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Comparative Study
. 2018 Apr;15(4):e1700578.
doi: 10.1002/cbdv.201700578. Epub 2018 Apr 10.

Simultaneous Preparation and Comparison of the Osteogenic Effects of Epimedins A - C and Icariin from Epimedium brevicornu

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Comparative Study

Simultaneous Preparation and Comparison of the Osteogenic Effects of Epimedins A - C and Icariin from Epimedium brevicornu

Yani Guo et al. Chem Biodivers. 2018 Apr.

Abstract

In this study, epimedins A-, B-, and C-, and icariin-rich extracts were simultaneously isolated from Epimedium brevicornu Maxim. through a convenient four-stage process consisting of solvent extraction, macroporous resin column pre-concentration, extraction fractionation, and reversed-phase (RP) silica gel column chromatography. Single factor experiments and response surface methodology (RSM) were used to optimize the preparation conditions. In the final products, the purities of epimedins A - C and icariin were 23.04%, 64.50%, 54.92%, and 77.54%, respectively, which will lay a foundation for the further purification of epimedin monomers and full utilization of Epimedium resources. Meanwhile, the osteogenic effects of epimedins A - C were investigated for the first time and compared with that of icariin, which will provide guidance for the clinical applications of Epimedium in the treatment of osteoporosis.

Keywords: epimedin; extraction; icariin; osteogenic differentiation; purification.

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