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Method for preparing aloin by extraction

US6506387B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 16, 2001
Grant dateJan 14, 2003
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Expiry dateFeb 16, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC07H7/04
  • WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention concerns a method for preparing aloin which consists in extracting from a substance containing aloe, in particular the yellow sap of aloe or a derived product, in the presence of an aliphatic diol or triol with low molecular weight, for instance glycerol or a glycol, followed by a purification by crystallization in an alcohol. The invention is useful for industrial preparation of aloin.

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