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Mimosa, an excellent energy crop candidate because of its high growth yield, also contains, on a dry basis, 0.83% hyperoside and 0.90% quercitrin. Hyperoside has been documented as having anti-inflammatory and diurectic properties, whereas quercitrin may play a role in intestinal repair following chronic mucosal injury. Thus, mimosa might first be extracted for important antioxidant compounds and then used as a feedstock for energy production. This article presents results from studies aimed at determining the effect of three extraction parameters (temperature, solvent composition, and time) on the yield of these important quercetin compounds. Conditions are sought which maximize yield and concentration, whereas complementing subsequent biomass pretreatment, hydrolysis and fermentation.
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Ekenseair, A.K., Duan, L., Carrier, D.J. et al. Extraction of hyperoside and quercitrin from mimosa (Albizia julibrissin) foliage. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 130, 382–391 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1385/ABAB:130:1:382
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