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Jun Wang¹, Saihui Zhang, Jing Zhang

¹College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, PR China.

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|April 26, 2011

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Molecular docking effectively screened adsorbents for separating flavonol glycosides (FG) and terpene lactones (TL) from ginkgo biloba extract (GBE). An ethylenediamine-modified adsorbent achieved nearly complete separation in one step.

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Area of Science:

Separation Science
Computational Chemistry
Natural Product Chemistry

Background:

Ginkgo biloba extract (GBE) contains valuable flavonol glycosides (FG) and terpene lactones (TL).
Efficient separation of FG and TL from GBE is crucial for their applications.
Traditional adsorbent screening methods can be time-consuming and resource-intensive.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate the effectiveness of molecular docking for screening adsorbents.
To identify an optimal adsorbent for separating FG and TL from GBE.
To demonstrate a rapid and efficient separation method.

Main Methods:

Molecular docking simulations were used to build and evaluate polyamine-modified methyl acylate-co-divinylbenzene (MA-co-DVB) adsorbent models.
Adsorbent affinity for rutin, quercetin (FG), and ginkgolide B (TL) was assessed.
Static and dynamic adsorption experiments were conducted to validate docking results.
Ethylenediamine-modified MA-co-DVB was used for single-step adsorption-desorption separation.

Main Results:

The ethylenediamine-modified adsorbent model exhibited the greatest differential affinity for TL versus FG.
Experimental adsorption results correlated well with molecular docking predictions.
Nearly complete separation of FG and TL from GBE was achieved using the modified adsorbent in a single step.

Conclusions:

Molecular docking is a valuable tool for rapid adsorbent screening in natural product separation.
Ethylenediamine-modified MA-co-DVB offers high performance for GBE component separation.
This approach streamlines the separation process, saving time and resources.