Abstract:
OBJECTIVE To study the optimal condition of β-cyelodextrin (β-CD) inclusion technology of volatile oil from
Thymus mongolicus Ronn. METHODS With the ratio of volatile oil to β-CD, inclusion temperature and time as the factors, the utilization rate of volatile oil and the yield of inclusion complex as the comprehensive evaluation indices, the optimum preparation technology conditions on the inclusion compounds were selected by the L
9(3
3) orthogonal design which based on the single factor test. RESULTS The optimal inclusion technology conditions were as follows:the ratio of volatile oil to β-CD was l∶8, the inclusion temperature and time was 40 ℃ for 2.5 h. The yield of inclusion complex, the utilization rate of volatile oil and the oil percentage in inclusion complex were 88.76%, 89.62% and 9.41% respectively under this optimal condition. CONCLUSION The optimal inclusion technology conditions are reasonable, stable and feasible, the stability of volatile oil is increased after being included by β-CD.