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A simple method to separate soyasaponin Bb from a soy extract is presented. This method is based on the difference in the solubility of soyasaponin Bb and Ba and other components into 3:7 and 1:1 (v/v) acetone-water mixed solvents. The crude soyasaponin consisting of soyasaponins Aa, Ab, Ba, and Bb at the 10 wt% level and other components was examined as the soy extract. A 10 mg quantity of the crude soyasaponin was mixed with 1 mL of the 3:7 acetone-water containing 0.1 mol/L HCl, and the supernatant was removed to obtain a precipitate, which was found to contain mainly soyasaponins Bb and Ba. The precipitate was mixed with 0.4 mL of the 1:1 acetone-water containing 0.1 mol/L HCl; the supernatant was transferred, and was mixed with 0.6 mL of water to obtain a precipitate, which was found to contain mainly soyasaponin Bb. The yield was ca. 30%, which may be much higher than that by the conventional preparative chromatographic approach. The separation method is rapid and easy to carry out, and is useful for the preparation of a soyasaponin Bb sample.
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Katano, H., Okamoto, N., Takakuwa, M. et al. Simple and Rapid Separation of Soyasaponin Bb from a Soy Extract. ANAL. SCI. 31, 85–89 (2015). https://doi.org/10.2116/analsci.31.85
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