Microwave-assisted extractions of active ingredients from plants

• Main Authors: Chan, C.H., Yusoff, R., Ngoh, G.C., Kung, F.W.
• Format: Article
• Published: Journal of Chromatography A 2011
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/5768/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21820119

Microwave-assisted extraction (MAE) is widely employed in the analysis and the extraction of active compounds from plants. This review summarizes the research done during the last decade on the MAE of active ingredients from plants. Advances and modifications to improve the performance of MAE are pr...