A Simple and Efficient Method for Synthesis and Extraction of Ethyl Ferulate from γ-Oryzanol.

Ethyl ferulate (EF) is a ferulic acid (FA) derivative with high commercial value. It is not found naturally and is mostly synthesized from FA via esterification with ethanol. The present work aimed to synthesize the EF from γ-oryzanol, a natural antioxidant from rice bran oil via acid-catalyzed transethylation at refluxing temperature of ethanol.

Recovery of γ-Oryzanol from Rice Bran Acid Oil by an Acid-base Extraction Method with the Assistance of Response Surface Methodology.

A rapid and low energy consumption method for the recovery of γ-oryzanol from rice bran acid oil (RBAO), a byproduct of rice bran oil (RBO) refining, is presented. The RBAO was converted to the fatty acid ethyl ester (FAEE) and was used as the starting material. The dissolved γ-oryzanol was separated from the FAEE using an acid-base extraction method with alkaline aqueous ethanol and hexane as extraction media.

Ferulic Acid Supplementation Improves Lipid Profiles, Oxidative Stress, and Inflammatory Status in Hyperlipidemic Subjects: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial.

Ferulic acid is the most abundant phenolic compound found in vegetables and cereal grains. In vitro and animal studies have shown ferulic acid has anti-hyperlipidemic, anti-oxidative, and anti-inflammatory effects. The objective of this study is to investigate the effects of ferulic acid supplementation on lipid profiles, oxidative stress, and inflammatory status in hyperlipidemia.

Gibbs energy additivity approaches to QSRR in generating gas chromatographic retention time for identification of fatty acid methyl ester.

The Gibbs energy additivity method was used to correlate the retention time (t ) of common fatty acid methyl esters (FAMEs) to their chemical structures. The t of 20 standard FAMEs eluted from three capillary columns of different polarities (ZB-WAXplus, BPX70, and SLB-IL111) under both isothermal gas chromatography and temperature-programmed gas chromatography (TPGC) conditions were accurately predicted. Also, the predicted t of FAMEs prepared from flowering pak choi seed oil obtained by multistep TPGC with the BPX70 column were within 1.

Separation of Vitamin E on a 100-Å Phenogel Column.

The effect of π-electrons and hydroxyl group on the separations of vitamin E on a swelling-controlled polystyrene-divinylbenzene (Phenogel) column using toluene/isooctane as the mobile phase was investigated. The effect of the π-electrons was demonstrated in the baseline separation of α-tocopherol and α-tocotrienol on a 100-Å Phenogel column. In addition, baseline separation of α-, (β- + γ-)- and δ-tocopherol could be achieved on this column.