A new on-line coupled supercritical fluid extraction(SFE) with high performance liquid chromatography(HPLC) system was developed.Two three-port valves were used as an interface to connect SFE and HPLC.In this design,the two important processes including sample preparation and sample analysis were(integrated) into a system.Compared with off-line system,the on-line system has many advantages,such as high sensitivity,short analysis time,avoiding sample pollution,easily operation and ease to automation etc.Its application in the extraction and analysis of triterpenoids to the fruiting bodies of Ganoderma Lucidum was also described.Under the optimized extraction conditions,the similar chromatogram of the extract with on-line SFE- HPLC system was observed as well as that with off-line SFE followed by HPLC.The result showed the great potential of the on-line system in the extraction and analysis of tradition Chinese medicine.
A novel on-line parallel-trap supercritical fluid extraction(SFE)-high performance liquid chromatography(HPLC)system was established.The interfere consisted of automated ten-port valve and parallel traps were used to carry out continuous and alternate trapping and transferring of the sample extracted with supercritical carbon dioxide,and HPLC was used to analyze the transferred sample.The novel on-line system was used to monitor the extraction process of fruiting bodies of Ganoderma lucidum.The extracts of six consecutive cycles were analyzed and the optimum extraction time was determined,which accorded with the result obtained with off-line extraction.Using this system,the whole process can be monitored and the optimum extraction time can be determined with single run.In addition,it has many other advantages,such as low sample loading,high sensitivity and accuracy,short analysis time,avoiding sample pollution and easily operation etc.The system shows a great potential in the extraction and analysis of the complicated samples including traditional Chinese medicine and environmental samples etc.
