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Silica Gel Chromatography (silica + gel_chromatography)
Selected AbstractsExtraction, purification and characterization of wax from flax (Linum usitatissimum) strawEUROPEAN JOURNAL OF LIPID SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, Issue 7 2009Yasantha Athukorala Abstract The chemical composition and selected physical parameters of wax extracted from flax straw with supercritical CO2 (SC-CO2) and hexane have been determined. From the GC/MS results, clear variations in composition and component distributions were observed between SC-CO2 - and hexane-extracted samples. The major components of the SC-CO2 and hexane extracts from three flax cultivars were: fatty acids (36,49%), fatty alcohols (20,26%), aldehydes (10,14%), wax esters (5,12%), sterols (7,9%) and alkanes (4,5%). Purification of SC-CO2 -extracted wax with silica gel chromatography yielded 0.4,0.5% (dry matter) and was composed primarily of wax esters (C44, C46 and C48) and alkanes (C27, C29 and C31). UV-Vis scans of the purified wax samples exhibited two main peaks indicating the presence of conjugated dienes and carotenoids or related compounds. Fourier transform infrared results showed prominent peaks at 2918 (-C-H), 2849 (-C-H), 1745 (-C=O), 1462 (-C-H), 1169 (-C-O) and 719,cm,1 (-(CH2)n -), with NorLin wax showing a slightly deviating pattern compared to the other samples. Thermal analysis by differential scanning calorimetry revealed a mean melting point of 55,56,°C and oxidation temperatures of 146,153,°C for purified wax from flax straw processed using different procedures. [source] Synthesis of N -Bz-Protected D -Daunosamine and D -Ristosamine by Silica Gel Promoted Intramolecular Conjugate Addition of Trichloroacetimidates obtained from Osmundalactone and Its EpimerEUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, Issue 11 2010Yoshitaka Matsushima Abstract Trichloroacetimidates prepared from osmundalactone and its epimer unexpectedly undergo intramolecular conjugate addition during silica gel chromatography to produce oxazolines in excellent yields. The novel, simple synthesis of N -Bz-protected D -daunosamine and D -ristosamine from these oxazolines is described in this paper. [source] Enzyme-Catalyzed Synthesis of a Hybrid N-Linked Oligosaccharide using N-Acetylglucosaminyltransferase IADVANCED SYNTHESIS & CATALYSIS (PREVIOUSLY: JOURNAL FUER PRAKTISCHE CHEMIE), Issue 11-12 2008Rui Chen Abstract The soluble catalytic domain of human N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase I was purified from Escherichia coli and utilized in the enzyme-catalyzed conversion of high mannose N-linked oligosaccharide 1 into the rare hybrid oligosaccharide 2. Analysis of the reaction showed that the conversion of high mannose 1 into hybrid oligosaccharide 2 proceeded to 100% completion as assessed by MALDI-TOF-MS. Purification of the large polar oligosaccharide by gel filtration and silica gel chromatography afforded a 42% isolated yield of oligosaccharide 2. This enzyme-catalyzed reaction can be utilized to produce rare hybrid oligosaccharides for biochemical and structural studies. [source] Analyses of Glycolipids in Clove, Red Pepper, and Nutmeg by High-Performance Liquid ChromatographyJOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE, Issue 6 2000H. Suzuki ABSTRACT: To determine the existence of glycolipids (neutral glycosphingolipid and glycoglycerolipid) in clove, red pepper, and nutmeg, we performed silica gel chromatography and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) using an Aquasil-SS column and a C8 -reversed-phase silica gel column. HPLC (Aquasil-SS column) with a UV absorption detector was used to analyze neutral glycosphingolipid. These chromatograms showed two typical peaks in clove lipids. UV-HPLC (C8 -reversed phase silica gel column) was also used to analyze glycoglycerolipid. The chromatograms indicated a small peak in clove lipids. Moreover, we observed the same two peaks in the glycolipid fraction of clove lipid when we used HPLC (Aquasil-SS column) with a differential refractometer detector. These results suggest that clove may contain new and plural neutral glycosphingolipids. [source] Nrf2-mediated induction of detoxifying enzymes by alantolactone present in Inula heleniumPHYTOTHERAPY RESEARCH, Issue 11 2008Ji Yeon Seo Abstract Our previous study showed that a methanol extract of Inula helenium had the potential to induce detoxifying enzymes such as quinone reductase (QR) and glutathione S -transferase (GST) activity. In this study the methanol extract was further fractionated using silica gel chromatography and vacuum liquid chromatography, to yield pure compounds alantolactone and isoalantolactone as QR inducers. Alantolactone caused a dose-dependent induction of antioxidant enzymes including QR, GST, , -glutamylcysteine synthase, glutathione reductase, and heme oxygenase 1 in hepa1c1c7 mouse hepatoma cells. The compound increased the luciferase activity of HepG2-C8 cells, transfectants carrying antioxidant response element (ARE)-luciferase gene, in a dose-dependent manner, suggesting ARE-mediated transcriptional activation of antioxidant enzymes. Alantolactone also stimulated the nuclear accumulation of Nrf2 that was inhibited by phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitors. In conclusion, alantolactone appears to induce detoxifying enzymes via activation of PI3K and JNK signaling pathways, leading to translocation of Nrf2, and subsequent interaction between Nrf2 and ARE in the encoding genes. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source] |