ABSTRACT: Solanesol is a long-chain terpenoid alcohol that
is used in the treatment of some diseases. To seek an effective
extraction method of solanesol from tomato leaves, microwaveassisted
extraction (MAE) was studied and shown to be
superior to conventional methods. Using MAE, the highest
yield was obtained when the extraction solvent was ethanol;
specifically, the ratio of raw material-to-solvent, the extraction
time, the temperature, and the microwave irradiation power
were 1:15 (g/ml), 30 min, 55°C, and 0.6 KW, respectively.
The average extraction yield of solanesol was 91.82%, with
the relative standard deviation (RSD)