RESUMO:Os polietilenoglicóis (PEG) são polímeros hidrossolúveis capazes de reduzir a constante dielétrica de solventes como a água, e assim são utilizados como cossolventes para solubilização de diferentes fármacos. Atualmente, o PEG tem sido empregado satisfatoriamente na obtenção de extratos de matérias-primas vegetais por favorecer a extração de substâncias com polaridades semelhantes às extraídas pelos solventes hidroetanólicos. O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar o efeito da concentração e da massa molar de PEG (400 e 4000 g/mol) sobre a extração de flavonoides totais a partir de Passiflora edulis Sims, Passifloraceae, (maracujá) e de cumarina a partir da Mikania glomerata Spreng., Asteraceae, (guaco). Este estudo revelou que o aumento da concentração de PEG promoveu um aumento na capacidade extrativa de flavonoides totais e cumarina a partir da Passiflora edulis e Mikania glomerata respectivamente, comportamento atribuído a alterações da constante dielétrica. Apesar de elevar a capacidade extrativa, os líquidos extratores contendo PEG exigiram elevada relação planta:solvente para alcançar teores extrativos semelhante ao solvente hidroetanólico utilizado, com exceção da extração de flavonoides totais com PEG 4000 g/mol a partir da Passilfora edulis.Unitermos: Polietilenoglicol, extração, Passiflora edulis, Mikania glomerata.ABSTRACT: "Evaluation of PEG effects on the extracts obtaining from Passiflora edulis Sims, Passifloraceae, and Mikania glomerata Spreng., Asteraceae". Polyethylene glycols (PEG) are hydrosoluble polymers able to reduce dielectric constant of solvents like water and are used as cosolvents to enhance the aqueous solubility of several drugs. Actually, the PEG has been successfully applied to obtain extracts of plant raw material once can facilitate the extraction of substances with polarities similar to those extracted by hydroethanol solvents. In this study, the objective was to evaluate the effect of PEG concentration and molecular weight (400 and 4000 g/ mol) on the extraction of total flavonoids from Passiflora edulis Sims, Passifloraceae, and coumarin from Mikania glomerata Spreng., Asteraceae. The results showed that increasing PEG concentration promoted an increase in the extractive capacity of total flavonoid and coumarin from Passiflora edulis and Mikania glomerata respectively. This behavior was attributed to changes in dielectric constant. Despite raising the extractive capacity, the solvent containing PEG required high plant/ solvent ratio to reach levels similar to hydroethanol solvents used, except for the extraction of total flavonoids from Passiflora edulis using PEG 4000 g/mol.
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