Extraction of aucubin from seeds of Eucommia ulmoides Oliv. using supercritical carbon dioxide.
Supercritical CO2 was used as solvent for the extraction of aucubin from the seeds of Eucommia ulmoides Oliv. The co-solvent composition was tested and extraction conditions were optimized. Results showed that the best co-solvent was a water-ethanol mixture (1 + 3, v/v), and the highest yield was obtained when the extraction was performed under 26 MPa at extraction and separation temperatures of 55 and 30 degrees C for 120 min, using 6 mL co-solvent/g material at a CO2 flow rate of 20 L/h. In a comparison of the supercritical CO2 and Soxhlet extraction methods, the Soxhlet method needed 3 h to extract 10 g material, whereas the supercritical CO2 extraction technique needed only 2 h to extract 100 g material, thus showing a high extraction capability. The supercritical CO2 extraction produced a higher yield, with a lower cost for the extraction. Owing to the advantages of low extraction temperature, high yield, and ease of separating the product from the solvent, supercritical CO2 extraction is likely to be developed into an ideal technique for the extraction of aucubin, a compound with thermal instability, from the seeds of this plant.
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Jishou University, Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Forest Products and Chemical Industry Engineering, Hunan Zhangjiajie, 427000, People's Republic of China. lihuijsdx@163.com
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Jiangyu
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Ouyang
Hui
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Li
Yanan
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Shi
Hui
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Ma
Chengjin
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Zhang
Yongkang
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D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D004867:Equipment Design; D031283:Eucommiaceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D005960:Glucosides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D057888:Iridoid Glucosides; D039823:Iridoids / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007700:Kinetics; D008958:Models, Molecular; D011312:Pressure; D012639:Seeds / Q000737:chemistry*; D012997:Solvents; D013696:Temperature
D005960:Glucosides; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D057888:Iridoid Glucosides; D039823:Iridoids; D012997:Solvents; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; C006650:aucubin