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Pinus pinaster wood samples, obtained at different positions of three healthy trees, were subjected to two sequential extractions using an Accelerated Solvent Extraction instrument. The first extraction was carried out with hexane (to remove lipophilic extractives) and the second one with acetone/water (95:5 v/v) to recover bioactive phenolic compounds, the target compounds of this study. The extracted fractions were assayed for total yield and composition. The extracts contained a spectrum of phenolic compounds (simple phenolics, phenolic stilbenes, flavonoids and lignans) and non-phenolic components (juvabiones, resin and fatty acids, steryl esters and triglycerides). The fractionation effects achieved by consecutive extractions and the recovery of bioactive phenolics are discussed.
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The authors are grateful to the Spanish “Ministry of Science and Innovation” for supporting this study in the framework of the research project “Development and evaluation of processing methods for biorefineries” (reference CTQ2011-22972) and to Xunta de Galicia (INBIOMED project) for additional financial support. Both projects were partially funded by the FEDER Program of the European Union (“Unha maneira de facer Europa”). Ms. Sandra Rivas thanks the Ministry for her predoctoral grant. Dr. Enma Conde thanks the COST Action FP0901 and the Process Chemistry Centre—Åbo Akademi University for the funding received through the Short Term Scientific Mission 090412-016530 and the Johan Gadolin Scholarship, respectively. Docent Annika Smeds is acknowledged for help with the MS analyses. The research leading to these results has received funding from the WoodWisdom-Net Research Programme, which is a transnational R&D program jointly funded by national funding organizations within the framework of the ERA-NET WoodWisdom-Net 2. This work was also part of the activities at the Process Chemistry Centre at Åbo Akademi University.
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Conde, E., Fang, W., Hemming, J. et al. Recovery of bioactive compounds from Pinus pinaster wood by consecutive extraction stages. Wood Sci Technol 48, 311–323 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00226-013-0604-1
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