Egg white, a favourable solvent to extract the active ingredient of Mylabris phalerata.
To characterize the role of hen eggs used for analyzing the insect Mylabris phalerata a traditional Chinese medicine for curing liver cancer, egg white was separated from the whole egg and added to M. phalerata. The volatile compounds found in egg white when added to M. phalerata and therefore in M. phalerata itself were analyzed by GC. Cantharidin was detected both in egg white added to M. phalerata and M. phalerata itself. Egg white can be used as a favourable solvent for extracting the active ingredient of M. phalerata.
Ma
Bing-Ji
BJ
Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Agronomy College of Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, P. R. China. mbj123@sina.com
Ruan
Yuan
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D000818:Animals; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000737:chemistry*; D045424:Complex Mixtures / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004529:Egg White / Q000737:chemistry*; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D012997:Solvents / Q000737:chemistry*; D014835:Volatilization
D045424:Complex Mixtures; D012997:Solvents