OBJECTIVE: To optimize the extraction process of water soluble protein from Coicis Semen. METHODS: Coicis Semen was used to extract protein with cysteine hydrochloride aqueous solution in alkaline environment. The single factor test was conducted with the factors of extraction temperature, extraction pH, solid-liquid ratio and extraction time. In combination with single factor test results, a 4 factors 3 levels orthogonal experiment was designed with the factors of extraction temperature, extraction pH, solid-liquid ratio and extraction time. The effect of various factors on the results and the interactions were analyzed by range analysis, variance analysis and partial least squares regression analysis. RESULTS: The optimum extraction process of water soluble protein from Coicis Semen was as follows: the extraction temperature was 40 °C , the extraction pH was 10, the solid-liquid ratio was 1:20 and the extraction time was 4 h. The interaction of temperature and solid-liquid ratio, as well as temperature and extraction time would lower protein extraction rate. CONCLUSION: The optimized extraction process is economical, simple, reasonable and practicable.
OBJECTIVE: To optimize the extraction process of water soluble protein from Coicis Semen. METHODS:Coicis Semen was used to extract protein with cysteine hydrochloride aqueous solution in alkaline environment. The single factor test was conducted with the factors of extraction temperature, extraction pH, solid-liquid ratio and extraction time. In combination with single factor test results, a 4 factors 3 levels orthogonal experiment was designed with the factors of extraction temperature, extraction pH, solid-liquid ratio and extraction time. The effect of various factors on the results and the interactions were analyzed by range analysis, variance analysis and partial least squares regression analysis. RESULTS: The optimum extraction process of water soluble protein from Coicis Semen was as follows: the extraction temperature was 40 °C , the extraction pH was 10, the solid-liquid ratio was 1:20 and the extraction time was 4 h. The interaction of temperature and solid-liquid ratio, as well as temperature and extraction time would lower protein extraction rate. CONCLUSION: The optimized extraction process is economical, simple, reasonable and practicable.