Research Article

Supercritical Fluid Extraction of Pyrrolidine Alkaloid from Leaves of Piper amalago L.

Table 3

Alkaloid yield for extraction without cosolvents (only CO2) at different pressures and temperatures ( min).

RunFactorsResponses
(°C) (bar) (mg g−1) ± (%)

10401500.42 ± 1
11501500.54 ± 2
12601500.48 ± 2
13402000.97 ± 3
14502000.90 ± 12
15602001.04 ± 2
16402500.75 ± 2
17502500.71 ± 1
18602501.11 ± 2

= yield of the alkaloid in the extract. = yield of the alkaloid in the plant.
Results are expressed as mean relative standard deviation ().