Preparative separation and purification of rebaudioside a from steviol glycosides using mixed-mode macroporous adsorption resins

J Agric Food Chem. 2011 Sep 14;59(17):9629-36. doi: 10.1021/jf2020232. Epub 2011 Aug 9.

Abstract

Preparative separation and purification of rebaudioside A from steviol glycosides using mixed-mode macroporous adsorption resins (MARs) were systematically investigated. Mixed-mode MARs were prepared by a physical blending method. By evaluation of the adsorption/desorption ratio and adsorption/desorption capacity of mixed-mode MARs with different proportions toward RA and ST, the mixed-mode MAR 18 was chosen as the optimum strategy. On the basis of the static tests, it was found that the experimental data fitted best to the pseudosecond-order kinetics and Temkin-Pyzhev isotherm. Furthermore, the dynamic adsorption/desorption experiments were performed on the mini column packed with mixed-mode MAR 18. After one run treatment, the purity of rebaudioside A in purified product increased from 40.77 to 60.53%, with a yield rate of 38.73% (W/W), and that in residual product decreased from 40.77 to 36.17%, with a recovery yield of 57.61% (W/W). The total recovery yield reached 96.34% (W/W). The results showed that this method could be utilized in large-scale production of rebaudioside A from steviol glycosides in industry.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adsorption
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
  • Diterpenes, Kaurane / chemistry*
  • Diterpenes, Kaurane / isolation & purification*
  • Glycosides / chemistry*
  • Resins, Synthetic*
  • Sweetening Agents*
  • Thermodynamics

Substances

  • Diterpenes, Kaurane
  • Glycosides
  • Resins, Synthetic
  • Sweetening Agents
  • steviol
  • rebaudioside A