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| Year : 2016 | Volume
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| Issue : 48 | Page : 282-287 |
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Preparation of sesquiterpenoids from Tussilago farfara L. by high-speed counter-current chromatography
Kun Cao1, Yi Xu2, Tian-Ming Zhao3, Qing Zhang1
1 College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University; Defense Key Disciplines Lab of Novel Micro-nano Devices and System Techonlogy, Chongqing, P.R. China
2 College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University; Defense Key Disciplines Lab of Novel Micro-nano Devices and System Techonlogy; International R and D Center of Micro-nano Systems and New Materials Technology, Chongqing, P.R. China
3 College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, P.R. China
Correspondence Address:
Prof. Yi Xu
Chongqing University, Chongqing
P.R. China
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.192196
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Background: Sesquiterpenoids, such as tussilagone, has effects of raising blood pressure, antiplatelet aggregation, and anti-inflammation activities, which is regarded as index compound for quality control of Tussilago farfara L. Objective: This study was aimed to obtain an effective method for fast isolation of sesquiterpenoids from T. farfara L. by high-speed counter-current chromatography (HSCCC). Materials and Methods: A solvent optimization method for HSCCC was presented, i.e., the separation factors of compounds after the K values of solvent system should be investigated. Results: A ternary solvent system of n-hexane:methanol:water (5:8:2, v/v/v) was selected and applied for the HSCCC, and 56 mg of tussilagone (2) was isolated from T. farfara L., along with two other sesquiterpenoids 5.6 mg of 2,2-dimethyl-6-acetylchromanone (1) and 22 mg of 14-acetoxy-7 β-(3'-ethyl cis-crotonoyloxy)-lα-(2'-methylbutyryloxy)-notonipetranone (3) by HSCCC with high purities. Their chemical structures were elucidated by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry and nuclear magnetic resonance experiments. Conclusion: These results offered an efficient strategy for preparation of potentially health-relevant phytochemicals from T. farfara L., which might be used for further chemical research and pharmacological studies by preparative HSCCC.
Abbreviations used: HSCCC: High-Speed Counter-Current Chromatography; LC-MS: Liquid Chromatograph-Mass Spectrometer; NMR: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance; TCM: Traditional Chinese Medicine; HPLC: High Performance Liquid Chromatography; ESI-MS: Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry; PE: petroleum ether |
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