Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2005, Vol. 26 ›› Issue (9): 1623.

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Microwave-assisted Extraction of Aloin from Fresh Aloe Leaves

YANG Yi1, HOU Xiang-Yan1, GUO Zhen-Ku2   

  1. 1. School of Science, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China;
    2. Beijng Leiming Technology Co., Ltd., Beijing 100022, China
  • Received:2004-12-03 Online:2005-09-10 Published:2005-09-10

Abstract: A detail procedure for extracting aloin from fresh aloe leaves was developed by using an obturated microwave-assisted extraction (MAE) device with a pressure controlling unit. The mechanism of the microwave-assisted extraction was studied by transmission electronic micrography. The effects of the solvent sort, solvent, concentration, radiation time and microwave power were discussed in orthogonal experiments. The results show that the optimized extraction parameters were ethanol-water(volume ratio is 70∶30), radiation time 4 min, microwave power 340 W. Compared with Soxhlet extraction and ultrosonic extraction, microwave extraction is a rapid method with a higher yield and less solvent consumption.

Key words: Microwave-assisted extraction, Aloe, Aloin, HPLC

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