Preparation of nanopaticles of SCF-CO2 extraction of Magnolia officinalis / 中国中药杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To prepare nano-particles of SCF-CO2 extraction of Magnolia officinalis with rapid expansion of supercritical solution (RESS) and optimize the preparation procedure with orthogonal experiment.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>The preparation procedures were optimized by orthogonal test L9(3(4)) with the mean particle size and the amounts of total-phenol as indexes. Factors of the extraction pressure and temperature, diameter of nozzle, pre-expansion temperature were evaluated for their effects on preparation process.</p><p><b>RESULT</b>The optimal preparation technology was as follows: the pressure was at 25 MPa and temperature was at 50 degrees C, the diameter of nozzle was 200 microm, the pre-expansion temperature was at 30 degrees C. The nano-particles solution was settled, of which the average particle size was 303.50 nm and the total-phenol contents was 0.091 g x L(-1), and the stability of the particle size kept well after 1 month of storage at low temperature and obturation the mean particle size.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The RESS method is applicable for preparing nanoparticles solution of SCF-CO2 extraction of M. officinalis at low operating temperature. It is simple processing, and no environmental pollution, and no residual solvent.</p>

Determination of magnolol and honokiol in cortex magnoliae officinalis and their supercritical fluid extract by capillary zone electrophoresis / 中国药学杂志

OBJECTIVE　To establish a CZE method for the simultaneous determination of magnolol and honokiol in cortex magnoliae officinalis and their supercritical fluid extract.METHOD　The buffer solution was 20 mmol*L-1 sodium borate(pH=10),the internal standard was sulfamethoxazole and the detection wavelength was 294 nm.RESULTS　Magnolol and honokiol in cortex magnoliae officinalis and their supercritical fluid extract were separated completely and determined accurately.The recoveries and the relative standard deviation were 99.40% and 1.6% for magnolol,and 98.44% and 1.4% for honokiol (n=3) respectively.CONCLUSION　The method was simple and accurate and it can be used for the quality control of magnolol and honokiol in cortex magnoliae officinalis and their supercritical fluid extract.