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Molecularly imprinted mesoporous silica: potential of the materials, synthesis and application in the active compound separation from natural product

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The availability of active compounds is quite low, and a long extraction and isolation process is required. Mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) are promising materials with varying pore sizes and a large surface area that can be used for the extraction, isolation, and separation of active compounds from natural products. Molecularly imprinted mesoporous silica (MIP-MS), which is the combination of molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) and MSNs, exhibits some benefits such as improved binding capacity, reduced equilibrium time, high surface-to-volume ratio, and also good selectivity. The adsorption capacity of MIP-MS ranges from 11.9–45.31 mg/g, the imprinting factor ranges from 1.87–1.95, and the efficiency exceeds 90% after six repetitions. These properties are ideal for the isolation or separation of active compounds from natural products. This review aims to discover the potential of MIP-MS for the separation of active compounds from natural products, which is currently limited by the source of knowledge but has a great potential for its implementation. In this review, the essentials of MIP-MS, such as the synthesis methods of mesoporous silica, the application of mesoporous silica on MIPs for natural products, and the advantages of MIP-MS, will be discussed.

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Abbreviations

4-VP:

4-Vinylpyridine

AIBN:

2,2-Azobis(isobutyronitrile)

BET:

Brunauer–Emmett–Teller

BMCM:

Boron-silica mesoporous

CA:

Caffeic acid

CTAB:

Cetyltrimethylammonium bromide

DES:

Diethylstilbestrol

ECG:

Epicatechin gallate

EGCG:

Epigallocatechin gallate

EGDMA:

Ethylene glycol dimethacrylate

EO:

Ethylene oxide

HPLC:

High-performance liquid chromatography

HPLC–MS:

High-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry

HPMIPs:

Hollow MOLECULARLY imprinted mesoporous silica

HS-SPME:

Headspace solid-phase microextraction

IF:

Imprinting factors

IUPAC:

International union of pure and applied chemistry

M41S:

Molecular 41 sieves

MAE:

Microwave-assisted extraction

MA-HS-SPME:

Microwave-assisted headspace solid-phase microextraction

MB:

Magnetic beads

MIP:

Molecularly imprinted polymer

MIP-MS:

Molecularly imprinted mesoporous silica

MMIP:

Magnetic molecularly imprinted polymer

mSiO2 :

Magnetic mesoporous silica

MSNs:

Mesoporous silica nanoparticles

PCA:

Protocatechuic acid

PLE:

Pressurized liquid extraction

PMO-IL:

Periodic mesoporous organosilica based on alkylimidazolium ionic liquid

PO:

Propylene oxide

RSD:

Repeatability relative standard deviation

SBA:

Santa barbara amorphous

SFE:

Supercritical fluid extraction

SPE:

Solid-phase EXTRACTION

SPME:

Solid-phase microextraction

TEOS:

Tetraethylorthosilicate

TMOS:

Tetramethylorthosilicate

TMVS:

Tetramethoxyvinylsilane

TPOS:

Tetrapropoxysilane

UAE:

Ultrasonic-assisted extraction

UHPLC-MS/MS:

Ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry

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Lie, K.R., Samuel, A.O. & Hasanah, A.N. Molecularly imprinted mesoporous silica: potential of the materials, synthesis and application in the active compound separation from natural product. Chem. Pap. 76, 2595–2613 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11696-022-02074-7

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