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ArticleFoods (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Enhancement of Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activity of Thai Fermented Soybean Using Box-Behnken Design Guided Microwave-Assisted Extraction.

Piya Temviriyanukul, Woorawee Inthachat, Ararat Jaiaree, Jirarat Karinchai, Pensiri Buacheen, Supachai Yodkeeree, Tanongsak Laowanitwattana, Teera Chewonarin, Uthaiwan Suttisansanee, Arisa Imsumran and 2 more

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Article in Foods (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Box-Behnken Design Optimization of High-Pressure Processed Bitter Melon (International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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12 authors.

Piya TemviriyanukulInstitute of Nutrition, Mahidol University, Salaya, Nakhon Pathom 73170, Thailand.ORCID 0000-0002-7590-7024
Woorawee InthachatInstitute of Nutrition, Mahidol University, Salaya, Nakhon Pathom 73170, Thailand.ORCID 0000-0003-4282-4908
Ararat JaiareeDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Muang Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand.
Jirarat KarinchaiDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Muang Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand.
Pensiri BuacheenDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Muang Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand.ORCID 0000-0001-6764-0801
Supachai YodkeereeDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Muang Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand.ORCID 0000-0001-9023-2283
Tanongsak LaowanitwattanaDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Muang Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand.
Teera ChewonarinDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Muang Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand.ORCID 0000-0001-9044-3777
Uthaiwan SuttisansaneeInstitute of Nutrition, Mahidol University, Salaya, Nakhon Pathom 73170, Thailand.ORCID 0000-0001-5887-6329
Arisa ImsumranDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Muang Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand.ORCID 0000-0002-2787-2461
Ariyaphong WongnoppavichDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Muang Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand.ORCID 0000-0002-9238-0447
Pornsiri PitchakarnDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Muang Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand.ORCID 0000-0002-6219-386X

Funding

This research was funded by Fundamental Fund 2023, Chiang Mai University FF66/023
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Thai fermented soybeans (TFSs) contain phytochemicals with anti-diabetic benefits. In this study, an initial non-optimized TFS extract (TFSE) was prepared using a conventional triplicate 80% ethanol extraction method and evaluated for its biological activity. TFSE effectively reversed TNF-α-induced insulin resistance in 3T3-L1 adipocytes by enhancing insulin-stimulated glucose uptake, indicating anti-diabetic potential. TFSE also upregulated the phosphorylation of AKT (a key insulin signaling mediator) and the expression of adipogenic proteins (PPARγ, CEBPα) in TNF-α-exposed 3T3-L1, suggesting the mitigation of adipocyte dysfunction; however, the results did not reach statistical significance. The conventional extraction process was labor-intensive and time-consuming, and to enhance extraction efficiency and bioactivity, the process was subsequently optimized using environmentally friendly microwave-assisted extraction (MAE) in combination with the Box-Behnken design (BBD) and response surface methodology (RSM). The optimized extract (O-TFSE) was obtained over a significantly shorter extraction time and exhibited higher levels of total flavonoids and antioxidant activity in comparison to TFSE, while showing reduced levels of isoflavones (daidzein, genistein, and glycitein) in relation to TFSE. Interestingly, O-TFSE retained similar efficacy in reversing TNF-α-induced insulin resistance and demonstrated significantly stronger α-glucosidase and α-amylase inhibitory activities, indicating its enhanced potential for diabetes management. These results support the use of MAE as an efficient method for extracting functional compounds from TFS for functional foods targeting insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes mellitus.

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diabetesinsulin resistanceisoflavonesThua-Naoα-amylaseα-glucosidase

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PMID40807540
PMCPMC12346173

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