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    Extraction And Isolation Of Indole Alkaloids From Tabernaemontana Catharinensis A.dc: Technical And Economical Analysis

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    In the present work, the technical and economical analysis of extraction and isolation of indole alkaloids from Tabernaemontana catharinensis is presented. The extraction was carried out using supercritical CO2 as solvent and ethanol as cosolvent (5%, v/v). The global yield isotherms were determined at 35 and 45 °C for pressures of 150-350 bar. The mass transfer rate for the constant extraction rate period (CER), the duration of the CER period, and the mass ratio of solute in the fluid phase at the bed outlet were calculated. The extraction curves were adjusted by Crank, Goto et al. and Esquível et al. models. The economical analysis was carried out considering that the cost of manufacturing can be obtained in terms of the costs of investment, operational labor, raw material, waste treatment and utilities. The higher global yields were obtained at 350 bar (1.30 × 10-2 and 1.54 × 10-2 kg/kg, at temperatures of 35 and 45 °C, respectively). The Goto's model was able to quantitatively describe the experimental data. The cost of manufacturing the extracts obtained at 350 bar, 45 °C, using 5% (v/v) of ethanol was US79.35kg1ofextract.Usingpreviousexperimentaldataobtainedat300bar,55°C,using10 79.35 kg-1 of extract. Using previous experimental data obtained at 300 bar, 55 °C, using 10% of ethanol (v/v), the cost of manufacturing for the fractionation process to obtain a rich alkaloidal fraction (AF) was US 440.31 kg-1 of alkaloids. © 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.402232238Pereira, C.G., Marques, M.O.M., Barreto, A., Siani, A.C., Fernandes, E.C., Meireles, M.A.A., Extraction of Indole Alkaloids from Tabernaemontana catharinensis using Supercrítical CO2 + ethanol: an evaluation of raw material origin and process variables (2004) J. Supercrit. Fluid, 30, p. 51Singh, P.C., Singh, R.K., Choosing an appropriate bioseparation Technique (1996) Trends Food Sci. Technol., 7, p. 49Rosa, P.T.V., Meireles, M.A.A., Rapid estimation of the manufacturing cost of extracts obtained by supercritical fluid extraction (2005) J. Food Eng., 67, p. 235Meireles, M.A.A., Supercritical extraction from solid: process design data (2003) Curr. Opin. Solid St. M., 7, p. 221Sharma, V., Piwnica-Worms, D., D., Metal complexes for therapy and diagnosis of drugs resistence (1999) Chem. Rev., 99, p. 2545Delorenzi, J.C., Attias, M., Gattass, C.R., Andrade, M., Rezende, C., Pinto, A.C., Henriques, A.T., Saraiva, E.M., Antileishmanial activity of indole alkaloid from Peschiera australis (2001) Antimicrob. Agents Chemother., 45, p. 1349Rates, S.M.K., Schapoval, E.E.S., Souza, I.A., Henriques, A.T., Chemical constituents and pharmacological activities of Peschiera australis (1993) Int. J. Pharmacogn., 31, p. 288Pereira, C.G., Leal, P.F., Sato, D.N., Meireles, M.A.A., Antioxidant and antimycobacterial activities of Tabernaemontana catharinensis extracts obtained by Supercritical CO2 + cosolvent (2005) J. Med. Foods, 8, p. 533Soares, D.C., Pereira, C.G., Meireles, M.A.A., Saraiva, E.M.B., Anti-Leishmania amazonensis activity of supercritical CO2 + ethanol extracts from Tabernaemontana catharinensis (2003) Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. S. Paulo, 45, p. 110Turton, R., Bailie, R.C., Whiting, W.B., Shaeiwtz, J.A., Analysis, J.A., (1998) Synthesis and Design of Chemical Process, , Prentice Hall, PTR, Upper Saddle RiverPasquel, A., Meireles, M.A.A., Marques, M.O.M., Petenate, A.J., (2000) Braz. J. Chem. Eng., 3, p. 271Crank, J., (1975) The Mathematics of Diffusion, , Clarendon Press, OxfordGoto, M., Sato, M., Hirose, T., Extraction of peppermint oil by supercritical carbon dioxide (1993) J. Chem. Eng Jpn., 26, p. 401Esquível, M.M., Bernardo-Gil, M.G., King, M.B., Mathematical models for supercritical extraction of Olive Husk oil (1999) J. Supercrit. Fluid, 16, p. 43Martinez, J., Monteiro, A.R., Rosa, P.T.V., Marques, M.O.M., Meireles, M.A.A., Multicomponent model to describe extraction of Ginger oleoresin with supercritical carbon dioxide (2003) Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 42, p. 1057Ulrich, G.D., (1984) A Guide to Chemical Engineering Process Design and Economics, , John Wiley & Sons, New YorkAragão, R.G.M., Alves, A.F., Sobral, R.M., Verde, L.W.L., Enraizamento de estacas de caule de maniçoba (Manihot glaziowii MUELL. ARG.), tratadas com substâncias químicas a base de auxinas (1979) Ciência e Agronomia, 9, p. 99da Saúde, M., Manual de controle da Leishmaniose Tegumentar Ministério da Saúde (2000) Assessoria de Comunicação e Educação em Saúde-NED/ASCOM/FUNASA. 5a ed., , de Saúde F.N. (Ed), Brasília, DF, Brazi

    Economic Evaluation Of Natural Product Extraction Processes

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    Extraction Of Indole Alkaloids From Tabernaemontana Catharinensis Using Supercritical Co2+ethanol: An Evaluation Of The Process Variables And The Raw Material Origin

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    Indole alkaloids from Tabernaemontana catharinensis, collected from different places, were extracted using a mixture of supercritical CO2 plus ethanol. The effects of the process variables: temperature, pressure, solvent flow rate, and percentage of cosolvent on the total yield, chemical composition of the extract, and extraction kinetics were determined. The extracts were solvent-partitioned and their composition analyzed by TLC, GC-MS and 1H and 13C NMR. Voacangine and coronaridine were identified as the major compounds in the extracts; the individual alkaloids were quantified by GC-FID using external standard. At 250 bar and 45°C the largest yield (1.29%) and the faster extraction rate were obtained; increasing the percentage of cosolvent improved the extraction rate as well as the yield. Employing an intermittent process consisting in six pressurization- depressurization steps appreciably reduced the total extraction time. © 2003 Elsevier B.V. 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    Extraction Of Natural Products: Principles And Fundamental Aspects

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    Supercritical Fluid Extraction Using CO 2

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    Signal transduction in the human thyrocyte and its perversion in thyroid tumors.

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    The study of normal signal transduction pathways regulating the proliferation and differentiation of a cell type allows to predict and to understand the perversions of these pathways which lead to tumorigenesis. In the case of the human thyroid cell, three cascades are mostly involved in tumorigenesis: The pathways and genetic events affecting them are described. Caveats in the use of models and the interpretation of results are formulated and the still pending questions are outlined.JOURNAL ARTICLESCOPUS: re.jinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishe
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