[Study on mechanism and method of membrane preparation and membrane process optimization based on molecular structure analysis of noneffective common macromolecules].

Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi

Guangdong Key Laboratory of Membrane Materials and Membrane Separation,Guangzhou Institute of Advanced Technology,Chinese Academy of Sciences Guangzhou 511458,China Key Laboratory of Separation Engineering of Traditional Chinese Medicine Compounds, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine Nanjing 210029,China.

Published: September 2019

AI Article Synopsis

  • The molecular weight of effective components in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is usually under 1,000, while macromolecules like starch and pectin, which lack physiological activity, can cause issues in membrane technology used to extract these smaller molecules.
  • Research is being conducted to explore the relationship between the molecular structure of these ineffective macromolecules and how they interact with membrane materials, focusing on improving extraction techniques for TCM.
  • This involves a multidisciplinary approach to enhance the antifouling properties of membranes, optimize their pore structure, and adjust the solution environment, ultimately aiming to overcome technical challenges in extracting pharmacologically active substances from TCM.

Article Abstract

The molecular weight of the effective components of traditional Chinese medicine( TCM) is usually less than 1 000.However, " noneffective common macromolecules"( starch,pectin and other macromolecules commonly present in the water extract of TCM) generally have no physiological activity,which restricts the overall advantages of membrane technology to obtain small molecular pharmacodynamic substances,and such macromolecules are the main influence factor of membrane fouling. Therefore,in order to obtain the total pharmacological efficacy of TCM,based on the molecular structure analysis of noneffective common macromolecules,aimed at the key scientific problems in correlation between the molecular structure of noneffective common macromolecules and the pore structure of membrane material,and by referring to the material science theory and molecular simulation method,the correlations between noneffective common macromolecules' molecular structure-solution environment-membrane antagonism were investigated. Multidisciplinary approaches could be integrated to: ① optimize the spatial form of membrane surface and improve the membrane's antifouling ability; ② accurately control the pore structure and the size distribution of membranes,aimed at the innovative preparation technology of special membrane used for TCM; ③ adjust solution environment based on the analysis of molecular structure,and establish the pretreatment method based on the optimization of solution environment. Furthermore,the technical bottleneck on how to obtain the pharmacodynamic micromolecules effectively might be solved,and the theory and technology about TCM pharmaceutical engineering could be developed based on the concept of multivariate and integration.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.19540/j.cnki.cjcmm.20190630.308DOI Listing

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