Efficient Approach for the Extraction and Identification of Red Pigment from Zanthoxylum bungeanum Maxim and Its Antioxidant Activity

Red pigment (RP) was extracted from the peels of Zanthoxylum bungeanum Maxim (PZB) by ultrasonic-assisted extraction (UAE) in this work. Box–Behnken design–response surface methodology (BBD-RSM) was employed to research the efficiency of the RP extraction. Based on the optimizati...

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Main Authors: Xi Chen, Zhiqiang Wei, Lei Zhu, Xing Yuan, Daneng Wei, Wei Peng, Chunjie Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-05-01
Series:Molecules
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/23/5/1109