Abstract:
OBJECTIVE To optimize the extraction process of Paeoniae Radix Alba-Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma pair by the Box-Behnken response surface method based on spectrum-effect correlation and analytic hierarchy process-entropy weight method(AHP-EWM) comprehensive weighting combined with genetic algorithm-backpropagation(GA-BP) neural network.
METHODS The effects of material-liquid ratio, ultrasound time and ethanol concentration on the extraction process of Paeoniae Radix Alba-Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma pair were investigated by using Box-Behnken response surface methodology. The dry extract yield of Paeoniae Radix Alba-Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma pair was calculated, its DPPH· clearance rate was measured and its HPLC fingerprint was established. Eight known blood-permeating components, including gallic acid, paeonilactone glucoside, paeoniflorin, glycyrrhizin, isoliquiritin, glycyrrhizin, isoliquiritigenin and glycyrrhetinic acid were selected as the main quality markers of Paeoniae Radix Alba-Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma pair extracts. The spectrum-effect relationship between fingerprint and DPPH· clearance rate was analyzed using grey correlation method, and the correlation degree was calculated. Peak area in fingerprint was proofread using correlation degree as weight coefficient, and total peak area and the peak area of 8 indicator components were obtained after proofreading. The comprehensive evaluation indicators were calculated after comprehensively weighting the evaluation indicators using AHP-EWM method to obtain the best extraction process of Paeoniae Radix Alba-Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma pair with Box-Behnken response surface optimization and GA-BP neural network model was established to predict and further validate the extraction process of Paeoniae Radix Alba-Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma pair.
RESULTS The range of correlation degree changes under the factors of material-liquid ratio, ultrasound time and ethanol concentration was 0.7174–0.8654, 0.6679–0.8721 and 0.6436–0.8511, respectively. The comprehensive evaluation indicators of Box-Behnken response surface method and GA-BP neural network optimization were 0.98(RSD=3.2%) and 0.93(RSD=2.2%), respectively. After comparison and validation, the optimal extraction process for Paeoniae Radix Alba-Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma pair was determined as follows: the solid-liquid ratio was 1∶40 (g·mL−1), the ultrasound time was 45 min and the ethanol concentration was 75%.
CONCLUSION Box-Behnken response surface method based on spectrum-effect correlation and AHP-EWM comprehensive weighting combined with GA-BP neural network has optimized the extraction process of Paeoniae Radix Alba-Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma pair, which also provides new ideas for optimizing other traditional Chinese medicine extraction processes.