield with increase in ratio of water to conditions, and the average yield of APS was 5.05 ± 0.02%, which 433
420 raw material (X3 ), but extraction yield showed a slight escalating indicated that the model was appropriate for the extraction process. 434
424 3.6.3. Verification of predictive model The reducing capacity of polysaccharides always serves as a sig- 437
425 According to Figs. 2 and 3, and the above single factor study, nificant indicator of its potential antioxidant activity. The higher 438
426 it could be concluded that the optimized extraction parameters of the absorbance at 700 nm is, the stronger the reducing power is 439
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Fig. 3. Contour plots showing the effects of variables on the response yield of APS.
440 [27]. In Fig. 4a, the absorbance at 700 nm increased with the con- correlation between the concentration of the polysaccharide and 453
441 centration of polysaccharides. Compared with that of ascorbic acid, the hydroxyl radical scavenging activity was observed from 0 to 454
442 the reducing power of APS was much lower at all tested concen- 1.6 mg/mL. At a concentration of 1.6 mg/mL, the scavenging activ- 455
443 trations. At 1.6 mg/mL, the reducing power of APS was only 0.239, ities were 70.3% and 99.7% for APS and ascorbic acid, respectively. 456
444 while the ascorbic acid showed an excellent reducing power with The IC50 value of APS and ascorbic acid for eliminating hydroxyl 457
445 1.252 at the same concentration. radicals was 0.43 and 0.16 mg/mL, which indicated that the scav- 458
enging activity of APS against hydroxyl radical was lower than that 459
449 reacting with most biomolecules including such as carbohydrates, DPPH, a stable free radical discovered by Goldschmidt and Renn 462
450 proteins, lipids, and DNA in cells, as well as inflict tissue damage [45], would be scavenged and the absorbance would be reduced 463
451 or cause cell death [44]. The results of hydroxyl radical scavenging at 517 nm when encountering an electron or hydrogen donating 464
452 activity of APS and ascorbic acid were given in Fig. 4b. A positive substrate such as antioxidant. Thus, the decrease in absorbance is 465
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Fig. 4. Antioxidant activity assay of APS and ascorbic acid. (a) Reducing power. (b) Scavenging effects on hydroxyl radicals. (c) Scavenging effects on DPPH. Each value is the
mean ± SD of triplicate measurements.
466 always utilized as a tool to evaluate the radical-scavenging activity further works on purification, structure, functions evaluation and 495
467 of natural compounds [46]. The DPPH radical-scavenging activity application studies are in progress to make it an effective product. 496
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