大孔吸附树脂分离纯化异甘草素的研究

研究大孔吸附树脂分离纯化异甘草素的工艺条件及参数。通过研究HPD-600、D4020、D101、AB-8、NKA-II、AL-2和NKA-9树脂对异甘草素的吸附和解吸附能力,筛选最佳树脂为AB-8,并研究了其对异甘草素的吸附和解吸附性能,确定了最佳的吸附与解吸附工艺参数,吸附:pH=5,室温,流速1.5BV/h,溶液处理量为5BV;脱附:洗脱剂为70%的乙醇溶液,流速1BV/h,洗脱剂用量4.5BV。异甘草素样品溶液经AB-8树脂吸附与脱附后回收率为76.7%,纯度由2.02%提高到29.1%,提高了14.4倍。实验结果表明,AB-8树脂对异甘草素的吸附量大,脱附容易,可以应用于异甘草素的分离纯化。     

Chemical analysis of raw, dry-roasted, and honey-roasted licorice by capillary electrophoresis

In herbal medicine, licorice is usually processed using a roasting procedure which might modify the chemical compositions in licorice. To test this hypothesis, licorice root samples were roasted under various conditions (with or without honey) and subsequently extracted by refluxing with 95% ethanol. The analysis of chemical compositions of licorice root extracts was achieved by capillary electrophoresis. The running buffer has been optimized to be 50 mM sodium tetraborate (pH 9.01) containing 5 mM beta-cyclodextrin. Thermal decomposition of glycyrrhizin, which was a major ingredient in licorice, was first studied in detail, indicating the conversion of glycyrrhizin to glycyrrhetinic acid. The licorice extracts were then analyzed to indicate the above thermal conversion did occur in the licorice samples. This finding may shed some light on understanding the differences in the therapeutic values of raw versus roasted licorice in herbal medicine.     

高效液相色谱法测定丰城鸡血藤中四种黄酮类化合物

用HPLC法测定了丰城鸡血藤中的大豆黄素、染料木黄酮、异甘草素、美皂异黄酮含量。鸡血藤中黄酮用80%乙醇溶液(含盐酸10%)提取水解。采用Symm etry C18柱,以0.1%磷酸-乙腈为流动相,梯度洗脱,流速0.8 mL.m in-1,紫外双波长检测:λ1=260 nm(大豆黄素、染料木黄酮、美皂异黄酮)和λ2=370 nm(异甘草素)。大豆黄素、染料木黄酮、异甘草素、美皂异黄酮线性范围分别为2.08~208 mg.L-1(r=0.999 9)、0.96~96 mg.L-1(r=0.999 9)、1.12~44.8 mg.L-1(r=0.999 9)、1.16~116 mg.L-1(r=0.999 9),回收率在92%~103%之间,RSD(n=4)为0.75%~4.69%。实验结果表明该法快速、简便、准确可靠。     

Ultrasound-assisted deep eutectic solvents extraction of glabridin and isoliquiritigenin from Glycyrrhiza glabra: Optimization,extraction mechanism and in vitro bioactivities

Licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra) is extensively used owing to the superior pharmacological effects. However, its maximum application potential has not been fully exploited due to the limitation of currently available extraction solvent and methods. In this study, an eco-friendly deep eutectic solvent (NADESs) based ultrasound-assisted extraction (DES-UAE) method was applied to prepare licorice extracts. The DES-UAE using choline chloride and lactic acid as solvent was optimized and modeled by using response surface methodology to maximize the extraction yields of glabridin (GLA) and isoliquiritigenin (ISL). The optimized extracts possessed higher contents of GLA and ISL than available extraction methods, and the enriched products showed superior pharmacological activities in vitro. Furthermore, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and molecular dynamic simulation analyses were performed to deeply investigate the interaction between solvent and targeted compounds. This study not only provides an eco-friendly method for high-efficient extraction of GLA and ISL from licorice but also illustrates the mechanism of the increased extraction efficacy, which may contribute to the application of licorice and deep insight into extraction mechanism using DES.     

Tracking antiangiogenic components from Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch. based on zebrafish assays using high-speed countercurrent chromatography

Natural products are some of the most important sources of lead compounds for drug discovery. The advanced isolation technique of lead compounds of natural origin using therapeutically relevant bioassays is capable of enhancing work efficiency from complex multiconstituent extracts. In the present study, a bioassay-guided isolation strategy combined with bioactivity screening was used to identify novel angiogenesis inhibitors from licorice (Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch.) based on the zebrafish model and rapid preparative separation by high-speed countercurrent chromatography. Zebrafish embryos at 24 h postfertilization were chosen as the angiogenesis inhibition model for bioactivity screening. A solvent system (n-hexane-ethyl acetate-methanol-water) with different ratios was optimized and applied in the high-speed countercurrent chromatography separation of two fractions, Fr5 and Fr6, from the ethyl acetate extract of licorice. Blood circulation and vascular outgrowth in intersegmental vessels were found to be simultaneously inhibited by isoliquiritigenin and isolicoflavonol in a dose-dependent manner. Thus, these two compounds were identified and considered as active inhibitors against angiogenesis. These experimental results indicate that zebrafish bioassays combined with high-speed countercurrent chromatography may provide an alternative pathway for the rapid isolation of bioactive natural products.