Preparative separation of anti-oxidative constituents from Rubia cordifolia by column-switching counter-current chromatography.
An effective column-switching counter-current chromatography (CCC) protocol combining stepwise elution mode was successfully developed for simultaneous and preparative separation of anti-oxidative components from ethyl acetate extract of traditional Chinese herbal medicine Rubia cordifolia. The column-switching CCC system was interfaced by a commercial low-pressure six-port switching valve equipped with a sample loop, allowing large volume introduction from the first dimension (1st-D) to the second dimension (2nd-D). Moreover, to extend the polarity window, three biphasic liquid systems composed of n-hexane/ethyl acetate/methanol/water (1:2:1:2, 2:3:2:3, 5:6:5:6 v/v) were employed using stepwise elution mode in the 1st-D. By valve switching technique the whole interested region of 1st-D could be introduced to second dimension for further separation with the solvent system 5:5:4:6 v/v. Using the present column-switching CCC protocol, 500 mg of crude R. cordifolia extract were separated, producing milligram-amounts of four anti-oxidative components over 90% pure. Structures of purified compounds were identified by (1)H and (13)C NMR.
College of Food Science and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, P. R. China.
Yanbin
Y
Lu
Ruilin
R
Hu
Zhiyuan
Z
Dai
Yuanjiang
Y
Pan
D000975:Antioxidants / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003377:Countercurrent Distribution / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000737:chemistry*; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D015394:Molecular Structure; D019906:Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry*; D045470:Rubia / Q000737:chemistry*
D000975:Antioxidants; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D010936:Plant Extracts