PREPARATIVE HIGH-PERFORMANCE LIQUID-CHROMATOGRAPHIC PURIFICATION OF SAFFRON SECONDARY METABOLITES

被引:41
作者
CASTELLAR, MR [1 ]
MONTIJANO, H [1 ]
MANJON, A [1 ]
IBORRA, JL [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV MURCIA,FAC CHEM,DEPT BIOCHEM & MOLEC BIOL B & IMMUNOL,POB 4021,E-30001 MURCIA,SPAIN
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JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY | 1993年 / 648卷 / 01期
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10.1016/0021-9673(93)83301-8
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O65 [分析化学];
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070302 ; 081704 ;
摘要
A preparative HPLC procedure to isolate picrocrocin, the compound responsible for the taste of saffron and precursor of the aromatic safranal, and the mixture of yellow pigments from a saffron hydroalcoholic extract has been developed. A reversed-phase C18 column was employed as the stationary phase. The best separation was obtained with 45% methanol, plus a 90% acetonitrile pulse 3 min after starting the run, as mobile phase. To obtain the highest yield from the system, sample size was increased up to 2 ml of 200 mg ml-1 saffron extract; under such conditions a good resolution was obtained and picrocrocin and saffron pigments were separated with a high purification yield and purity.
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页数:4
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