Application of a molecularly imprinted polymer for the extraction of kukoamine a from potato peels

J Agric Food Chem. 2012 Jan 11;60(1):95-9. doi: 10.1021/jf203669b. Epub 2011 Dec 16.

Abstract

A molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) for the purification of N(1),N(12)-bis(dihydrocaffeoyl)spermine (kukoamine A) was computationally designed and tested. The properties of the polymer were characterized. The protocol of the solid phase extraction (SPE) of kukoamine A from potato peels was optimized. A HPLC-MS method for the quantification of kukoamine A was developed and used for all optimization studies. The capacity of the MIP in relation to kukoamine A from the potato peels extract was estimated at 54 mg/g of the polymer. The kukoamine A purified from potato extract using MIP was exceptionally pure (≈ 90%). Although the corresponding blank polymer was less selective than the MIP for the extraction of kukoamine A from the potato extract, it was shown that the blank polymer could be effectively used for the purification of the crude synthetic kukoamine (polymer capacity = 80 mg of kukoamine A/g of the adsorbent, kukoamine A purity ≈ 86%). Therefore, selective adsorbents could be computationally designed for other plant products, allowing their purification in quantities that would be sufficient for more detailed studies and potential practical applications.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study

MeSH terms

  • Molecular Imprinting
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry
  • Plant Extracts / isolation & purification*
  • Polymers / chemical synthesis
  • Polymers / chemistry*
  • Solanum tuberosum / chemistry*
  • Solid Phase Extraction / instrumentation
  • Solid Phase Extraction / methods*
  • Spermine / analogs & derivatives*
  • Spermine / chemistry
  • Spermine / isolation & purification

Substances

  • Plant Extracts
  • Polymers
  • kukoamine A
  • Spermine