Comparison of different extraction methods for the extraction of major bioactive flavonoid compounds from spearmint (Mentha spicata L.) leaves.

• Main Authors: Bimakr, Mandana, Abdul Rahman, Russly, Taip, Farah Saleena, Gajloo, Ali, Md Salleh, Liza, Selamat, Jinap, Abdul Hamid, Azizah, Sarker, Zaidul Islam
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Elsevier 2011
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24046/1/Comparison%20of%20different%20extraction%20methods%20for%20the%20extraction%20of%20major%20bioactive%20flavonoid%20compounds%20from%20spearmint.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24046/; http://www.elsevier.com/

Different bioactive flavonoid compounds including catechin, epicatechin, rutin, myricetin, luteolin, apigenin and naringenin were obtained from spearmint (Mentha spicata L.) leaves by using conventional soxhlet extraction (CSE) and supercritical carbon dioxide (SC-CO2) extraction at different extrac...