Publications by authors named "Weixi Yao"

As a noted medicinal mushroom, () has been reported to have a number of pharmacological effects such as anti-tumor and liver protection. Compared with the common ethanol reflux method, supercritical CO extraction has obvious advantages in obtaining antitumor extracts from fruiting body such as short extraction time, low temperature and no solvent residue. However, Using high-pressure supercritical CO without entrainer to obtain the antitumor extracts from and studying their anti-hepatoma effect have not been reported.

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In this review, recent progress in the extraction and purification, and the chemical composition analysis of triterpenoids from Ganoderma lucidum was summarized. Triterpenoids are an important class of active components in G. lucidum.

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Ginkgo biloba extract (GBE) has many remarkable pharmacological and clinical effects, and it is the most frequently used product as a phytomedicine in many countries. The combination of primary extraction with 70% ethanol followed by extraction using supercritical carbon dioxide provides an efficient and economical means for obtaining flavonoids and terpenoids from Ginkgo biloba leaves. The supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) is affected by pressure, temperature, and the concentration of modifier in the extractant.

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