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. 2020 Oct 24;9(11):1428. doi: 10.3390/plants9111428

Table 2.

Application of DES/NADES in combination with the microwave-assisted extraction (MAE) of bioactive compounds from the various plant material in the last three years.

Plant Material Selected DES/NADES
(Number of Tested Solvents)
Extraction Conditions Type of Chemical Compounds/Index Determined Instrumental Analysis Reference
A B C D E F
Virgin olive pomace §ChCl:citric acid
(4)
1:2 20% 80/1 30 60 °C 200 Secoiridoids: oleuropein, hydroxytyrsol,
Phenolic acid: caffeic acid
Phenolic aldehyde: vanillin
Flavonoids: rutin, luteolin
HPLC-DAD [52]
TPC, DPPH Spectrophotometry
Lemon verbena
(Lippia citriodora L.)
ChCl:lactic acid
(11)
1:2 32% 100/1 17.1 63.7 °C 700 25 different phenolic compounds including:
8 iridoid glycosides, 12 phenylpropanoid glycosides, 5 flavonoid glycosides
HPLC-DAD-ESI-TOF-MS [68]
TPC Spectrophotometry
Sea buckthorn leaves
(Hippophae rhamnoides L.)
ChCl:1,4-butanediol
(12)
1:3 20% 47.6/1 17 64 °C 600 Flavonoids: rutin, quercetin-3-O-glucoside, quercetin, kaempferol, isorhamnetin HPLC-DAD [143]
Flos Sophorae Immaturus ChCl:1,4-butanediol
(9)
1:2 25% 38.5/1 20 62 °C 600 Flavonoids: rutin, nicotiflorin, narcissin, quercetin, kaempferol, isorhamnetin HPLC-UV [144]
Blackcurrant
(Ribes nigrum L.)
ChCl:lactic acid
(10)
1:2 20% 76.9/1 14 45 °C ND Anthocyanins: delphinidin 3-O-glucoside, delphinidin 3-O-rutinoside, cyanidin 3-O-glucoside, cyanidin 3-O- rutinoside HPLC-UV [145]
TAC Spectrophotometry
Chuanxiong rhizoma ChCl:1,2-propanediol
(20)
1:1 30% 33.3/1 20 68 °C 1360 Phenolic acid: ferulic acid HPLC-UV [146]
Onion peel
(Allium cepa L.)
ChCl:urea
(3)
1:2 30% 20/1 120 60 °C 850 Flavonoids: quercetin, kaempferol, myricetin LC-MS/MS
HPLC-UV
[54]
TPC, FRAP, DPPH Spectrophotometry
Cocoa bean shell ChCl:oxalic acid
(16)
1:1 49.4% 50/1 11.4 35.1 °C 800 Phenolic acids: gallic acid, caffeic acid
Flavonoids: catechin, epicatechin
HPLC-DAD [147]
DPPH Spectrophotometry
Ripe mango
(Mangifera indica L.)
Sodium acetate: lactic acid (8) 1:3 30% 16.7/1 19.7 ND 436 Xanthone: mangiferin HPLC-UV/ViS [55]
TPC, FRAP, DPPH Spectrophotometry
Mulberry leaves
(Morus alba L.)
ChCl:glycerol
(12)
1:2 20% 50/1 18 66 °C 600 Phenolic acids: neochlorogenic acid, chlorogenic acid, cryptochlorogenic acid, caffeic acid Flavonoids: rutin, isoquercetin, astragalin HPLC-UV [148]
Olive leaf
(Olea europa)
ChCl:ethylene glycole
(9)
1:2 43.3% 133.3/1 16.7 79.6 °C ND 48 different phenolic compounds identifed, the most important are: eleoside, elonolic acid, hydroxyoleuropein, luteolin glucoside, oleuropein glucoside, oleuropein, ligstroside HPLC-DAD-ESI-TOF-MS [80]
TPC Spectrophotometry
Hibiscus calyces
(Hibiscus sabdariffa L.)
ChCl:oxalic acid
(8)
1:1 55% 30/1 20 75 °C 700 Phenolic acids: chlorogenic acid quinone, neochlorogenic acid, chlorogenic acid, criptochlorogenic acid, coumaroylquinic acid, 5-O-Caffeoylshikimic acid
Flavonoids: myricetin-3-arabinogalactoside, quercetin-3-sambubioside, quercetin-3-rutinoside, kaempferol-3-O-sambubioside, quercetin-3-glucoside, methylepigallocatechin, myricetin, quercetin, kaempferol
Anthocyanins: delphinidin-3-sambubioside, cyanidin-3-sambubioside
HPLC-DAD-ESI-TOF-MS [149]
TPC, TAC Spectrophotometry

Extraction conditions: A- molar ratio between HBD and HBA in the selected DES/NADES; B-water content in the selected DES/NADES (%); C-solid to liquid ratio (mg∙mL−1); D-extraction time (min); E-extraction temperature (°C); F-microwave power (W). §ChCl- choline chloride. ND- not defined.