Journal of Southern Medical University ›› 2005, Vol. 25 ›› Issue (06): 751-752.

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Extraction and purification of psoralen from Psoralea corylifolia L.

LIU Zhi-lin1, ZHANG Xiang-nian2, ZHAO Shu-jin2, ZHOU Ri-xiao3   

  1. 1. 广东外语外贸大学门诊部, 广东, 广州, 510420;
    2. 广州军区总医院药学部, 广东, 广州, 510010;
    3. 广东药学院药学系, 广东, 广州, 510240
  • Online:2005-06-20 Published:2005-06-20

Abstract: Objective To establish a method for extracting psoralen from the seed of Psoralea corylifolia L. Methods Crushed seed of Psoralea corylifolia L. was soaked with 50% ethyl alcohol solution, and the leaching solution was filtrated and distilled to remove alcohol. A slurry of the sediment was obtained and dissolved in methyl alcohol (MeOH), followed by treatment with active carbon for decoloration and evaporation of MeOH, resulting in a lamellar crystal after the sediment was kept still overnight. MeOH was applied to dilute the sticky solution, and after filteration, a yellow crystal was obtained, recrystallization of which in MeOH yielded white needle-like crystals. Thin-layer chromatography (TLC) and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) were employed to determine the purity of the resultant substance, and UV and H1-NMR applied to identify its chemical structure. Results and Conclusion The resultant crystal is confirmed to be pure monomers of psoraren with a yield of 0.147% from the seed (m/m) by this simple extraction method.

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