Powered by OpenAIRE graph
Found an issue? Give us feedback
image/svg+xml art designer at PLoS, modified by Wikipedia users Nina, Beao, JakobVoss, and AnonMoos Open Access logo, converted into svg, designed by PLoS. This version with transparent background. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Open_Access_logo_PLoS_white.svg art designer at PLoS, modified by Wikipedia users Nina, Beao, JakobVoss, and AnonMoos http://www.plos.org/ LAReferencia - Red F...arrow_drop_down
image/svg+xml art designer at PLoS, modified by Wikipedia users Nina, Beao, JakobVoss, and AnonMoos Open Access logo, converted into svg, designed by PLoS. This version with transparent background. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Open_Access_logo_PLoS_white.svg art designer at PLoS, modified by Wikipedia users Nina, Beao, JakobVoss, and AnonMoos http://www.plos.org/
addClaim

This Research product is the result of merged Research products in OpenAIRE.

You have already added 0 works in your ORCID record related to the merged Research product.

Determination of operative parameters for production of saponins extract of Cucumis dipsaceus “hedgehog gourd”

Authors: Seijas Velásquez , Segundo; Seijas Bernabé, Priscilla Alexandra; Seijas Bernabé, Nadia Stefanía; Salgado Rodríguez, Ludwig Emmanuel; Alva Castañeda, Marco Antonio;

Determination of operative parameters for production of saponins extract of Cucumis dipsaceus “hedgehog gourd”

Abstract

Cucumis dipsaceus “jaboncillo de campo”, es una especie vegetal de la familia de las cucurbitáceas considerada como maleza en nuestra región, cuyo fruto presenta metabolitos secundarios de importancia industrial y farmacológica destacando entre ellos los flavonoides, glicósidos, alcaloides, taninos y saponinas. Este último compuesto posee propiedades tales como surfactante, espumante, antiinflamatorio y hepatoprotector. Debido a las propiedades que presenta las saponinas se propuso el presente estudio cuyo objetivo principal fue determinar los parámetros operativos: temperatura, tiempo y relación de sólido/solvente en el proceso de producción de extracto de saponina a partir del fruto de Cucumis dipsaceus “jaboncillo de campo”. El estudio se inició con un pretratamiento de los frutos el cual consistía en las operaciones de limpieza, pulpeado y secado. Los experimentos se efectuaron mediante ensayos extractivos a nivel de laboratoriopara determinar los parámetros óptimos de operación. Luego se procedió al diseño de los equipos que intervienen en el proceso: destilación al vacío, filtrado y secado, así como se obtuvo un programa computarizado en Visual Basic 10 con la finalidad de proceder al escalamiento piloto respectivo. Para determinar la presencia y concentración de las saponinas en el producto final,se realizó los ensayos de hemólisis de glóbulos rojos y prueba de la espuma o afrosimétrica. Se obtuvo un rendimiento de 73,5 % en la producción de saponinas con los respectivos parámetrosoperativos: de relación sólido/solvente 1, temperatura 600C y tiempo de extracción 30 minutos.

Cucumis dipsaceus " hedgehog gourd ", is a plant species of the family of cucurbits considered as weeds in our region, whose fruit has secondary metabolites of industrial and pharmacological importance highlighting among them the flavonoids, glycosides, alkaloids, tannins and saponins. The latter compound has properties such as surfactant, foaming agent, anti-inflammatoryagent and hepatoprotection. Due to the properties of saponins, the present study was proposed whose main objective was to determine the operating parameters: temperature, time and solid/solvent ratio in the production process of saponin extract from the fruit of Cucumis dipsaceus " hedgehog gourd “. The study began with a pre-treatment of the fruits which consisted of cleaning, pulping and drying operations. The experiments were carried out through extractive laboratory-level tests to determine the optimal operating parameters. Then the design of the equipment involved in the process was carried out: vacuum distillation, filtering and drying, as well as a computer program in Visual Basic 10 was obtained in order to proceed to the respective pilot scaling. To determine the presence and concentration of saponins in the final product, assays of red blood cell hemolysis and foam or afrosymmetric test were performed. A yield of 73,5% was obtained in the production of saponins using the operating parameters: solid / solvent ratio 1, temperature 600C and extraction time 30 minutes.

Keywords

Saponina, parámetros operativos, extracto, optimización, escalamiento, Saponin, operating parameters, extract, optimization, scaling

  • BIP!
    Impact byBIP!
    selected citations
    These citations are derived from selected sources.
    This is an alternative to the "Influence" indicator, which also reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically).
    0
    popularity
    This indicator reflects the "current" impact/attention (the "hype") of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network.
    Average
    influence
    This indicator reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically).
    Average
    impulse
    This indicator reflects the initial momentum of an article directly after its publication, based on the underlying citation network.
    Average
Powered by OpenAIRE graph
Found an issue? Give us feedback
selected citations
These citations are derived from selected sources.
This is an alternative to the "Influence" indicator, which also reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically).
BIP!Citations provided by BIP!
popularity
This indicator reflects the "current" impact/attention (the "hype") of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network.
BIP!Popularity provided by BIP!
influence
This indicator reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically).
BIP!Influence provided by BIP!
impulse
This indicator reflects the initial momentum of an article directly after its publication, based on the underlying citation network.
BIP!Impulse provided by BIP!
0
Average
Average
Average
Green