화학공학소재연구정보센터
Process Biochemistry, Vol.47, No.12, 2388-2397, 2012
Evaluation of the effect of crude extract purity and pure paclitaxel content on the increased surface area fractional precipitation process for the purification of paclitaxel
This study evaluated the effect of crude extract purity and pure paclitaxel content on the behavior in terms of purity, yield, fractional precipitation time, and precipitate shape and size of fractional precipitation in the increased surface area fractional precipitation process for the purification of paclitaxel. With increased pure paclitaxel content and crude extract purity, the purity and yield of paclitaxel were improved and the fractional precipitation time was reduced. Regardless of changes in crude extract purity and pure paclitaxel content, it was possible to obtain a small paclitaxel precipitate size by hindering the growth of precipitate particles using an ion exchange resin to increase the surface area. In addition, according to the type of surface-area increasing substance used, precipitate size and shape differed because of a differing affinity for the paclitaxel particles. The lower the crude extract purity and pure paclitaxel content, the higher the yield and the improvement in purity in the process of increased surface area fractional precipitation, with a greater effect on the decrease in paclitaxel particle size. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.