Preparative isolation and purification of bergapten and imperatorin from the medicinal plant Cnidium monnieri using high-speed counter-current chromatography by stepwise increasing the flow-rate of the mobile phase

A high-speed counter-current chromatography (HSCCC) method was developed for the preparative separation and purification of bergapten and imperatorin from the Chinese medicinal plant Cnidium monnieri (L.) Cusson. The crude extract was obtained by extraction with ethanol from the dried fruits of Cnidium monnieri (L.) Cusson under sonication. Preparative HSCCC with a two-phase solvent system composed of n-hexane-ethyl acetate-ethanol-water (5:5:5:5, v/v/v/v) was successfully performed by increasing the flow-rate of the mobile phase stepwise from 1.0 to 2.0 ml min(-1) after 180 min. The components purified and collected were analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatography. The method yielded 45.8 mg of bergapten at 96.5% purity and 118.3 mg of imperatorin at 98.2% purity from 500 mg of the crude extract in a single run. The recoveries of bergapten and imperatorin were 92.1 and 93.7%, respectively.     

Preparative isolation and purification of isoflavan and pterocarpan glycosides from Astragalus membranaceus Bge. var. mongholicus (Bge.) Hsiao by high-speed counter-current chromatography

(3R)-(-)-7,2'-Dihydroxy-3',4'-dimethyl isoflavan-7-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside and (6aR, 11aR) 9,10-di-methoxypterocarpan-3-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside were separated from the ethyl acetate extract of the root of Astragalus membranaceus Bge. var. mongholicus (Bge.) Hsiao by high-speed counter-current chromatography (HSCCC). A two-phase system composed of ethyl acetate-ethanol-acetic acid-water (4:1:0.25:5, v/v) was selected by analytical HSCCC. Preparative HSCCC yielded, from 100 mg of the partially purified extract, 50 mg of isoflavan glycoside and 10 mg of pterocarpan glycoside each at over 95% purity by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) analysis. Their structures were identified by MS, 1H NMR and 13C NMR.     

Preparative high-speed counter-current chromatography for purification of shikonin from the Chinese medicinal plant Lithospermum erythrorhizon

The bioactive compound shikonin was successfully isolated and purified from the crude extract of the traditional Chinese medicinal plant Lithospermum erythrorhizon Sieb. et Zucc. by preparative high-speed counter-current chromatography (HSCCC). The preparative HSCCC was performed using a two-phase solvent system composed of n-hexane-ethylacetate-ethanol-water (16:14:14:5 (v/v)). A total amount of 19.6 mg of shikonin at 98.9% purity was obtained from 52 mg of the crude extract (containing 38.9% shikonin) with 96.9% recovery. The preparative isolation and purification of shikonin by HSCCC was completed in 200 min in a one-step separation.     

Isolation of dammarane saponins from Panax notoginseng by high-speed counter-current chromatography

The Chinese phytomedicinal formulation Sanqi Zongdai Pian, traditionally prepared from crude extracts from roots of Panax notoginseng (Araliaceae), contains highly polar dammarane saponins which were separated at a preparative scale using high-speed counter-current chromatography (HSCCC). In each operation, 283 mg methanolic extract of five tablets was separated and yielded pure 157, 17, 13 and 56 mg of ginsenoside-Rb1, notoginsenoside-R1, ginsenoside-Re and ginsenoside-Rg1, respectively, n-hexane-n-butanol-water (3:4:7, v/v/v) was used for the two-phase solvent system of the HSCCC separation. The chemical structures of three ginsenosides and one notoginsenoside were elaborated by means of electrospray ionization MS-MS and NMR analysis.     

Preparative isolation and purification of syringin and edgeworoside C from Edgeworthia chrysantha Lindl by high-speed counter-current chromatography

The bioactive compound syringin along with edgeworoside C were separated from the n-butanol extract of the stems and barks of Edgeworthia chrysantha Lindl (E. papyrifera) by high-speed counter-current chromatography (HSCCC) while it was difficult to purify each compound by silica gel column chromatography. Syringin was isolated from this plant for the first time. The two-phase solvent system used was composed of ethyl acetate-ethanol-water at an optimized volume ratio of 15:1:15 (v/v/v). Preparative HSCCC yielded, from 110mg of the partially purified extract, 28mg of syringin and 45 mg edgeworoside C each at over 96% purity by high-performance liquid chromatography analysis. Their structures were identified by electron impact ionization MS, 1H NMR and 13C NMR.     

Preparative isolation and purification of trans-3,5,4'-trihydroxystilbene-4'-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside and (+)catechin from Rheum tanguticum Maxim. ex Balf. using high-speed counter-current chromatography by stepwise elution and stepwise increasing the flow-rate of the mobile phase

Preparative high-speed counter-current chromatography (HSCCC) was successfully used for isolation and purification of trans-3,5,4'-trihydroxystilbene-4'-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside (compound 1) and (+)catechin (compound 2) from Rheum tanguticum Maxim. ex Balf. by stepwise elution with a pair of two-phase solvent system composed of ethyl acetate-ethanol-water (25:1:25, v/v) and (5:1:5, v/v), and stepwise increasing the flow-rate of the mobile phase from 0.8 to 2.0 mlmin(-1) after 5 h. The preparative HSCCC separation was performed on 250 mg of crude extract yielding pure compound 1 (10.2 mg) and compound 2 (26.7 mg) all at purities of over 96% in a single run. The structures of the two compounds have been elucidated by means of spectroscopic methods including MS and 1H, 13C nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy.     

Application of preparative high-speed counter-current chromatography for separation of methyl gallate from Acer truncatum Bunge

Preparative separation of methyl gallate in leaves extract of Acer truncatum Bunge was conducted using high-speed counter-current chromatography (HSCCC) with a solvent system composed of ethyl acetate-ethanol-water at volume ratios of 5:1:5 (v/v/v). In a single operation, 57.5 mg of methyl gallate was obtained from 120 mg of the extract. HPLC analyses of the counter-current chromatography (CCC) fraction revealed that the methyl gallate was having over 97% purity. Its structure was identified by 1H NMR and 13C NMR.     

Simultaneous separation and purification of five bioactive coumarins from the Chinese medicinal plant Cnidium monnieri by high-speed counter-current chromatography

Cnidium monnieri (L.) Cusson is a well-known Chinese medicinal plant, which has been used for the treatment of impotence, frigidity, and skin-related diseases, and exhibits strong antipruritic, antiallergic, antidermatophytic, antibacterial, antifungal, and antiosteoporotic activities. A high-speed counter-current chromatography method was developed for the separation and purification of five bioactive coumarins from this plant. The crude coumarins were obtained by ethanol extraction from the dried fruits of Cnidium monnieri (L.) Cusson under sonication. High-speed counter-current chromatography with the two-phase solvent systems n-hexane-ethyl acetate-ethanol-water (5:5:4:6, v/v) and n-hexane-ethyl acetate-ethanol-water (5:5:6:4, v/v) was successfully performed with stepwise elution. The five relatively pure coumarins were obtained from 500 mg of the crude extract in a single run. Their purities were 90.6-98.9%, and the recoveries were 85.7-94.2%.     

Preparative isolation and purification of psoralen and isopsoralen from Psoralea corylifolia by high-speed counter-current chromatography

Psoralen and isopsoralen were separated from Psoralea corylifolia by high-speed counter-current chromatography (HSCCC). A two-phase solvent system composed of n-hexane-ethyl acetate-methanol-water (5:5:4.5:5.5, v/v) was used for HSCCC separation, and yielded, from 100 mg of crude extract, 39.6 mg of psoralen and 50.8 mg of isopsoralen each at over 99% purity as determined by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The identification of psoralen and isopsoralen were performed with 1H NMR and 13C NMR.     

生附子中C19型二萜生物碱的高速逆流色谱分离及其结构鉴定

应用高速逆流色谱法分离制备了生附子中的3个C19型二萜生物碱类化合物。以正己烷-乙酸乙酯-甲醇-水(3:5:4:5, v/v/v/v)为两相溶剂系统,上相为固定相,下相为流动相,在主机转速850 r/min、流动相流速2.0 mL/min、检测波长235 nm条件下进行分离制备;一次性从90 mg附子总碱粗提物中分离制备得到15.3 mg北草乌碱,35.1 mg中乌头碱和22.7 mg次乌头碱,经高效液相色谱分析,测得它们的纯度分别为97.9%、96.2%和99.2%。并应用波谱(电喷雾离子质谱、核磁共振氢谱和核磁共振13C谱)解析法确定了它们的结构。利用该方法可以对生附子中的二萜类生物碱成分进行快速的分离和纯化     

Application of complexation high-speed counter-current chromatography in the separation of 5-hydroxyisoflavone isomers from Belamcanda chinensis (L.) DC

A novel separation technique of complexation high-speed counter-current chromatography (HSCCC) using copper ion as a complexation agent was first developed to isolate 5-hydroxyisoflavone isomers from Belamcanda chinensis (L.) DC. According to the partition coefficient and separation factor, the two-phase solvent system composed of light petroleum-ethyl acetate-methanol-water (3:5:3:5, v/v) and copper nitrate (0.10mol/L in the lower phase) was selected. 9.2mg isoirigenin (1), 46.4mg irigenin (2) and 1.2mg 5,7,4'-trihydroxy-6,3',5'-trimethoxyisoflavone (3) were simultaneously purified from 100mg crude extract by HSCCC with the purity of 95.06%, 96.98% and 93.69%, respectively. As evidenced by the results of UV-Vis spectroscopy, the stoichiometries of the copper ion with the three 5-hydroxyisoflavones were all 1:1 and their chelating power was 3>2>1. Those explained the complexation HSCCC behavior. It is the first report that includes the practical application of complexation HSCCC and explanation of its chromatographic behavior.     

Isolation and purification of flavonoid glycosides from Trollius ledebouri using high-speed counter-current chromatography by stepwise increasing the flow-rate of the mobile phase

Three flavonoid glycosides including orientin, vitexin, quercetin-3-O-neohesperidoside and one unknown compound were isolated and purified by high-speed counter-current chromatography (HSCCC) and semi-preparative HPLC from Trollius ledebouri Reichb., a traditional Chinese medicine. Preparative HSCCC with a two-phase solvent system composed of ethyl acetate-n-butanol-water (2:1:3, v/v/v) was successfully performed by increasing the flow-rate of the mobile phase from 1.5 to 2.5 ml/min after 190 min. Consequently, 95.8 mg orientin, 11.6 mg vitexin, 9.3 mg unknown compound with purities of over 97% and one partially purified peak fraction (contained quercetin-3-O-neohesperidoside at 85.1% purity) were obtained from 500 mg of the crude extract. Then the partially purified fraction was further purified by reversed-phase semi-preparative high-performance liquid chromatography. The structure identification of all pure fractions was carried out by UV, MS, 1H NMR and 13C NMR.     

高良姜中二苯基庚烷类化合物的高速逆流色谱分离制备

应用高速逆流色谱法(HSCCC)分离纯化了高良姜中3种二苯基庚烷类化合物。以正己烷-乙酸乙酯-甲醇-水(2:3:1.75:1, v/v/v/v)为两相溶剂系统,下相为固定相,上相为流动相,在主机转速为858 r/min、流速1.5 mL/min的条件下,从122.20 mg高良姜石油醚萃取物中经一步HSCCC分离可制备得到5R-羟基-7-(4-羟基-3-甲氧基苯基)-1-苯基-3-庚酮(7.37 mg)、7-(4-羟基-3-甲氧基苯基)-1-苯基-4E-烯-3-庚酮(9.11 mg)和1,7-二苯基-4E-烯-3-庚酮(15.44 mg),经高效液相色谱分析,纯度均大于93%,各化合物的结构由质谱和核磁共振氢谱、碳谱鉴定确证。该方法简便、快速、高效,可用于高良姜中二苯基庚烷类化合物的快速分离制备。     

Isolation and purification of canthaxanthin from the microalga Chlorella zofingiensis by high-speed counter-current chromatography

Certain microalgae are considered to be a potential source of canthaxanthin, which possesses strong antioxidant and anticancer activities. A high-speed counter-current chromatography (HSCCC) method was developed for the separation and purification of canthaxanthin from the microalga Chlorella zofingiensis. The crude canthaxanthin was obtained by extraction with organic solvents after the microalgal sample had been saponified. Preparative HSCCC, with a two-phase solvent system composed of n-hexane-ethanol-water (10:9:1 v/v), was successfully performed yielding canthaxanthin at 98.7% purity from 150 mg of the crude extract (2.1% canthaxanthin) in a one-step separation. The recovery of canthaxanthin was 92.3%. This was the first report that canthaxanthin was successfully separated and purified from microalgae.     

高速逆流色谱法分离制备中药诃子中的没食子酸

利用高速逆流色谱法从100 mg诃子醇提物中一次性分离制备得到8.6 mg没食子酸。通过分析型高速逆流色谱对5种溶剂系统进行筛选,确定以正己烷-乙酸乙酯-甲醇-水(体积比为1:5:1:5)为两相溶剂体系并放大到制备型上,以上相为固定相,下相为流动相,在主机转速850 r/min、流动相流速2 mL/min、检测波长254 nm的条件下进行分离制备,获得4个分离峰(组分Ⅰ、Ⅱ、Ⅲ、Ⅳ)。经高效液相色谱检测,按照面积归一法计算,其中组分Ⅲ的纯度达96.40%。经电喷雾电离质谱分析,并结合与没食子酸标准品的高效液相色谱测定结果的对比,确定组分Ⅲ为没食子酸。该方法简便、快速、重复性好,适合于诃子中没食子酸的分离制备。     

Isolation and purification of oridonin from the whole plant of Isodon rubescens by high-speed counter-current chromatography

Semi-preparative high-speed counter-current chromatography (HSCCC) was successfully used for isolation and purification of oridonin from Isodon rubescens by using a two-phase-solvent system composed of n-hexane-ethyl acetate-methanol-water (2.8:5:2.8:5, v/v/v/v). The targeted compound isolated, collected and purified by HSCCC was analyzed by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). A total of 40.6 mg of oridonin with the purity of 73.5% was obtained in less than 100 min from 100 mg of crude Isodon rubescens extract. The chemical structure of the compound was identified by IR, 1H-NMR and 13C-NMR.     

Large-scale isolation and purification of geniposide from the fruit of Gardenia jasminoides Ellis by high-speed counter-current chromatography

High-speed counter-current chromatography (HSCCC) was applied to the isolation and purification of geniposide from Gardenia jasminoides Ellis. Analytical HSCCC was used for the preliminary selection of a suitable solvent system composed of ethyl acetate-n-butanol-water (2:1:3, v/v/v). According to the above solvent system, preparative HSCCC was successfully performed with the optimal solvent system composed of ethyl acetate-n-butanol-water (2:1.5:3, v/v/v) yielding 389 mg of geniposide at over 98% purity from 1g of the partially purified extract with 38.9% recovery in a one-step separation.     

硅胶柱色谱结合高速逆流色谱法分离纯化荷花中黄酮类化合物

采用硅胶柱色谱结合高速逆流色谱法分离纯化了荷花中3种黄酮类化合物。荷花粗提物先经过硅胶柱色谱初步分离,得到黄酮含量高的组分,再经过高速逆流色谱分离,以乙酸乙酯-乙醇-水-乙酸(4:1:5:0.025, v/v/v/v)为两相溶剂系统,上相为固定相,下相为流动相,在主机转速800 r/min、流速2.0 mL/min、检测波长254 nm条件下,从150 mg样品中一次性分离制备得到6.1 mg槲皮素-3-O-β-D-葡萄糖醛酸苷(I), 14.8 mg杨梅素-3-O-β-D-葡萄糖苷(II)和20.2 mg紫云英苷(III),经高效液相色谱检测其纯度分别为97.0%、95.4%、96.3%,并通过质谱和核磁共振氢谱、碳谱鉴定各化合物的结构。该方法简便、快速、节省溶剂,可以对荷花中的黄酮类化合物进行快速有效的分离纯化,具有较好的实用价值,为荷花资源的进一步开发应用提供了参考依据。     

Isolation of a novel flavanone 6-glucoside from the flowers of Carthamus tinctorium (Honghua) by high-speed counter-current chromatography

A novel flavanone glycoside, (2S)-4',5,6,7-tetrahydroxyflavavone 6-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside was isolated from the ethyl acetate extract of the flowers of Carthamus tinctorium by high-speed counter-current chromatography (HSCCC). Using an optimized two-phase solvent system composed of ethyl acetate-methanol-water (5:1:5, v/v), target compound (52 mg) with purity of 98.0% was obtained from 2.0 g of sample by HSCCC in seven times run. The structure of the target compound was elucidated by means of spectroscopic methods including IR, MS, 1D and 2D NMR techniques.     

Preparative isolation and purification of two amides from Mallotus lianus Croiz by high-speed counter-current chromatography

High-speed counter-current chromatography (HSCCC) was applied to the preparative isolation and purification of two amides from Mallotus lianus Croiz. In a single HSCCC separation, using the two-phase solvent system composed of n-hexane/ethyl acetate/methanol/water (5:1:5:1 v/v), 247.5 mg of the enriched crude sample was separated to afford 10.3 mg of N-isobutyl-2E,4E,12Z-octadecatrienamide and 15.7 mg of (7Z,10Z,18Z)tricosa-7,10,18-trienamide, a novel compound, with the purities of 98.0 and 94.6%, respectively. The HSCCC fractions were analyzed by HPLC and chemical structures of the compounds were identified by 1D- and 2D-NMR, ESI-, and GC-MS.