Research Article

Optimization of Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction of Total Flavonoids from Dendranthema indicum var. aromaticum by Response Surface Methodology

Table 2

Five-level and three-variable central composite circumscribed (CCC) design for total flavonoids (TF) extraction in D. indicum var. aromaticum and observed responses.

RunX1 (min)X2 (g/mL)X3 (°C)TF extraction rate (g QEb/100 g DW)

120 (−1)1 : 10 (−1)40 (−1)0.2586
240 (1)1 : 10 (−1)40 (−1)0.3457
320 (−1)1 : 30 (1)40 (−1)0.2385
440 (1)1 : 30 (1)40 (−1)0.3104
520 (−1)1 : 10 (−1)60 (1)0.4192
640 (1)1 : 10 (−1)60 (1)0.4452
720 (−1)1 : 30 (1)60 (1)0.3675
840 (1)1 : 30 (1)60 (1)0.4109
913 (−1.68)1 : 20 (0)50 (0)0.3177
1047 (1.68)1 : 20 (0)50 (0)0.4330
1130 (0)1 : 03 (−1.68)50 (0)0.2115
1230 (0)1 : 37 (1.68)50 (0)0.4189
1330 (0)1 : 20 (0)33 (−1.68)0.2644
1430 (0)1 : 20 (0)67 (1.68)0.4307
1530 (0)1 : 20 (0)50 (0)0.3811
1630 (0)1 : 20 (0)50 (0)0.3822
1730 (0)1 : 20 (0)50 (0)0.3840
1830 (0)1 : 20 (0)50 (0)0.4037
1930 (0)1 : 20 (0)50 (0)0.3788
2030 (0)1 : 20 (0)50 (0)0.3321

Note. Numbers in brackets are coded independent variables. bQuercetin equivalent.