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HPTLC-guided flash chromatographic isolation and spectroscopic identification of bioactive compounds from olive flowers

  • Snezana Agatonovic-Kustrin
  • , Sheryn Wong
  • , Anton V. Dolzhenko
  • , Vladimir Gegechkori
  • , David W. Morton

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Abstract

The goal of preparative chromatography is to isolate suitable amounts of compound(s) at the required purity in the most cost-effective way. This study analyses the power of High-performance thin-layer chromatography (HPTLC) guided preparative flash chromatography to separate and isolate bioactive compounds from an olive flower extract for their further characterisation via spectroscopy. The structure and purity of isolated bioactive compounds were assessed using Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. Flash chromatography of the olive flower extract successfully isolated pure oleanolic and maslinic acids. Moreover, the flash chromatography of the extract allowed isolation and phytochemical analysis of the most lipophilic fraction of the extract, which was found to contain n-eicosane and n-(Z)-eicos-5-ene, that has not been isolated previously with preparative TLC.

Original languageEnglish
Article number465310
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of Chromatography A
Volume1735
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 25 Oct 2024

Keywords

  • FTIR
  • HPTLC
  • NMR
  • Olive flower extract
  • Preparative chromatography

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