Publications by authors named "Jose F Barreto"
Extraction of nutraceuticals from milk thistle: I. Hot water extraction.
Appl Biochem Biotechnol
August 2003
Article Synopsis
- Milk thistle contains beneficial compounds that help protect the liver and silymarin is one of these compounds.
- The study investigated how different temperatures (50, 70, 85, and 100 degrees C) affect the extraction of silymarin from milk thistle seed meal over a 210-minute period.
- Results showed that extracting at 100 degrees C produced higher yields of certain compounds like taxifolin and silychristin compared to traditional ethanol extraction methods, indicating that temperature plays a significant role in optimizing yields for specific compounds.