Isolation of the colouring matter from dried turmeric ( Curcuma longa  L.) with ethyl acetate | Zendy

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Isolation of the colouring matter from dried turmeric ( Curcuma longa L.) with ethyl acetate

Author(s) -

Verghese J.,

Joy M. T.

Publication year - 1989

Publication title -

flavour and fragrance journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.393

H-Index - 70

eISSN - 1099-1026

pISSN - 0882-5734

DOI - 10.1002/ffj.2730040107

Subject(s) - curcuma , chemistry , ethyl acetate , rhizome , curcumin , zingiberaceae , chromatography , pigment , traditional medicine , yield (engineering) , organic chemistry , biochemistry , medicine , materials science , metallurgy

Curcuma longa L. (syn C. domestica Val.) rhizomes were extracted with ethyl acetate; the miscella was partially desolventized and the curcuminoids precipitated at ca 25° C. The work‐up afforded pigments in 2.77% yield with colour value 14300 equivalent to 90.42% curcumin and demonstrated the use of ethyl acetate, which has a benign toxicological profile, for the recovery of the turmeric colourant.

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