An integrated approach of homogenization-ultrasound-assisted extraction followed by high-speed countercurrent chromatography for rapidly preparative separation naphthoquinones and diarylheptanes from Juglands mandshurica Maxim. exocarp.

This research investigated the effectiveness of an integrated method for the extraction and separation of naphthoquinones and diarylheptanes from exocarp of Juglands mandshurica Maxim. (namely, green walnut husks). The target compounds were obtained by ultra-turrax homogenization (UTH) coupled with ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE) technology followed by high-speed countercurrent chromatography (HSCCC). The UTH-UAE extraction method achieved higher efficiency with 2.49- and 2.36-fold to those by UAE, and 1.39- and 1.34-fold to those by UTH in a short time. HSCCC was adopted for further separation and purification; six target compounds, namely, regiolone (RE), juglone (JU), myricatomento-genin (MG), galleon (GA), 2-oxatrycyclo[13.2.2.13,7]eicosa-3,5,7(20),15,17,18-hexaen-10-16-diol (OE), and juglanin A (JA), were separated with more than 95.37% purities and more than 84.71% final recovery rates, respectively. In this study, the integrated strategy of extraction and separation could get high purity compounds quickly, which would provide time and solvent saved method for the natural products separation from plants.

Two new diarylheptane derivatives from Rhizoma Zingiberis / 药学学报

Two new diarylheptane derivatives were isolated from Rhizoma Zingiberis by Diaion HP-20, MCI Gel CHP-20, ODS, silica gel column and reverse phase semi-prepared high performance liquid chromatography. Their structures were elucidated by spectrum technology (MS, UV, IR, NMR), which were identified as 3-keto-5R-ethoxy-1-(3-methoxy-4-hydroxyphenyl)-7-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)heptane (1) and 3-keto-5R-ethoxy-1-(3-methoxy-4-hydroxyphenyl)-7-(3-methoxy-4,5-dihydroxyphenyl)heptane (2). Compounds 1 and 2 are new compounds.