title: Strategies for supercritical fluid extraction of hyoscyamine and scopolamine salts using basified modifiers.
abstract: The supercritical fluid extraction behaviors of hyoscyamine and scopolamine were investigated and found to be highly dependent upon the chemical nature of the compounds. Free bases of hyoscyamine and scopolamine were freely soluble in supercritical CO2 with increasing temperature and pressure; however, the salts of these alkaloids were not soluble under any experimental conditions. It was found that alkaline modifiers such as methanol basified with diethylamine could enhance the solubilities and extraction yields of these alkaloids from plant matrices as compared to other modifiers.
authors.affiliation: College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, South Korea.
authors.forename: Y H
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Y W
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Chin
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Jeon
authors.forename: K P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Yoo
mesh_terms: D001285:Atropine / Q000032:analysis*; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000737:chemistry; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000737:chemistry; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry*; D012601:Scopolamine / Q000032:analysis*; D012996:Solutions
chemical_list: D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D012996:Solutions; D001285:Atropine; D012601:Scopolamine