Microwave-assisted extraction of methyl beta-cyclodextrin-complexed curcumin from turmeric rhizome oleoresin

• Main Authors: Hadi, Binta Jume, Sanagi, Mohd. Marsin, Aboul, Enein, Wan Ibrahim, Wan Aini, Jamil, Shajarahtunnur, Mu’azu, Mohammed Abdullahi
• Format: Article
• Published: Springer New York LLC 2015
• Subjects: QD Chemistry
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/58559/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12161-015-0137-3
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

In this work, methyl ß-cyclodextrin (Mß-CD) was used to increase the solubility of turmeric rhizome oleoresin (TRO) in aqueous solution by forming inclusion complexes, and the technique was combined with microwave-assisted extraction (MAE) to extract the curcuminoids from Curcuma domestica Val. Opti...