[Extraction and separation of antitumor components from Ganoderma lucidum (Leyss. ex Fr.) Karst].
OBJECTIVE
To examine the variation of alcohol extraction rates of Ganoderma lucidum spores with different rates of wall-wrack, and analyze the antitumor components of alcohol extract by chromatography.


METHODS
The G. lucidum spores were soaked and extracted with absolute alcohol. The alcohol extract was chromatographed on a silica gel column and HPLC in proper order, and the antitumor activity of every eluted fraction was represented by its cytotoxicity towards Hela cells.


RESULTS
Extraction rates 5%, 25% and 33% corresponded to wall-wrack rates 0%, 60%-80% and 99% respectively. The alcohol extract from spores with the highest wall-wrack rate was chromatographed on a silica gel column, eluting successfully with CHCl3, EtOAc and CH3OH in order. The CHCl3 fraction had not any antitumor activity, while this activity of CH3OH fraction was 34 times greater than that of EtOAc fraction. HPLC analysis found out that two mixtures(II1 and II3) possess significant antitumor activity in vitro.


CONCLUSIONS
The weight of alcohol extract from spores with wall-wrack was far greater than that of spores without. The antitumor components of G. lucidum spores could be analyzed with methanol-water on a reverse HPLC.
Zhao
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Research Center of Material Sciences, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China.
Yang
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Chen
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Wang
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Xu
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Zhu
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D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / Q000379:methods; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology; D006367:HeLa Cells / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D020940:Reishi / Q000737:chemistry*; D013170:Spores / Q000737:chemistry
D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal