Abstract
Abstract Bitter gourd ( Momordica charantia) fruits are known to be rich sources in polyphenolic antioxidant compounds. However, due to difficulties incorporated with industrial extraction, their commercial use has remained limited. Ultrasonic assisted extraction of antioxidant compounds from bitter gourd fruits in aqueous ethanolic solvent was investigated using Response Surface Methodology to understand key impact of variables. A 3 level, 3 factor Box–Behnken Design was used to investigate and optimize the impact of extraction time (20, 40, 60 min), temperature (30, 45, 60 °C) and induced calorimetric power (38.50, 53.25, 68.00 W) on total phenolic content (TPC), total flavonoid content (TFC), Ferric reducing/antioxidant power assay (FRAP) and half maximal inhibitory concentration (IC 50 ) of bitter gourd (BG) extract. The optimal extraction condition was reached at 52.00 W of induced power, extraction time of 20 min and temperature of 60 °C. At this condition, maximum TPC (0.95±0.11 g GAE/100 g), TFC (0.32±0.03 g QE/100 g), FRAP (109.00±13.00 µmol eq Fe (II)/ g) and yield (28.00±2.50%) with minimum IC 50 (22.0±3.00 mg/ml) was achieved. Furthermore, statistical analysis revealed that antioxidative attributes of extracts were correlated with effect of power input and temperature rather than processing time.
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