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Intestinal contents affect the characterization of edible insect bioactive compounds. Two empty intestine methods, namely, traditional static method (TSM) or salt immersion stress method (SISM), associated with extraction solvents water (W), 50 % water-ethanol (W:E) or 100 % ethanol (E), were used to obtain six Protaetia brevitarsis larval extracts. The total flavonoid content (TFC) in the W:E extracts was significantly higher than that in the W and E extracts, with TSM-W:E the highest (p < 0.05). The relative contents of 132 bioactive compounds, especially p-hydroxyphenylacetic acid, citric acid, and dehydroepiandrosterone, were different between TSM-W and SISM-W. TSM-W:E had significantly higher 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydroxy· (DPPḢ) scavenging and pancreatic lipase (PL) inhibitory activity than SISM-W:E (p < 0.05). DPPḢ scavenging and PL inhibitory activities were highly correlated with TFC and carbohydrates, respectively. Thus, bioactive compounds in P. brevitarsis extracts can be obtained selectively using pretreatment methods, which might be beneficial for high-value utilization of P. brevitarsis.
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