title: Application of high-speed countercurrent chromatography for the isolation of sulforaphane from broccoli seed meal.
abstract: In order to produce large amounts of pure sulforaphane for research purposes, a novel method using high-speed countercurrent chromatography (HSCCC) was developed. Without any initial cleanup steps, sulforaphane was successfully purified from the ethyl acetate extract of the broccoli seed meal by HSCCC. The separation was performed with two-phase solvent systems: n-hexane/ethyl acetate/methanol/water (1:5:1:5, v/v/v/v). From 850 mg of the ethyl acetate extract, 186 mg of sulforaphane was isolated with the solvent system. The purified compound was over 97% purity as determined by HPLC analysis, and the chemical structure was confirmed by MS and (1)H and (13)C NMR.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Hao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Cuijuan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Qipeng
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Vriesekoop
mesh_terms: D001937:Brassica / Q000737:chemistry*; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D003377:Countercurrent Distribution / Q000379:methods*; D017879:Isothiocyanates; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry; D012639:Seeds / Q000737:chemistry*; D013454:Sulfoxides; D013861:Thiocyanates / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D017879:Isothiocyanates; D010936:Plant Extracts; D013454:Sulfoxides; D013861:Thiocyanates; C016766:sulforaphane