Abstract
Antarctic krill crude extracts contain high levels of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). Accordingly, the solid phase extraction of EPA and DHA from Antarctic krill crude extracts has attracted significant research interest. This study compared the extraction of EPA and DHA from Antarctic krill crude extracts using an aminopropyl, zinc ion-doped silica, and C18 and zinc ion-doped C18 solid-phase column. The best extraction effect was obtained using the zinc ion-doped C18 SPE with water containing methanol as the eluant. The efficiency increased gradually with increasing methanol concentration from 12.5 to 25% in the washing stage, and when pure methanol (5.0 mL) or acetonitrile (3.0 mL) was used as the eluant. To detect EPA and DHA, the acids were first converted to their methyl esters and detected by gas chromatography with flame ionization detection (GC-FID). In the zinc ion-doped C18 elution fractions, EPA and DHA were isolated from the crude extracts in high yield (85-91% (r2 = 4.8-6.3%)).
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2675-2686 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Analytical Letters |
Volume | 45 |
Issue number | 18 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 2012 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Received 27 April 2012; accepted 4 June 2012. This study was a part of the project titled ‘‘Korea Sea Grant Program (Gyeong-gi Sea Grant)’’ funded by the Ministry of Land, Transport, and Maritime Affairs, Korea. Address correspondence to Kyung Ho Row, Department of Chemical Engineering, Inha University, Incheon 402-751, Korea. E-mail: [email protected]
Keywords
- Aminopropyl
- Antarctic Krill
- Docosahexaenoic acid
- Eicosapentaenoic acid
- Zinc ion doped C
- Zinc ion doped silica