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Optimization for ultrasound combined with flash extraction of polysaccharides from Phyllanthus emblica L. with antioxidant and hyperglycemic activity in vitro


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Jia-Qin, Fang and Tong, Zhang and Chang-Li, Hu and Ping-Ping, Wang and Chin-Ping, Tan and Chuang, Liu and Wei-Ting, Feng and Xiong, Fu and Chun, Chen (2025) Optimization for ultrasound combined with flash extraction of polysaccharides from Phyllanthus emblica L. with antioxidant and hyperglycemic activity in vitro. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 311 (pt. 2). art. no. 143940. pp. 1-14. ISSN 0141-8130; eISSN: 1879-0003

Abstract

Ultrasound-assisted flash extraction was used to rapidly extract polysaccharides from Phyllanthus emblica L. fruits (PEPs) with a good yield of 9.73 % ± 0.75 %. Furthermore, the PEPs were fractionated by graded precipitation of 30 %, 60 %, and 90 % (v/v) ethanol solution, and the respective molecular weight polysaccharide fractions, namely PEP-30 (166.88 kDa), PEP-60 (109.14 kDa), and PEP-90 (34.59 kDa) were obtained. The three fractions were composed of similar monosaccharides with galacturonic acid as the main constituent. The slope of R.M.S. radius-Mw curve showed that the three polysaccharide fractions were high-branched molecules with solid spherical conformation, and PEP-90 adopted a more compact conformation in aqueous solution. The three polysaccharide fractions had strong antioxidant activity, with PEP-60 showing the strongest antioxidant effect in vitro. PEP-30 (IC50 = 1.56 ± 0.14 mg/mL), PEP-60 (IC50 = 0.99 ± 0.09 mg/mL), and PEP-90 (IC50 = 0.63 ± 0.09 mg/mL) all exhibited mixed-type inhibition of α-glucosidase. Notably, PEP-90 showed the strongest inhibitory effect on α-glucosidase with the strongest binding ability to α-glucosidase and α-glucosidase-substrate complex, which are mainly related to different molecular weight. The results suggest the molecular weight of PEPs had great impact on their biological activities, providing important theoretical guiding for developing Phyllanthus emblica L. food products with the functional activity.


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Item Type: Article
Subject: Structural Biology
Subject: Biochemistry
Subject: Molecular Biology
Divisions: Faculty of Food Science and Technology
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2025.143940
Publisher: Elsevier
Keywords: Gradient ethanol precipitation; Phyllanthus emblica L. polysaccharides; Physicochemical properties; Ultrasound-assisted flash extraction; α-glucosidase
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being, SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production, SDG 2: Zero Hunger
Depositing User: Ms. Nur Faseha Mohd Kadim
Date Deposited: 07 May 2026 01:01
Last Modified: 07 May 2026 01:01
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URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/124256
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