Extraction of Medicinal Components from Insects
Many insects have been widely used in clinical practice because of their precise therapeutic effects. It is expected that the major revolution in pharmacology in the 21st century may take place in insects, which will become a dynamic and potential drug resource in the future. Modern research shows that medicinal insects have a variety of pharmacological effects such as immune enhancement, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic, anti-viral, anticonvulsant, sedative, analgesic and anti-cancer, which are used clinically in the treatment of many diseases.
Fig 1. Seven types of medicinal component in insects.
Many components in insects have been identified as having medicinal effects, so the development of insect medicinal ingredients. Lifeasible provides the extraction service of medicinal ingredients for insect samples. We can provide extraction services for insect medicinal ingredients such as chitin, antibacterial peptides, lipids, insect oil, etc.
Our Services for Extraction of Medicinal Components from Insects
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Methods |
Protein-based
Antimicrobial peptides |
- Biochemical extraction and purification
Lifeasible provides biochemical extraction and purification methods to extract antimicrobial peptides which category to protein-based in insects. We use heating-chromatography and alginate adsorption to get the coarse antimicrobial peptides from insets, and use the method of gel filtration and antimicrobial activity assay to analysis each sample's bactericidal activity according to the micro liquid assay, provide protein electrophoresis and calculation of protein molecular weight and isoelectric point.
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Lipids
- Fatty acids
- Fatty alcohols
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- Soxhlet extraction method
Lifeasible offers the method of soxhlet extraction to extract the fatty acids and fatty alcohols from live insects and insect carcasses through the soxhlet fat extractor.
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Polysaccharides
Chitin |
- Biochemical extraction and purification
Lifeasible offers the method of biochemical extraction and purification to extract chitin from live insects. We use crushed insect shells in sodium hydroxide solution and hydrochloric acid solution and decolorize the chitin to get white chitin dried products.
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Quinones
- Benzoquinones
- Anthraquinones
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- pH gradient extraction method
Lifeasible provides the method of pH gradient extraction to extract quinones like benzoquinones and anthraquinones from insect samples separately.
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Steroids
- Sex hormone
- Juvenile hormone
- Molting hormone
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- Solid-phase microextraction
Lifeasible provides the technology of solid-phase microextraction to extract the steroids which include sex hormone, juvenile hormone and molting hormone from live insects. We use gas chromatography to extract steroids separately.
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Terpenoids
- Zebularine
- Methyl zebularine
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- Organic solvent
Lifeasible provides the method of organic solvent to extract the terpenoids include zebularine and methyl zebularine from insects. We use this method to extract steroids separately based on gas chromatography.
- Alkali lifting and acid deposition
Lifeasible offers the services of terpenoids extraction through alkali lifting and acid deposition from live insects.
- Adsorption method
Lifeasible provides the method of adsorption to extract the zebularine and methyl zebularine from insects. |
Alkaloids
Pterostilbene |
- Solid-phase microextraction
Lifeasible provides the method of solid-phase microextraction to extract the pterostilbene from insects based on gas chromatography.
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Service Flow
Fig 2. Service flow for extraction of medicinal components from insects.
Sample Requirements
Extraction of medicinal components from live insects and insect carcasses samples. The number of samples is not less than 12. Each sample weights not less than 1 mg.
Advantages
- Provide protein electrophoresis and calculation of protein molecular weight and isoelectric point.
- Biochemical extraction guarantees the quality of extracts.
- The advanced equipment can extract a large number of substances at one time.
Lifeasible has experienced teams of scientists, researchers and technicians to offer extractions of medicinal components from insects and later services. If you are interested in our services or any questions, please click online inquiry for more detailed information.
Reference
- Luo, J.R.; et al. Study on the chemical composition of the medicinal insect Beak-tailed Pipistrelle A[J]. Chinese Patent Medicine, 2010, 32(11): 2013-2014.
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