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Rapid and environmentally-friendly extraction of carotenoids from Blakeslea trispora

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Abstract

Objective

A rapid and environmentally-friendly method of carotenoid extraction from Blakeslea trispora was performed using low-pressure steam explosion for cell disruption and ethyl lactate for the extraction.

Results

Response surface methodology determined the optimal extraction conditions to obtain the maximum carotenoid yield. These optimal conditions consisted of low-pressure steam explosion at 0.2 MPa for 4.4 min, followed by extraction with ethyl lactate at a ratio of 1:25 at 39 °C for 45 min. Optimal technology was used, and the total carotenoid yield reached 95.6 %.

Conclusion

In contrast to previously methods, the time-consuming drying process was eliminated and the extraction time was significantly decreased. Ethyl lactate is an environmentally-friendly solvent with low toxicity in this method.

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Acknowledgments

This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.20976065), Scientific Research Foundation of Jianghan University, and PhD Funding of Wuhan Municipal Government (Grant No.764).

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Supplementary Fig. 1—UV and visible spectra of total carotenoid extracts by using a standard extraction method, and b new extraction method.

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  1. School of Life Sciences, Hubei Province Engineering Research Center for Legume Plants, Jianghan University, Wuhan, 430056, China

    Hong-Bo Wang

  2. Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Resource Biology and Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China

    Li-Wei Zhang, Jun Luo & Long-Jiang Yu

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Wang, HB., Zhang, LW., Luo, J. et al. Rapid and environmentally-friendly extraction of carotenoids from Blakeslea trispora . Biotechnol Lett 37, 2173–2178 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10529-015-1920-3

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