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Table 4 Purification of C-K from fermentation broth via ethanol and resin treatments

From: Production of ginsenoside compound K from American ginseng extract by fed-batch culture of Aspergillus tubingensis

Step

Volume

(L)

Dried solid

(g)

C-K

(g)

C-K concentration

(g/L)

Purity

(%)

Yield

(%)

Recovery

(%)

Fermentation broth

1.00

  

1.92 ± 0.00

  

100

1st Ethanol extraction

1.00

2.35 ± 0.02

0.87 ± 0.01

0.87 ± 0.01

37.0 ± 0.11

45.3 ± 0.52

45.3 ± 0.52

2nd Ethanol extraction

1.00

0.98 ± 0.01

0.34 ± 0.01

0.34 ± 0.01

34.7 ± 0.16

32.4 ± 0.95

63.0 ± 1.76

3rd Ethanol extraction

1.00

0.60 ± 0.01

0.13 ± 0.02

0.13 ± 0.01

21.7 ± 1.23

18.3 ± 2.82

69.8 ± 3.12

Supernatant extraction

1.00

0.31 ± 0.02

0.08 ± 0.01

0.08 ± 0.01

25.8 ± 0.05

4.17 ± 0.52

74.0 ± 1.74

All extraction

0.20

4.24 ± 0.05

1.42 ± 0.01

7.10 ± 0.05

33.5 ± 0.65

74.0 ± 0.52

74.0 ± 0.52

Ultrafiltration

0.05

1.85 ± 0.03

1.09 ± 0.01

218 ± 6.00

58.9 ± 0.43

76.8 ± 0.70

56.8 ± 0.56

Octadecyl-silica resin

0.03

1.21 ± 0.03

0.85 ± 0.01

28.3 ± 0.33

70.2 ± 1.08

77.9 ± 0.92

44.3 ± 0.64

C18 resin in prep-HPLC

0.01

0.50 ± 0.01

0.48 ± 0.01

48.0 ± 1.10

96.0 ± 0.04

56.4 ± 1.18

25.0 ± 0.59