MUMBAI, India, July 24 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202621062531 A) filed by Mit Art, Design And Technology University, Pune on May 18, 2026, for Microwave-Assisted Deep Eutectic Solvent Process And Composition For Selective Extraction Of Phytochemicals From Tinospora Cordifolia.
Inventors include Dipti Chavan; Yogita Chavan; Kaninika Paul; Shalini Arya; and Vaibhav Patil.
The application for the patent was published on July 17, 2026, under issue no. 29/2026.
Abstract: ABSTRACT MICROWAVE-ASSISTED DEEP EUTECTIC SOLVENT PROCESS AND COMPOSITION FOR SELECTIVE EXTRACTION OF PHYTOCHEMICALS FROM TINOSPORA CORDIFOLIA The present invention relates to a process for extraction of phytochemicals from Tinospora cordifolia. The process comprises preparing a deep eutectic solvent composition (100) including choline chloride (102) and lactic acid (104) in a molar ratio of 1:1 to 1:3, preferably 1:2, and incorporating water (106) in an amount of 30–50% (v/v) to reduce viscosity and enhance diffusivity. Plant material is combined with the composition (100) in a ratio of 1:5 to 1:20 (w/v) and subjected to microwave-assisted extraction at 100–800 W for 1–20 minutes. The process enables simultaneous extraction of alkaloids and phenolic compounds, including berberine, palmatine, caffeic acid, and p-coumaric acid, with enhanced mass transfer, reduced co-extraction of bitter constituents, and preservation of thermolabile phytochemicals, while being free from organic solvents, thereby yielding an extract enriched in bioactive compounds. FIG. 1 will be the reference figure.
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