Abstract:
The total flavonoids from Platycodonis radix was selected as research object.Plackett-Burman design and central composite design was used to optimize the extraction process, antioxidant activities were evaluated by three in vitro antioxidant assay, in order to provide a reference for the development and application of flavonoids from Platycodonis radix.The results showed that optimal extraction parameters were ethanol concentration 63%,liquid-solid ratio 22∶1 mL·g
-1,soak time 63 minutes and ultrasonic time 10 minutes.Under these conditions, the extraction yield was 0.45%and the purity was 58.22%.The IC
50 value of total flavonoids from Platycodonis radix and vitamin C for DPPH·was 0.546 mg·mL
-1 and 8 μg·mL
-1 respectively, for ·OH was 0.196 mg·mL
-1and 0.368 mg·mL
-1 respectively, total antioxidant capacity of Platycodonis radix was not significantly different from vitamin C.