Abstract: In the present study, an improved method termed negative-pressure cavitation extraction (NPCE) followed by reverse phase high-performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) was developed for the extraction and quantification of vindoline (VDL), catharanthine (CTR), vincristine (VCR) and vinblastine (VLB) from Catharanthus roseus leaves. The optimized method employed 60-mesh particles, 80% ethanol, a negative pressure of −0.075 MPa, a solid to liquid ratio of 1:20, 30 min of extraction and three extraction cycles. Under these optimized conditions, the extraction yields of VDL, CTR, VCR and VLB are 0.5783, 0.2843, 0.018 and 0.126 mg/g DW, respectively. These extraction yields are equivalent to those from the well-known ultrasonic extraction method and higher than the yields from maceration extraction and heating reflux extraction. Our results suggest that NPCE-RP-HPLC represents an excellent alternative for the extraction and quantification of vinca alkaloids for pilot- and industrial-scale applications.
Keywords: Catharanthus roseus; vinca alkaloids; negative-pressure cavitation extraction
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Mu, F.; Yang, L.; Wang, W.; Luo, M.; Fu, Y.; Guo, X.; Zu, Y. Negative-Pressure Cavitation Extraction of Four Main Vinca Alkaloids from Catharanthus roseus Leaves. Molecules 2012, 17, 8742-8752.
Mu F, Yang L, Wang W, Luo M, Fu Y, Guo X, Zu Y. Negative-Pressure Cavitation Extraction of Four Main Vinca Alkaloids from Catharanthus roseus Leaves. Molecules. 2012; 17(8):8742-8752.
Mu, Fansong; Yang, Liuqing; Wang, Wei; Luo, Meng; Fu, Yujie; Guo, Xiaorui; Zu, Yuangang. 2012. "Negative-Pressure Cavitation Extraction of Four Main Vinca Alkaloids from Catharanthus roseus Leaves." Molecules 17, no. 8: 8742-8752.