Use of Countercurrent Chromatography for the preparation of standard compounds from plants

G. G. Leitão

Keywords

Coutercurrent Chromatography
standards
natural products

Abstract

Countercurrent chromatography technique is presented here as a tool for the fast, efficient and economic preparation of highly pure standard compounds from plant origin. Some aspects concerning solvent systems choice as well as examples of the isolation and purification of pure natural compounds of pharmaceutical importance, such as flavonoids from Ginkgo biloba, saponins from Centella asiatica and Ginseng, anthraquinones, etc., are discussed.

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Author(s)

  • G. G. Leitão
    Núcleo de Pesquisas de Produtos Naturais Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Bloco H, CCS, Ilha do Fundão, 21941-590 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil

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Use of Countercurrent Chromatography for the preparation of standard compounds from plants. Rev Fitos [Internet]. 2005 Nov. 30 [cited 2025 Dec. 5];1(02):48-50. Available from: https://revistafitos.far.fiocruz.br/index.php/revista-fitos/article/view/23
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