Enrichment and separation of antitumor triterpene acids from the epidermis ofPoria cocosby pH-zone-refining counter-current chromatography and conventional high-speed counter-current chromatography

Triterpene acids were extracted from the epidermis of Poria cocos (Schw.) Wolf. These acids were found to inhibit the growth of lung cancer cells in vitro and in vivo. An efficient method for the preparative separation of antitumor triterpene acids was established that involves the combination of pH-zone-refining counter-current chromatography and conventional high-speed counter-current chromatography. We used pH-zone-refining counter-current...