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VALORIZATION OF Solanum viarum DUNAL BY EXTRACTING BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS FROM ROOTS AND FRUITS USING ULTRASOUND AND SUPERCRITICAL CO2

Abstract

Solanum viarum Dunal belongs to the Solanaceae family and it is considered to be a grazing weed toxic to cattle. In this study, ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE) and supercritical CO2 extraction (SFE-CO2) were applied to evaluate the extraction yield and chemical composition of fruits and roots matrices of Solanum viarum Dunal. A hydroalcoholic solution (60% ethanol/40% water, v/v) was the solvent used for UAE. For comparisons, extractions with Soxhlet and maceration were carried out. For SFE-CO2, the highest yield was obtained at 60°C and 250 bar. For UAE, the highest yield was obtained at an ultrasound intensity of 75.11 W/cm2 and pulse cycle of 0.93. The techniques seem to be efficient for the extraction of chemical compounds, indicating a large number of bioactive compounds. The major compounds are 1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid, quinic acid, octadecenoic acid, and solasodine. The results highlight the application of UAE to recover compounds from vegetal matrices, since it presented higher yields and more chemical constituents when compared with other techniques.

Keywords:
Solanum viarum Dunal; Ultrasound-assisted extraction; Supercritical fluids; Soxhlet; Chemical composition

INTRODUCTION

Solanum viarum Dunal belongs to the Solanaceae family and is a native plant in South America, known as “juá” or “joá-bravo” in Brazil (Braguini et al., 2018Braguini, W. L., Pires, N. V., Alves, B. B. Phytochemical analysis, antioxidant properties and brine shrimp lethality of unripe fruits of Solanum viarum. Journal of Young Pharmacists, 10, 159-163 (2018). ). It is described as a broad leaf herb, subshrub or shrub (Kausar and Singh, 2018Kausar, M., Singh, B. K. Pharmacological evaluation of Solanum viarum Dunal leaves extract for analgesic and antipyretic activities. Journal of Drug Delivery and Therapeutics, 8, 356-361 (2018). ). Furthermore, it is considered to be grazing weed and highly toxic plant because it can be lethal when ingested by cattle or other herds (Mentz et al., 1997Mentz, L. A., Lutzemberger, L., Schenkel, E. P. Da flora medicinal do Rio Grande do Sul: notas sobre a obra de D’ávila (1910). Caderno de Farmácia, 5, 25-48 (1997).; Milner et al., 2011Milner, S. E., Brunton, N. P., Jones, P. W., O Brien, N. M., Collins, S. G., Maguire, A. R. Bioactivities of glycoalkaloids and their aglycones from Solanum species. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry , 59, 3454-3484 (2011).).

Studies about the toxicity of S. viarum leaves are described (Braguini et al., 2018Braguini, W. L., Pires, N. V., Alves, B. B. Phytochemical analysis, antioxidant properties and brine shrimp lethality of unripe fruits of Solanum viarum. Journal of Young Pharmacists, 10, 159-163 (2018). ) and report interesting chemical constituents such as solasodine, caffeoylquinic acid derivatives, 5-caffeoyl, and 3-malonyl-5-caffeoyl-[4-(1-beta-[6-(5-caffeoyl)quinate] glucopyranosyl)] and quinic acid (Kausar and Singh, 2018Kausar, M., Singh, B. K. Pharmacological evaluation of Solanum viarum Dunal leaves extract for analgesic and antipyretic activities. Journal of Drug Delivery and Therapeutics, 8, 356-361 (2018). ). The fruits belonging to the Solanaceae family can accumulate high levels of alkaloids (Cipollini and Levey, 1997Cipollini, M. L., Levey, D. J. Why Are Some Fruits Toxic? Glycoalkaloids in solanumand fruit choice by vertebrates. Ecology, 78, 782-798 (1997). ), which makes the study interesting since alkaloid compounds can be highly toxic to vertebrates (Braguini et al., 2018). However, reports about techniques, extraction yield, and chemical characterization of fruits and roots of S. viarum have not been found in the scientific literature up to date, which makes this study extremely important.

The production of secondary metabolites by plants for defense is quite common in the plant kingdom, and may be present in agricultural crops and invasive weeds (Günthardt et al., 2018Günthardt, B. F., Hollender, J., Hungerbühler, K., Scheringer, M., Bucheli, T. D. Comprehensive toxic plants-phytotoxins database and its application in assessing aquatic micropollution potential. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 66, 7577-7588 (2018).). Recently, there has been a significant increase in the use of active substances found in plant extracts due to their applications in the pharmaceutical, food and agricultural sectors (De Melo et al., 2014De Melo, M. M. R., Silvestre, A. J. D., Silva, C. M. Supercritical fluid extraction of vegetable matrices: applications, trends and future perspectives of a convincing green technology. The Journal of Supercritical Fluids , 92, 115-176 (2014).; Kulkarni and Rathod, 2014Kulkarni, V. M., Rathod, V. K. Mapping of an ultrasonic bath for ultrasound assisted extraction of Mangiferin from Mangifera indica Leaves. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry , 21, 606-611 (2014).; Zabot et al., 2016Zabot, G. L., Silva, E. K., Azevedo, V. M., Meireles, M. A. A. Replacing modified starch by inulin as prebiotic encapsulant matrix of lipophilic bioactive compounds. Food Research International , 85, 26-35 (2016).). However, some plant matrices represent potentially new applications whose knowledge, in most cases, has been empirically established or still lacks scientific coverage (De Melo et al., 2014). New techniques have been developed due to the increasing interest in bioactive compounds and in “green extraction” techniques, which overcome the problem of time and use of organic solvents (Easmin et al., 2014; Prakash Maran et al., 2017Prakash Maran, J., Manikandan, S., Vigna Nivetha, C., Dinesh, R. Ultrasound assisted extraction of bioactive compounds from Nephelium lappaceum L. fruit peel using central composite face centered response surface design. Arabian Journal of Chemistry, 10, 1145-1157 (2017).; Rouhani, 2019Rouhani, M. Modeling and Optimization of Ultrasound-assisted green extraction and rapid hptlc analysis of stevioside from Stevia rebaudiana. Industrial Crops and Products , 132, 226-235 (2019).). Ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE) (Wei et al. 2019Wei, Y. Q., Sun, M. M., Fang, H. Y. Dienzyme-assisted salting-out extraction of flavonoids from the seeds of Cuscuta chinensis Lam. Industrial Crops and Products , 127, 232-236 (2019).) and supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) (Bubalo et al., 2015Bubalo, M. C., Vidovi, S., Radoj, I. Green solvents for green technologies. Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology, 90, 1631-1639 (2015).; Wei et al., 2019) are some examples of such technologies.

The type of extraction to be used plays an important role in bioactive compound extraction (Goltz et al. 2018Goltz, C., Ávila, S., Barbieri, J. B., Igarashi-Mafra, L., Mafra, M. R. Ultrasound-assisted extraction of phenolic compounds from Macela (Achyrolcine satureioides) extracts. Industrial Crops and Products, 115, 227-234 (2018).), and UAE and SFE are being increasingly used (Kadam et al., 2013Kadam, S. U., Tiwari, B. K., O’Donnell, C. P. Application of novel extraction technologies for bioactives from Marine algae. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry , 61, 4667-4675 (2013).). SFE allows solvent-free extracts and, for this reason, it can be considered a green technology (Aladić et al., 2015Aladić, K., Jarni, K., Barbir, T., Vidović, S., Vladić, J., Bilić, M., Jokić, S. Supercritical CO2Extraction of Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) Seed Oil. Industrial Crops Products, 76, 472-478 (2015).; Moraes et al., 2015Moraes, M. N., Zabot, G. L., Meireles, M. A. A. Extraction of tocotrienols from annatto seeds by a pseudo continuously operated SFE process integrated with low-pressure solvent extraction for bixin production. The Journal of Supercrit Fluids, 96, 262-271 (2015).). It is also advantageous because the physicochemical properties can be adjusted by modifying the pressure and temperature conditions within the system, increasing the selectivity of extraction (Santos-Zea et al., 2019Santos, K. A., Gonçalves, J. E., Cardozo-Filho, L., Silva, E. A. da. Pressurized liquid and ultrasound-assisted extraction of α-Bisabolol from Candeia (Eremanthus erythropappus) Wood. Industrial Crops and Products , 130, 428-435 (2019).). The most commonly used solvent for extractions of bioactive compounds from natural matrices is carbon dioxide (CO2) (Soares et al., 2018Soares, J. F., Dal Prá, V., Barrales, F. M., Santos, P., Kuhn, R. C., Rezende, C. A., Martínez, J., Mazutti, M. A. Extraction of rice bran oil using supercritical CO2 combined with ultrasound. Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering , 35, 785-794 (2018).) which has advantages such as the use of mild critical temperature and pressure (31°C and 74 bar), and is non-toxic, non-flammable and non-polluting solvent (Gadkari et al., 2018).

UAE is also considered one of the main technologies to reach the target of sustainable “green” chemistry (Chemat et al., 2017Chemat, F., Rombaut, N., Sicaire, A. G., Meullemiestre, A., Fabiano-Tixier, A. S., Abert-Vian, M. Ultrasound assisted extraction of food and natural products. mechanisms, techniques, combinations, protocols and applications. A Review. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 34, 540-560 (2017).). It has the advantage of decreasing extraction time and the amount of solvents (Chemat et al., 2017; Vinatoru et al., 2017Vinatoru, M., Mason, T. J., Calinescu, I. Ultrasonically assisted extraction (UAE) and microwave assisted extraction (MAE) of functional compounds from plant materials. TrAC - Trends in Analytical Chemistry , 97, 159-178 (2017).; Kiss et al., 2018Kiss, A. A., Geertman, R., Wierschem, M., Skiborowski, M., Gielen, B., Jordens, J., John, J., Gerven, T. Van. Ultrasound-assisted emerging technologies for chemical processes. Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology , 93, 1219-1227 (2018).), as well as increasing the recovery of bioactive compounds from plants (Corbin et al., 2015Corbin, C., Fidel, T., Leclerc, E. A., Barakzoy, E., Sagot, N., Falguiéres, A., Renouard, S., Blondeau, J. P., Ferroud, C., Doussot, J., Lainé, E., Hano, C. Development and validation of an efficient ultrasound assisted extraction of phenolic compounds from flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) seeds. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry , 26, 176-185 (2015).). Based on this context, the objective of this work was to evaluate the UAE and SFE-CO2 technologies on obtaining extracts from fruits and roots of S. viarum. The extract yield and chemical composition were determined.

MATERIALS AND METHODS

Plant material collection and preparation

Roots and fruits of Solanum viarum Dunal were collected from a pasture area with compacted soil located at Getúlio Vargas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (S: 27°55’ 39.43/ W: 52° 7’ 37.14). The samples were dried at 40°C until reaching a moisture content of approximately 10%. Thereafter, the samples were milled (Marconi, SP, Brazil) and the particles were classified by the Mean Sauter Diameter using the Tyler series. The sizes ranging from 8 mesh to 48 mesh (0.3-2 mm) were used for subsequent steps. The samples were maintained at −4ºC until the extractions.

Soxhlet extraction

Soxhlet extraction was performed using 1 g of vegetable matrix and 150 mL of n-hexane for 150 min in a Soxhlet apparatus (Marconi, Model MA491/6, Brazil). The extracted mass was quantified by the gravimetric method. The assays were performed in triplicate and the responses were expressed as a mean ± standard deviation. The Soxhlet extractions were used as a reference for comparing the yields and compositions obtained by SFE-CO2.

Supercritical CO2 extraction (SFE-CO2)

The experimental assays of SFE-CO2 were performed on a laboratory scale equipment, using carbon dioxide (CO2) as the solvent. Details of the apparatus and procedure have been described by Confortin et al. (2019Confortin, T. C., Todero, I., Luft, L., Ugalde, G. A., Mazutti, M. A., Oliveira, Z. B., Bottega, E. L., Knies, A. E., Zabot, G. L., Tres, M. V. Oil Yields, protein contents, and cost of manufacturing of oil obtained from different hybrids and sowing dates of Canola. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 7, 102972 (2019).). For the extractions, approximately 10 g of samples (dried and milled) were used for each matrix and the CO2 flow rate was 4 g/min. During the kinetic extraction curves, the extracts were collected at equal intervals of 15 min. The curves were constructed for all matrices under different experimental conditions in order to determine the extraction yields as a function of time using Equation (1).

Yield w t . % = Mass of extract g Initial dry mass of the matrix g × 100 (1)

The extractions were performed at temperatures of 40, 50 and 60°C and at pressures of 150, 200 and 250 bar. The fluid density (ρ) was obtained from the Chemistry WebBook - Nacional Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The Tukey test was applied to determine the significant differences among the yields at the 5% uncertainty level using STATISTICA 8.0® (Statsoft Inc., USA).

Ultrasound-assisted extraction

Data about experimental apparatus have been described by Sallet et al. (2019Sallet, D., Souza, P. O., Fischer, L. T., Ugalde, G., Zabot, G. L., Mazutti, M. A., Kuhn, R. C. Ultrasound-assisted extraction of lipids from Mortierella isabellina. Journal of Food Engineering , 242, 1-7 (2019).). A hydroalcoholic solution (60 mL of ethanol HPLC and 40 mL of distilled water) was used for the extractions based on previous work (Dal Prá et al., 2015Dal Prá, V., Dolwitsch, C. B., Lima, F. O., Carvalho, C. A., Viana, C. N. P. C., Rosa, M. B. Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction and Biological Activities of Extracts of Brassica oleracea var. capitata. Food Technology and Biotechnology, 53, 102-109 (2015).). The ultrasonic probe was placed at the center of the bioreactor containing 2.5 g of matrix and 100 mL of hydroalcoholic solution. Subsequently, the temperature was adjusted to 40°C ± 2°C by circulating water through a jacket. After the extraction, the samples were centrifuged at 10,000 rpm for 5 min, with relative centrifugal force of 5320 × g. The supernatant was carefully collected and the solvents were evaporated at 40°C under vacuum. The effects of ultrasound intensity (17-85 W/cm2) and pulse cycle (0.5-1.0) on matrix extraction yields were evaluated through a central composite rotational design (CCRD). A conventional maceration without the use of the ultrasonic probe was performed as a control using the same conditions of time, temperature, and volumetric ratio.

Scanning electron microscopy

The morphology of the samples was evaluated using a scanning electron microscope (SEM) (Tescan, VEGA-3G, Czech Republic) coupled to a secondary electron detector to obtain the images. For this analysis, the samples were covered with Au (sputtering metallization process, using a current of 20 mA for 90 s).

Chemical characterization of extracts by gas chromatography

The samples obtained by SFE-CO2 were analyzed in a GC-Q/MS system (Shimadzu, Japan). The autosampler was an AOC-20is series injector, the gas chromatograph was a GC-2010 Plus and the mass spectrometer was a GCMS-QP2010 Ultra. The column was a 30 m × 0.25 mm i.d. fused silica capillary column coated with 0.25 μm Rtx-5MS (Restek). Helium was the carrier gas at a flow rate of 1.69 mL/min. The injector temperature was maintained at 270°C. A volume of 1 μL of each sample was injected at a 1:10 split ratio. The oven temperature program used was 5°C/min from 50°C to 280°C (hold 15 min). The interface temperature was held at 280°C and the ion source temperature at 280°C. Mass spectra were recorded over the 35-500 amu range at 3.33 scan/s, with ionization energy of 70 eV. The identification of individual components was done using their relative retention indices with the Wiley Registry of Mass Spectral Data (Palisade Corporation, Newfield, USA).

For the UAE, the same method of analysis was used with some modifications. The flow rate was 1.18 mL/min and the injector temperature were maintained at 320°C. A volume of 1 μL of each sample was injected at a 1:40 split ratio. The oven temperature program used was 5°C/min from 80°C to 300°C (hold 14 min). The interface temperature was held at 320°C and the ion source temperature was held at 260°C.

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

Yields of extracts from SFE-CO2

The extraction yields obtained by Soxhlet and SFE-CO2 from fruits and roots of Solanum viarum are shown in Table 1. The highest yields were obtained using Soxhlet extraction for the fruits (1.87 wt.%) and roots (0.52 wt.%). Both matrices showed similar behavior in relation to yields by SFE-CO2, where the highest yields (0.69±0.001 wt.% fruits and 0.37±0.001 wt.% roots) were obtained in the lowest temperature and the highest pressure (40°C/250 bar) assay, while the lowest yields (0.40±0.002 wt.% fruits and 0.12±0.001 wt.% roots) were obtained in the assay of higher temperature and lower pressure (60°C/150 bar).

Table 1
Comparison of extraction yields obtained from Solanum viarum using SFE-CO2 and Soxhlet.

The increase of pressure from 150 to 250 bar resulted in a higher yield of extract. Otherwise, the increase in temperature from 40 to 60°C caused a lower yield. This effect is due to solvent density because the increase of pressure increases the density of the supercritical fluid. Consequently, the solvating power of the solvent is increased. An increase in temperature causes a density decrease and, consequently, a decrease of solubility of extracts in CO2 (Soares et al., 2016Soares, J. F., Dal Prá, V., Souza, M. de, Lunelli, F. C., Abaide, E., Silva, J. R. F. da, Kuhn, R. C., Martínez, J., Mazutti, M. A. Extraction of rice bran oil using supercritical CO2 and compressed liquefied petroleum gas. Journal of Food Engineering , 170, 58-63 (2016).; Goyeneche et al., 2018Goyeneche, R., Fanovich, A., Rodriguez Rodrigues, C., Nicolao, M. C., Di Scala, K. Supercritical CO2 extraction of bioactive compounds from radish leaves: yield, antioxidant capacity and cytotoxicity. The Journal of Supercritical Fluids , 135, 78-83 (2018).). Goyeneche et al. (2018) reported the same behavior of this study when studying radish leaves. The increase of pressure favored the yield while the increase of temperature hampered the yield. This effect was also identified in the works of Alvarez et al (2019Alvarez, M. V., Cabred, S., Ramirez, C. L., Fanovich, M. A. Valorization of an agroindustrial soybean residue by supercritical fluid extraction of phytochemical compounds. The Journal of Supercritical Fluids, 143, 90-96 (2019).) and Elgndi et al. (2017Elgndi, M. A., Filip, S., Pavlić, B., Vladić, J., Stanojković, T., Žižak, Ž., Zeković, Z. Antioxidative and cytotoxic activity of essential oils and extracts of Satureja montana L., Coriandrum sativum L. and Ocimum basilicum L. Obtained by supercritical fluid extraction. The Journal of Supercritical Fluids , 128, 128-137 (2017).).

An important aspect to be considered when studying extraction processes are the general extraction curves (Dal Prá et al., 2016Dal Prá, V., Soares, J. F., Monego, D. L., Vendruscolo, R. G., Freire, D. M. G., Alexandri, M., Koutinas, A., Wagner, R., Mazutti, M. A., Da Rosa, M. B. Extraction of bioactive compounds from palm (Elaeis guineensis) pressed fiber using different compressed fluids. The Journal of Supercritical Fluids , 112, 51-56 (2016).). The extraction curves are useful for improving the processes and calculating the manufacturing costs (Martinez-Correa et al., 2017Martinez-Correa, H. A., Bitencourt, R. G., Kayano, A. C. A. V., Magalhães, P. M., Costa, F. T. M., Cabral, F. A. Integrated extraction process to obtain bioactive extracts of Artemisia annua L. leaves using supercritical CO2, ethanol and water. Industrial Crops and Products , 95, 535-542 (2017).). One of the difficulties of using supercritical technology is the high initial cost of investment (Goyeneche et al., 2018Goyeneche, R., Fanovich, A., Rodriguez Rodrigues, C., Nicolao, M. C., Di Scala, K. Supercritical CO2 extraction of bioactive compounds from radish leaves: yield, antioxidant capacity and cytotoxicity. The Journal of Supercritical Fluids , 135, 78-83 (2018).), which could be overcome by optimizing process parameters (Zabot et al., 2018Zabot, G. L., Moraes, M. N., Meireles, M. A. A. Process integration for producing tocotrienols-rich oil and bixin-rich extract from Annatto seeds: a techno-economic approach. Food and Bioproducts Processing, 109, 122-138 (2018).). However, despite the high initial cost, some studies have demonstrated the economic feasibility of SFE-CO2 (Farías-Campomanes et al., 2013Farías-Campomanes, A. M., Rostagno, M. A., Meireles, M. A. A. Production of polyphenol extracts from Grape bagasse using supercritical fluids: yield, extract composition and economic evaluation. The Journal of Supercritical Fluids , 77, 70-78 (2013)., Prado et al., 2012Prado, J. M., Dalmolin, I., Carareto, N. D. D., Basso, R. C., Meirelles, A. J. A., Oliveira, J. V., Batista, E. A. C., Meireles, M. A. A. Supercritical fluid extraction of grape seed: process scale-up, extract chemical composition and economic evaluation. Journal of Food Engineering, 109, 249-257 (2012)., Zabot et al., 2015).

The extraction curves obtained in this work (Figure 1) are divided into three stages. The first is the constant rate period controlled by the convective mass transfer mechanism. Posteriorly, the other period is known as diffusion and convection, where extraction occurs. The third period, where the extraction rate is low, is mainly controlled by diffusion (Alvarez et al., 2019Alvarez, M. V., Cabred, S., Ramirez, C. L., Fanovich, M. A. Valorization of an agroindustrial soybean residue by supercritical fluid extraction of phytochemical compounds. The Journal of Supercritical Fluids, 143, 90-96 (2019).). As can be seen in Figure 1, there was a high extraction rate at the beginning of the process and there was a rapid reduction in the extraction rate in the subsequent minutes. According to Martinez-Correa et al. (2017Martinez-Correa, H. A., Bitencourt, R. G., Kayano, A. C. A. V., Magalhães, P. M., Costa, F. T. M., Cabral, F. A. Integrated extraction process to obtain bioactive extracts of Artemisia annua L. leaves using supercritical CO2, ethanol and water. Industrial Crops and Products , 95, 535-542 (2017).), this behavior indicates that the process is controlled by diffusion.

Figure 1
Kinetic curves for extraction of bioactive compounds from Solanum viarum using SFE-CO2 for (a) fruits and (b) roots matrices.

The constant extraction rate was verified for fruits in the first 60 min, while for the roots it was in the first 15 min. In these periods, most of the solutes are removed from this matrix, predominating the convective mass transfer (Valente et al., 2018Valente, I. de L., Confortin, T. C., Luft, L., Ugalde, G. A., Zabot, G. L., Mazutti, M. A., Terra, L. de M. Extraction of bioactive compounds from Botryosphaeria dothidea using supercritical carbon dioxide and compressed liquefied petroleum gas. The Journal of Supercritical Fluids , 136, 52-59 (2018).). For fruits, fractions of 75.5%, 66.7%, 73.8%, 93.6% and 93.6% (mass basis) of the total mass of extract available in such matrix were recovered in assays 1-5, respectively. For roots, fractions of 66.7%, 91.5%, 84.6%, 86.9% and 80.0% (mass basis) of the total mass of extract available in such matrix were recovered in assays 1-5, respectively.

Ultrasound-assisted extraction

Table 2 shows the extraction yields obtained in the eleven assays of CCRD, ranging from 10.5 wt.% to 20.8 wt.% for fruits and from 1.3 wt.% to 11.7% wt.% for roots. The two matrices demonstrated very similar behaviors, having the highest yields in assay 4 with high intensity (75.11 W/cm2) and a pulse cycle of 0.93. The lowest yield was obtained in assay 1 with the lowest intensity and pulse cycle.

Table 2
Yields obtained from fruits and roots from Solanum viarum using UAE.

Comparing the assays 4 (highest yield) and 12 (maceration control), the yields increased approximately 2 and 10 times for fruits and roots, respectively. These data are corroborated by Rouhani (2019Rouhani, M. Modeling and Optimization of Ultrasound-assisted green extraction and rapid hptlc analysis of stevioside from Stevia rebaudiana. Industrial Crops and Products , 132, 226-235 (2019).), who obtained a higher yield (79%) in stevioside extraction from Stevia rebaudiana using UAE, when compared to the control (22%). According to Sallet et al. (2019Sallet, D., Souza, P. O., Fischer, L. T., Ugalde, G., Zabot, G. L., Mazutti, M. A., Kuhn, R. C. Ultrasound-assisted extraction of lipids from Mortierella isabellina. Journal of Food Engineering , 242, 1-7 (2019).), whose findings also corroborate the results of the current work, the main reason for this behavior is the increase of mass transfer in the system when ultrasound is employed. In the current study, the effect of cavitation and its subsequent effects allowed a breakdown of the cell walls of the plant matrix, improving the penetration of solvent and facilitating the release of extractable compounds, consequently increasing the yields, as reported elsewhere (Picó, 2013Picó, Y. Ultrasound-assisted extraction for food and environmental samples. TrAC - Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 43, 84-99 (2013); Bernardo et al., 2018Bernardo, C. O., Ascheri, J. L. R., Chávez, D. W. H., Carvalho, C. W. P. Ultrasound assisted extraction of yam (Dioscorea bulbífera) starch: effect on morphology and functional properties. Starch/Staerke, 70, 1-10 (2018).).

The data presented in Table 2 were used to calculate the linear, quadratic and interaction terms of the process variables in the response, which were expressed as a Pareto chart in Figure 2. The linear terms for the pulse cycle and ultrasound intensity were statistically significant (p < 0.05) for both matrices. The intensity of ultrasound showed a positive effect, whose increase may lead to higher yields for both matrices. When comparing assays 1-2 and 3-4, the highest yields were obtained at the highest ultrasound intensity (75.11 W/cm2), when the pulse cycle is maintained constant at levels -1 and + 1, respectively. According to Chemat et al. (2017Chemat, F., Rombaut, N., Sicaire, A. G., Meullemiestre, A., Fabiano-Tixier, A. S., Abert-Vian, M. Ultrasound assisted extraction of food and natural products. mechanisms, techniques, combinations, protocols and applications. A Review. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 34, 540-560 (2017).), the ultrasound intensity is a relevant parameter that strongly affects the efficiency of extraction because its increase causes a strong bubble collapse, breaking the plant structures.

Figure 2
Pareto chart expressing the effect of process variables on the extraction yield using UAE for (a) fruits and (b) roots matrices.

The quadratic term for ultrasound intensity showed a negative effect on matrix yields. The negative signals of the quadratic term indicate the presence of a maximum point for the ultrasound intensity in the evaluated range, showing that it would be interesting to optimize the ultrasound intensity before extractions on a larger scale (Kulkarni and Rathod, 2014Kulkarni, V. M., Rathod, V. K. Mapping of an ultrasonic bath for ultrasound assisted extraction of Mangiferin from Mangifera indica Leaves. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry , 21, 606-611 (2014).), since it can reduce the energy costs (Sallet et al., 2019Sallet, D., Souza, P. O., Fischer, L. T., Ugalde, G., Zabot, G. L., Mazutti, M. A., Kuhn, R. C. Ultrasound-assisted extraction of lipids from Mortierella isabellina. Journal of Food Engineering , 242, 1-7 (2019).).

In order to show the influence of ultrasound intensity and pulse cycle on the extraction yield, contour plots were generated (Figure 3). UAE of extracts from fruits of Solanum viarum yielded the maximum extraction yield for ultrasound intensity ranging from 55 W/cm2 to 85 W/cm2, and pulse cycle ranging from 0.5 to 1. For the roots, the maximum extraction yield was obtained for ultrasound intensity ranging from 60 W/cm2 to 85 W/cm2 and pulse cycle ranging from 0.75 to 1. The increase of intensity and pulse cycle favors the recovery of extracts from the matrices studied in this work.

Figure 3
Contour plots expressing the influence of process variables on the extraction yield using UAE for the fruits (a) and roots (b) matrices.

The UAE technique also presented yields superior to SFE-CO2 and Soxhlet techniques, and in a shorter time. The UAE increased the efficiency of canola oil extraction compared to the Soxhlet method (Jalili et al., 2018Jalili, F., Jafari, S. M., Emam-Djomeh, Z., Malekjani, N., Farzaneh, V. Optimization of ultrasound-assisted extraction of oil from Canola seeds with the use of response surface methodology. Food Analytical Methods, 11, 598-612 (2018).). Positive effects of UAE for obtaining euphol from Euphorbia tirucalli (Vuong et al., 2015Vuong, Q. V., Nguyen, V. T., Thanh, D. T., Bhuyan, D. J., Goldsmith, C. D., Sadeqzadeh, E., Scarlett, C. J., Bowyer, M. C. Optimization of ultrasound-assisted extraction conditions for euphol from the medicinal plant, euphorbia tirucalli, using response surface methodology. Industrial Crops and Products , 63, 197-202 (2015).) and Moringa peregrina oil (Mohammadpour et al., 2019Mohammadpour, H., Sadrameli, S. M., Eslami, F., Asoodeh, A. Optimization of ultrasound-assisted extraction of Moringa peregrina oil with response surface methodology and comparison with soxhlet method. Industrial Crops and Products , 131, 106-116 (2019).) were also reported. According to Mohammadpour et al. (2019), the application of ultrasound has become a recent and promising method in oil extraction from plants.

To better understand the efficiency of the different techniques and the structural changes that occurred before and after extractions, the surface of the particles of S. viarum matrices was evaluated by SEM. For fruits, the seeds were analyzed separately. The surface of matrix tissues showed integrity before extraction, but was slightly damaged after extractions. With the application of all of the techniques, there were changes in the tissue surface (Figures 4 and 5).

Figure 4
SEM images of roots before and after extraction: (A) fresh (before extractions); (B) Soxhlet extraction; (C) SFE-CO2; (D) maceration; and (E) UAE.

Figure 5
SEM images of fruits before and after extraction: (A) in nature; (B) Soxhlet extraction; (C) SFE-CO2; (D) maceration; (E) UAE; (1) seeds and (2) husks.

SFE-CO2 showed damage to cells in the form of cracking and scaling, much higher than when the Soxhlet was applied. In maceration, a crushing occurred, while cavitation breaks the entire surface of leaves. The UAE process showed more visible changes such as openings in the cellular structures that could be correlated with explosive rupture. This could be evidence of the occurrence of cavitation phenomena, which facilitate the general extraction process (Patil and Akamanchi, 2017Patil, D. M., Akamanchi, K. G. Ultrasound-assisted rapid extraction and kinetic modelling of influential factors: extraction of camptothecin from Nothapodytes nimmoniana Plant. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry , 37, 582-591 (2017).). The images revealed that more cracks and pores were created by ultrasound, favoring the extraction more rapidly.

The implosion of cavitation bubbles on the surface of matrices induces the erosion of released structures in the extraction medium. Some authors have reported the erosion of plant material when it was treated by ultrasound. For example, UAE of boldo leaf was studied by Petigny et al. (2013Petigny, L., Périno-issartier, S., Wajsman, J., Chemat, F. Batch and continuous ultrasound assisted extraction of Boldo leaves (Peumus boldus Mol.). International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 14, 5750-5764 (2013).) using an ultrasound probe. Mohammadpour et al. (2019Mohammadpour, H., Sadrameli, S. M., Eslami, F., Asoodeh, A. Optimization of ultrasound-assisted extraction of Moringa peregrina oil with response surface methodology and comparison with soxhlet method. Industrial Crops and Products , 131, 106-116 (2019).) also described structural changes in Moringa peregrina using different extraction techniques (UAE and Soxhlet). Zhou et al. (2018Zhou, P., Wang, X., Liu, P., Huang, J., Wang, C., Pan, M., Kuang, Z. Enhanced phenolic compounds extraction from Morus alba L. leaves by deep eutectic solvents combined with ultrasonic-assisted extraction. Industrial Crops and Products , 120, 147-154 (2018).) also observed damage in mulberry leaves using the UAE technique, indicating this method as convenient and versatile for the effective extraction of bioactive phytochemical products. Zhong et al. (2018Zhong, J., Wang, Y., Yang, R., Liu, X., Yang, Q., Qin, X. The application of ultrasound and microwave to increase oil extraction from Moringa oleifera seeds. Industrial Crops and Products , 120, 1-10 (2018).) suggest that ultrasound is the most effective way to destroy the cellular structure of seed samples and favor the release of the solvent extraction oil used.

Chemical composition

The extracts obtained from fruits and roots of Solanum viarum contain phytochemical constituents. Most of them are known to be biologically active compounds and are responsible for displaying various activities. Twenty compounds were identified and quantified in extracts from both matrices obtained under different conditions using SFE-CO2 (Table 3).

Table 3
Chemical compounds obtained by SFE-CO2 and Soxhlet for fruits and roots matrices of Solanum viarum.

Almost all the identified compounds were found in the two morphological parts studied. However, the percentage is different for some of them. The major compounds for SFE-CO2 in both matrices were 1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid, octadecanoic acid, hexadecanoic acid, and Vitamin E. These compounds were also identified and reported as to their bioactivity by various authors. For instance, Ali et al. (2017Ali, A., Javaid, A., Shoaib, A. GC-MS analysis and antifungal activity of methanolic root extract of Chenopodium album against Sclerotium rolfsii. Planta Daninha, 35, 1-8 (2017).) describes 1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid as an antifungal compound, responsible for growth control of Fusarium oxysporum and Lycopersici sp.. Verma et al. (2014Verma, A., Johri, B. N., Prakash, A. Antagonistic Evaluation of Bioactive Metabolite from Endophytic Fungus, Aspergillus Flavipes KF671231. Journal of Mycology, 2014, 1-5 (2014).) extracted 1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid from Aspergillus flavipes and tested its antifungal efficacy against Sclerotin sclerotiorum. Govindappa et al. (2014Govindappa, M., Prathap, S., Vinay, V., Channabasava, R. Chemical composition of methanol extract of endophytic fungi, Alternaria sp. of Tebebuia argentea and their antimicrobial and antioxidant activity. International Journal of Biological & Pharmaceutical Research, 5, 861-869 (2014).) and Krishnan et al. (2014Krishnan, K., Mani, A., Jasmine, S. Cytotoxic activity of bioactive compound 1, 2- Benzene Dicarboxylic Acid, Mono 2- Ethylhexyl Ester extracted from a marine derived Streptomyces sp. VITSJK8. International Journal of Molecular and Cellular Medicine, 3, 246-254 (2014).) reported antimicrobial, cytotoxicity, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antiviral activities for this referenced compound.

According to Linton et al. (2013), octadecanoic acid exhibits antiviral, antioxidant and antibacterial activities, and according to Selvamangai and Bhaskar (2012Selvamangai, C., Bhaskar, A. GC-MS Analysis of Phytocomponents in the Methanolic Extract of Eupatorium triplinerve. International Journal of Drug Development and Research, 4, 148-153 (2012).), it is responsible for hypocholesterolemic, antiarthritic and nematicide actions. Sanseera et al. (2013Sanseera, D., Niwatananun, W., Liawruangrath, B., Liawruangrath, S., Baramee, A., Pyne, S. G. Chemical composition and biological activities of the essential oil from leaves of Cleidion javanicum. Journal of Essenstial Oil Bearing Plants, 15, 186-194 (2013).) studied the chemical composition and biological activities of leaf essential oil of Cleidion javanicum, which presented significant antimicrobial, antioxidant and anticancer activity, wherein its composition is hexadecanoic acid (26.77%). Selvamangai and Bhaskar (2012) and Agoramoorthy et al. (2007Agoramoorthy, G., Chandrasekaran, M., Venkatesalu, V., Hsu, M. J. Antibacterial and antifungal activities of fatty acid methyl esters of the blind-your-eye Mangrove from India. Brazilian Journal Microbiology, 38, 739-742 (2007).) attribute anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and antibacterial activities to this compound.

Another aspect to be highlighted is the higher yields and the target compounds recovered in the processes. Different compounds were observed under conditions of temperature and pressure (Table 3). The condition of the highest yield was not the same as the one with the highest percentage of area in the major compounds. These findings indicate that SFE-CO2 was more selective to extract the largest number of compounds in less quantity of extract. Interfering compounds or inhibitors can be extracted in larger quantities under better yield conditions, thus reducing the quality of extract (Confortin et al. 2017Confortin, T. C., Todero, I., Ferreira, J. S., Brun, T., Luft, L., Ugalde, G. A., Prá, V. D., Mazutti, M. A., Zabot, G. L., Tres, M. V. Extraction and composition of extracts obtained from Lupinus albescens using supercritical carbon dioxide and compressed liquefied petroleum gas. The Journal of Supercritical Fluids , 128, 395-403 (2017). ). When comparing the percent area of compounds, it is evident that supercritical CO2 exceeded the conventional method of Soxhlet extraction. Although the Soxhlet technique can provide higher yields, the extract has higher amounts of waxes, influencing the identification of bioactive compounds.

The 46 compounds identified using UAE (Table 4) were higher than those obtained by SFE-CO2 (non-polar solvent). The results found in this work can be explained by higher solubility of extracts in hydroalcoholic solution, as compared to CO2. As CO2 is non-polar, the solubility of highly polar compounds is low (Cabaleero, 2018Cabaleero, A. S., Romero-García, J. M., Castro, E., Cardona, C. A. Supercritical Fluid Extraction for Enhancing Polyphenolic Compounds Production from Olive Waste Extracts. Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology , (2018).; Alvarez et al., 2019Alvarez, M. V., Cabred, S., Ramirez, C. L., Fanovich, M. A. Valorization of an agroindustrial soybean residue by supercritical fluid extraction of phytochemical compounds. The Journal of Supercritical Fluids, 143, 90-96 (2019).). There are some reports confirming that the ultrasound-assisted method results in increased extraction yield of various phytochemicals at reduced extraction time and lower solvent consumption (Jalili et al., 2018Jalili, F., Jafari, S. M., Emam-Djomeh, Z., Malekjani, N., Farzaneh, V. Optimization of ultrasound-assisted extraction of oil from Canola seeds with the use of response surface methodology. Food Analytical Methods, 11, 598-612 (2018).; Zhong et al., 2018Zhong, J., Wang, Y., Yang, R., Liu, X., Yang, Q., Qin, X. The application of ultrasound and microwave to increase oil extraction from Moringa oleifera seeds. Industrial Crops and Products , 120, 1-10 (2018).).

Table 4
Chemical compounds obtained by UAE for fruits and roots matrices of Solanum viarum.

The highest number of compounds was obtained at 85 W/cm2 of ultrasound intensity and 0.75 of pulse cycle, showing that high ultrasound intensities lead to extraction of more quantity of bioactive compounds. As previously mentioned, the positive effect of increased power on yield can be explained by violent collapses of cavitation bubbles, causing further destruction of the cell walls of the raw material and, therefore, facilitating the access of solvent to the analytes (Goltz et al., 2018Goltz, C., Ávila, S., Barbieri, J. B., Igarashi-Mafra, L., Mafra, M. R. Ultrasound-assisted extraction of phenolic compounds from Macela (Achyrolcine satureioides) extracts. Industrial Crops and Products, 115, 227-234 (2018).; Santos et al., 2019Santos, K. A., Gonçalves, J. E., Cardozo-Filho, L., Silva, E. A. da. Pressurized liquid and ultrasound-assisted extraction of α-Bisabolol from Candeia (Eremanthus erythropappus) Wood. Industrial Crops and Products , 130, 428-435 (2019).).

The major compounds were the same for both matrices: quinic acid, cytidine, 1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid, alpha mannofuranoside, octadecenoic acid and spirosol-5-en-3-ol (solasodine). These activities have been reported in the literature. Walters et al. (2004Walters, D., Raynor, L., Mitchell, A., Walker, R., Walker, K. Antifungal activities of four fatty acids against plant pathogenic fungi. Mycopathologia, 157, 87-90 (2004).) reported that 9-octadecenoic acid or oleic acid is an antifungal agent against Crinipellis pernicosa and Pythium ultimum. Ali et al. (2017Ali, A., Javaid, A., Shoaib, A. GC-MS analysis and antifungal activity of methanolic root extract of Chenopodium album against Sclerotium rolfsii. Planta Daninha, 35, 1-8 (2017).) corroborate this result, presenting the fungal activity for this compound. It is also described as an antimicrobial and nematicide by Chandrasekaran et al. (2008Chandrasekaran, M., Kannathasan, K., Venkatesalu, V. Antimicrobial activity of fatty acid methyl esters of some members of Chenopodiaceae. Zeitschrift fur Naturforsch. Journal of Biosciences, 63, 331-336 (2008).). The compound milbemycin is reported to be an antiparasitic (Hugar and Londonkar, 2017Hugar, A. L., Londonkar, R. L. GC-MS Profiling of bioactive components from aqueous extract of pterocarpus Marsupium. International Journal of ChemTech Research, 10, 557-564 (2017).) and Martín et al. (2017Martín, S., Grande-Pérez, A., Cuevas, J. M., Elena, S. F. Putative antiviral role of plant cytidine deaminases. F1000 Research, 6, 1-14 (2017). ) attributed antiviral action to cytidine, which is a pyrimidine core compound that plays a vital role in biological activities such as antifungal. The compound solasodine is a highly toxic glycoalkaloid commonly found in the Solanaceae family, described by some authors (Al et al., 2016; Kausar and Singh, 2018Kausar, M., Singh, B. K. Pharmacological evaluation of Solanum viarum Dunal leaves extract for analgesic and antipyretic activities. Journal of Drug Delivery and Therapeutics, 8, 356-361 (2018). ; Patel et al., 2013Patel, K., Singh, R. B., Patel, D. K. Medicinal Significance , Pharmacological Activities , and Analytical Aspects of Solasodine : A Concise Report of Current Scientific Literature. Journal of Acute Disease, 2, 92-98 (2013).; Yuan et al., 2017Yuan, B., Byrnes, D., Giurleo, D., Villani, T., Simon, J. E., Wu, Q. Rapid screening of toxic glycoalkaloids and micronutrients in edible nightshades ( Solanum spp.). Journal of Food and Drug Analysis, 26, 751-760 (2017).). Zeng et al. (2009Zeng, K., Thompson, K. E., Yates, C. R., Miller, D. D. Synthesis and biological evaluation of quinic acid derivatives as anti-inflammatory agents. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 19, 5458-5460 (2009).) reported quinic acid anti-inflammatory activity.

In addition, as can be seen in Tables 3 and 4, other bioactive compounds were identified in S. viarum extracts (Table 5). The findings of chemical constituents corroborate that described by Kausar and Singh (2018Kausar, M., Singh, B. K. Pharmacological evaluation of Solanum viarum Dunal leaves extract for analgesic and antipyretic activities. Journal of Drug Delivery and Therapeutics, 8, 356-361 (2018). ) when studying the leaves of S. viarum, such as solasodine and quinic acid. Braguini et al. (2018Braguini, W. L., Pires, N. V., Alves, B. B. Phytochemical analysis, antioxidant properties and brine shrimp lethality of unripe fruits of Solanum viarum. Journal of Young Pharmacists, 10, 159-163 (2018). ) reported toxicity of S. viarum fruits against Artemia salina. High percentages of polyphenols and tannins were described, concluding that the fruits are highly toxic and may be a risk to livestock because they are available in the pastures.

Table 5
Activities reported in the literature of some compounds found in this work.

CONCLUSIONS

In conclusion, this study showed that higher temperature and higher pressure presented higher extraction yields for SFE-CO2. However, this condition did not provide the highest percentage of the major compounds. When comparing this technique with Soxhlet, it showed higher yields. However, the superiority of SFE-CO2 in the composition is visible. For UAE, yields and chemical composition were higher than SFE-CO2, noting that higher values of intensity and pulse cycle favored the increase of yields. In general, it can be concluded that the UAE and SFE-CO2 techniques are efficient for extraction from S. viarum and the extracts obtained are a potential source of bioactive compounds, which must be further studied regarding the potential activities.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The authors thank the CNPq (National Council of Technological and Scientific Development, 428180/2018-3) and FAPERGS (Research Support Foundation of the State of Rio Grande do Sul) for the financial support of this work, as well as CAPES (Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel, finance code 001) for scholarships. M. A. Mazutti, M. V. Tres (308936/2017-5) and G. L. Zabot (304882/2018-6) thank the CNPq for the productivity grants.

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Publication Dates

  • Publication in this collection
    13 Jan 2020
  • Date of issue
    Oct-Dec 2019

History

  • Received
    30 May 2019
  • Reviewed
    01 Sept 2019
  • Accepted
    02 Sept 2019
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