Process for the isolation of hydroxy fatty acid derivatives from convolvulaceae plants
申请人:QUEST INTERNATIONAL B.V.
公开号:EP0409320A2
公开(公告)日:1991-01-23
The invention provides a process for the isolation of hydroxy fatty acid derivatives from Convolvulaceae plants like Ipomoea batatas and Ipomoea orizabensis by extracting parts of said plants like leaves, stems, seeds and in particular roots and tubers thereof, with an organic solvent, removing the solvent for at least the main part from the extract, dispersing the obtained residue into water, subjecting the obtained dispersion to a single hydrolysis step and recovering the released hydroxy fatty acids, like 11-hydroxy palmitic acid and 3,11-hydroxy myristic acid from the aqueous dispersion by means of an extraction agent. The obtained hydroxy fatty acid may be used in the synthesis of specific organic compounds like lactones or in the preparation of products having purgative properties and of thickeners for lubricating greases respectively.
本发明提供了一种从卷叶菜科植物(如 Ipomoea batatas 和 Ipomoea orizabensis)中分离羟基脂肪酸衍生物的工艺,其方法是用有机溶剂提取上述植物的部分,如叶、茎、种子,特别是根和块茎、从提取物中去除至少主要部分的溶剂,将得到的残留物分散到水中,将得到的分散液进行单一水解步骤,并通过萃取剂从水分散液中回收释放出的羟基脂肪酸,如 11-羟基棕榈酸和 3,11- 羟基肉豆蔻酸。获得的羟基脂肪酸可用于合成特定的有机化合物,如内酯,或用于制备具有清肠特性的产品和润滑油脂的增稠剂。