Ultrasonic high efficiency preparation of arctigenin from the fruits of Arctium lappa L using Aspergillus niger with deep eutectic solvent assisted
摘要
Arctigenin, a high-value lignan with broad bioactivities, suffers from low yield in conventional extraction. This study developed a green and efficient process integrating natural deep eutectic solvent (NADES)-pretreated Aspergillus niger fermentation with ultrasound-assisted extraction. Under optimized conditions (liquid–solid ratio 26:1 mL/g, 38 h fermentation, pH 5.6, 430 W ultrasound at 58 °C, 42% NADES water content), the arctigenin yield reached 54.91 mg/g, 14.64-fold higher than in the raw herb (3.75 mg/g). NADES enhanced fungal growth, membrane permeability, and extracellular enzyme activity, facilitating bioconversion and extraction. This strategy effectively overcomes limitations of low arctigenin content and poor extraction efficiency, offering a promising approach for producing rare herbal compounds and insight into NADES-assisted whole-cell catalysis.