Advancement of green process through microwave-assisted extraction of bioactive metabolites from Arthrospira Platensis and bioactivity evaluation

Bioactivity and functional properties of cyanobacterial extract mostly depends on process of extraction, temperature and solvent used (polar or non-polar). To evaluate these parameters a design of experiment (DOE; using a 2(k) design) was performed with Arthrospira platensis. Extraction process was optimized through microwave-assisted extraction considering solvent ratio, temperature and time of extraction with polar (PS) and non-polar (NPS). Maximum extract yield obtained was 4.32 +/- 0.25% and 5.26 +/- 0.11% (w/w) respectively for PS and NPS. Maximum content of bioactive metabolites in PS extracts were thiamine (846.57 +/- 14.12 mu g/g), riboflavin (101.09 +/- 1.63 mu g/g), C-phycocyanin (2.28 +/- 0.10 mu g/g) and A-phycocyanin (4.11 +/- 0.03 mu g/g), while for NPS extracts were alpha-tocopherol (37.86 +/- 0.78 mu g/g), beta-carotene (123.64 +/- 1.45 mu g/g) and 19.44 +/- 0.21 mg/g of fatty acids. A. platensis PS extracts showed high antimicrobial activity and PS extracts had antioxidant activity of 0.79 +/- 0.12 mu molTE/g for FRAP assay, while for NPS extracts 1.03 +/- 0.08 lmol alpha-TE/g for FRAP assay. (C) 2016 Published by Elsevier Ltd.