RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Green extraction of isoflavones from okara using subcritical water: Kinetics, optimization, and comparison with other water-based sustainable methods A1 Barea Gómez, Pedro A1 Illera Gigante, Alba Ester A1 Melgosa Gómez, Rodrigo A1 Benito Román, Oscar A1 Candela Gil, Helena A1 Beltrán Calvo, Sagrario A1 Sanz Díez, Mª Teresa K1 Okara K1 Isoflavones K1 Subcritical water K1 Kinetics K1 Microwave-assisted extraction K1 Ultrasound-assisted extraction K1 Ingeniería Química K1 Chemical engineering K1 Biotecnología alimentaria K1 Food-Biotechnology K1 Bioquímica K1 Biochemistry AB Water has been explored as a green extraction agent for isoflavone extraction from okara. First, subcritical water (subW) was explored using two different okaras: (1) washed and dried (OKW) and (2) non-pretreated (OKC). Genistein family was the most abundant, with very low quantities in the glycitein family. Kinetic data revealed interconversion of malonyl-glycosides to β-glycosides in subW, with increasing degradation rate constants for all isoflavones with temperature. A maximum of 1229 μg isoflavone/g of dried okara was obtained at 120 °C after 30 min for OKC. Microwave (MAE) and ultrasound (UAE) technologies achieved 72.8 % and 75.4 %, of the yield of subW. Productivity at the maximum was of 41.0, 82.5 and 92.8 μg isoflavone/g dry okara min for subW, MAE, UAE. However, higher fraction of the more bioavailable forms β-glycoside + aglycone was obtained by subW. PB Elsevier SN 0308-8146 YR 2025 FD 2025-08 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10259/10445 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10259/10445 LA eng NO This work was supported by the Agencia Estatal de Investigación [grant numbers PID2022-136385OB-I00, PDC2022–133443-I00, TED2021-129311B-I00], Junta de Castilla y León (JCyL), and European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) [grant number BU027P23]. A. E. Illera postdoctoral contract was funded by BU027P23. P. Barea and H. Candela pre-doctoral contracts are funded by JCyL and the European Social Fund (ESF) [ORDEN EDU/1868/2022, ORDEN EDU/1009/2024, respectively]. The R Melgosa contract was funded by a Beatriz Galindo Research Fellowship [BG20/00182]. DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos RD 09-may-2025