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. 2014 Mar 25;13(2):547–572. doi: 10.1007/s11101-014-9348-2

Table 2.

Solvent systems in CCC for terpenoids separations

Classes of compounds Purified compounds References Type of apparatus/solvent system
Monoterpenoids

Paeoniflorin

Albiflorin

Huang et al. (2013) CCC/ethyl acetate–n-butanol–water (3:2.5:5)

Rosiridin

Geranyl 1-O-α-l-arabinopyranosyl-(1→6)-β-d-glucopyranoside

Mudge et al. (2013) CCC/ethyl acetate–butanol–water (3:2:5)
(S)-3,7-Dimethyl-5-octene-1,7-diol Knapp et al. (1998) CCC/chloroform–methanol–water (7:13:8)

Thymol

Carvacrol

Puertas Mejia et al. (2002) CCC/n-hexane–tert-butylmethyl ether–acetonitrile (1:0.1:1)
Eugenol Geng et al. (2007) CCC/n-hexane–ethyl acetate–methanol–water (1:0.5:1:0.5)

Chavibetol

Methyleugenol

dos Santos et al. (2009) CCC/n-hexane–n-butanol–methanol–water (12:4:4:3)
α-Cyperone Shi et al. (2009) CCC/n-hexane–ethyl acetate–methanol–water (1:0.2:1.1:0.2)
1,8-Cineole Dang et al. (2010) CPC/petroleum ether–acetonitrile–acetone (4:3:1)
Paeoniflorin Chen et al. (2004) CCC/n-butanol–ethyl acetate–water (1:4:5)

Cuminaldehyde

p-Menta-1,4-dien-7-al

Chen et al. (2011) CCC/n-hexane–methanol–water (5:4:1)

Linalol

Terpinen-4-ol

α-Terpineol

Skalicka-Woźniak et al. (2013) CCC/heptane–ethyl acetate–methanol–water (5:2:5:2)

Anethole

Foeniculin

Skalicka-Woźniak et al. (2013) CCC/heptane–methanol (1:1)
Sesquiterpenoids

Parthenolide

11,13-Dihydroparthenolide

Anhydroverlotorin

3β-Hydroxycostunolide

Costunolide diepoxide

3-Hydroxyparthenolide

Artemorin

Santamarine

Reynosin

Artecanin

Tanaparthin-β-peroxide

Fischedick et al. (2012) CPC/heptane-ethyl acetate–methanol–water (1:1:1:1)
Artemisinin Acton et al. (1986) CCC/iso-octane-ethyl acetate–methanol–water (7:3:6:4)

Costunolide

Dehydrocostuslactone

Li et al. (2005) CCC/light petroleum–methanol–water (5:6.5:3.5)
Lactucopicrin Wu et al. (2007) CCC/n-hexane–ethyl acetate–methanol–water (1.5:5:2.75:5)

11β,13-Dihydrolactucin

Lactucin

Wu et al. (2007) CCC/ethyl acetate–methanol–water (20:1:20)

Peroxyferolide

Lipiferolide

Graziose et al. (2011) CPC/n-hexane–ethyl acetate–methanol–water (2:1:2:1)

14-(3-Methylpentanoyl)-6-deoxybritannilactone

14-(3-Methylbutanoyl)-6-deoxybritannilactone

14-(2-Methylpropanoyl)-6-deoxybritannilactone

1,3-Epi-granilin

11,13-Dihydro-inuchinenolide B

Pulchellin C

6-Deacetylbritanin

4H-Tomentosin

Gaillardin

Britannin

Fischedick et al. (2013a) CPC/heptane–ethyl acetate–methanol–water (4:6:4:6)

3β-Hydroxy-8β-[4′-hydroxytigloyloxy]-costunolide

Eupalinolide A

Eupalinolide B

Yan et al. (2012) CCC/n-hexane–ethyl acetate–methanol–water (1:4:2:3)

Xanthathin

4-Epi-xanthanol

4-Epi-isoxanthanol

Pinel et al. (2007) CPC/n-hexane–ethyl acetate–methanol–water (1:1:1:1)
β-Caryophyllene Xie et al. (2008) CCC/n-hexane–dichloromethane–acetonitrile (10:3:7)
Rupestonic acid Ma et al. (2005) CCC/n-hexane–ethyl acetate–methanol–water (6:4:3.5:6.5) with 0.5 % acetic acid in stationary-phase
Rupestonic acid Yang et al. (2010) CCC/n-hexane–ethyl acetate–methanol–water (3:5:3:5)

Germacrone

Curdione

Yan et al. (2005) CCC/light petroleum ether–ethanol–diethyl ether–water (5:4:0.5:1)

Atractylon

Atractylenolide III

Zhao and He (2006) CCC/light petroleum–ethyl acetate–ethanol–water (4:1:4:1)
Nootkatone Xie et al. (2009) CCC/n-hexane–methanol–water (5:4:1)

Caryophyllene oxide

β-Farnesene

Caryophyllene

Wei et al. (2012) CCC/n-hexane–acetonitrile–ethanol (5:4:3)
(S)-Dehydrovomifoliol Yang et al. (2013) CCC/n-hexane–ethyl acetate–methanol–water (1:5:1:5)

Curdione

Curcumol

Germacrone

Curzerene

β-Elemene

Dang et al. (2010) CPC/light petroleum ether–acetonitrile–acetone (4:3:1)
Patchoulol Li et al. (2011) CPC/light petroleum ether–acetonitrile (1:1)

Tussilagone

14-Acetoxy-7β-(3′-ethyl cis-crotonoyloxy)-lα-(2′-methyl butyryloxy)-notonipetranone

7aβ-(3′-Ethyl cis-crotonoyloxy)-lα-(2′-methyl butyryloxy)-3,14-dehydro-Z-notonipetranone

Wang et al. (2011a) CCC/n-hexane–ethyl acetate–methanol–water (1:0.5:1.1:0.3)
Blumenol C Roscher and Winterhalter (1993) CCC/chloroform–methanol–water (7:13:8)
Solanesol Hu et al. (2007) CCC/n-hexane–methanol (10:7)
Solanesol Du et al. (2006) CCC/light petroleum ether‐ethanol‐methanol (200:1:100)
Kudtdiol Rodrigues et al. (2009) CCC/ethyl acetate–methanol–water (2:1.75:1)

8ß-Hydroxyeremophil-3,7(11)-dien-12,8α

15,6α-Diolide and 8β-methoxyeremophil-3,7(11)-dien-12,8α;15,6α-diolide

 Shi et al. (2008) CCC/light petroleum–ethyl acetate–methanol–water (9:1:8:2)
Diterpenoids Ptaerobliquol Agostinho et al. (2013) CPC/heptane–ethyl acetate–methanol–water) (6:5:6:5)

Coniferin

Coniferaldehyde glucoside

Slacanin et al. (1991) CPC/chloroform–methanol–water (7:13:8)
Salvinorin A Shirota et al. (2007) CPC/n-hexane–dichloromethane–methanol–water (8:8:9:2)

Andrographolide

Neoandrographolide

Du et al. (2003a) CCC/n-hexane–ethyl acetate–methanol–water (1:4:2.5:2.5)
Phytol Xiao et al. (2013) CCC/n-hexane–acetonitrile–methanol (5:5:3)
Carnosol Fischer et al. (1991) CCC/n-hexane–ethyl acetate–methanol–water (70:30:14:8)

15,16-Epoxy-12-hydroxy-8(17),13(16),14-labdatrien-19-oic acid

Imbricatolic acid

Isocupressic acid

Sandaracopimaric acid

Isopimaric acid

Martin et al. (2006) CPC/chloroform–methanol–isopropanol–water (5:6:1:4)

Kaurenoic acids

Polyalthic acid

De Souza et al. (2010) CCC/n-hexane–acetonitrile–ethyl acetate (1:1:0.4)

Pseudolaric acid B O-β-d-glucopyranoside

Pseudolaric acid C

Deacetylpseudolaric acid A

Pseudolaric acid A O-β-d-glucopyranoside

Pseudolaric acid B

Pseudolaric acid B methyl ester

Pseudolaric acid A

Pseudolaric acid H

He et al. (2012) CCC/stepwise gradient: n-hexane–ethyl acetate–methanol–water (1:1:1:1) and (3:2:2:3) and (3.5:1:1:3.5)
Oridonin Lu et al. (2006) CCC/n-hexane–ethyl acetate–methanol–water (1:2:1:2)
Oridonin He et al. (2011) CCC/n-hexane–ethyl acetate–methanol–water (2.8:5:2.8:5)

Oridonin

Ponicidin

Lu et al. (2007) 2D-CCC/n-hexane–ethyl acetate–methanol–water (1:5:1:5) in 1st direction and (3:5:3:5) in 2nd direction

Isoneotriptophenolide

Hypolide

Triptonide

Triptophenolide

Triptonoterpene methyl ether VI

Peng et al. (2008a) CCC/n-hexane–ethyl acetate–methanol–water (3:2:3:2)

Pseudolaric acids A and B

And their glucosides (O-β-d-glucopyranosides)

Han et al. (2009) CCC/n-hexane–ethyl acetate–methanol–water (5:5:5:5) for purification of aglicones and (1:9:4:6) for glycosides

6β-Angeloyloxykolavenic acid

6β-Tigloyloxykolavenic acid

Wu et al. (2008) CCC/n-hexane–ethanol–water (6:5:1)
Pseudolaric acid B Han et al. (2008) CCC/n-hexane–ethyl acetate–methanol–water (5:5:5:5)
lolitrem B Grancher et al. (2004) CPC/heptane–ethyl acetate–methanol–water (33:33:24:10)

Carnosic acid

Carnosol

Carnosaldehyde

Epirosmanol

Rosmanol

12-Methoxy-carnosic acid

Sageone

Fischedick et al. (2013b) CPC/heptane–acetone–water (3:5:2)

Stevioside

Rebaudioside A

Rebaudioside C

Huang et al. (2010) CCC/n-hexane–n-butanol–water (1.5:3.5:5)

Ginkgolides A

Ginkgolides B

Ginkgolides C

Bilobalide

Liu et al. (2013b) CCC/stepwise gradient: n-hexane–ethyl acetate–methanol–water (4:5:1:5) and (4:5:2:5)

Cryptotanshinone

Tanshinone I

Tanshinone IIA

Gu et al. (2004, 2006) CCC/stepwise gradient: n-hexane–ethanol–water (10:5.5:4.5) and (10:7:3)

Cryptotanshinone

Tanshinone I

1,2-Dihydrotanshinquinone

Tanshinone IIA

Liang et al. (2013) CCC/n-hexane–ethyl acetate–methanol–water (5:5:7:3)

Tanshinone I

Tanshinone IIA

Wu et al. (2010) CCC/n-hexane–ethyl acetate–ethanol–water (8:2:7:3)

Cryptotanshinone

Tanshinone I

Tanshinone IIA

Tian et al. (2000) CCC/n-hexane–ethanol–water (4:2:2)

Dihydrotanshinone

Cryptotanshinone

Methylenetanshiquinone

Tanshinone I

Tanshinone II

Danshenxinkun B

Li and Chen (2001b) CCC/stepwise gradient: n-hexane–ethanol–water (10:5.5:4.5) and (10:7:3)

Tanshinone I

Tanshinone IIA

Dihydrotanshinone I

Cryptotanshinone

Tian et al. (2002) CCC/light petroleum–ethyl acetate–methanol–water (2:3:2.5:1.7)
Przewaquinone A Han et al. (2003) CCC/carbon tetrachloride–methanol–water–n‐hexane (3:3:2:1)
Triptolide Ye et al. (2008b) CCC/n-hexane–ethyl acetate–methanol–water (4:5:4:5)

Dihydrotanshinone I

1,2,15,16-Tetrahydrotanshiquinone cryptotanshinone

Tanshinone I

Tanshinone IIA

Neo-przewaquinone A

Miltirone

Sun et al. (2011) CCC/light petroleum–ethyl acetate–methanol–water (6:4:6.5:3.5) 
Triterpenoids 2β,3β,4β-Trihydroxypregnan-16-one Rodrigues et al. (2009) CCC/n-hexane–ethyl acetate–methanol–water (1:2:1.75:1)
Squalene Lu et al. (2003) CCC/n-hexane–methanol (2:1)

Pristimerin

Netzahualcoyene

Gutiérrez et al. (2007) CPC/heptane–ethyl acetate–methanol–water (8:1:6:1)
Guyanin Severino et al. (2009) CCC/n-hexane–ethanol–acetonitrile–water (10:8:1:1)

Barbinervic acid

Rotungenic acid

24-Hydroxy ursolic acid

Ursolic acid

Fan and He (2006) CCC/n-hexane–ethyl acetate–methanol–water (3:6:4:2)
Betulinic acid Frighetto et al. (2005) CCC/n-hexane–ethyl acetate–methanol–water (10:5:2.5:1)
Ursolic acid Frighetto et al. (2008) CCC/n-hexane–ethyl acetate–methanol–water (10:5:2.5:1)

Bellericagenin B

Bellericaside B

Arjunglucoside I

28-Nor-17, 22-seco-2α, 3β, 19, 22, 23-pentahydroxy-Δ 12-Oleanane

Nasser et al. (2006) CCC/chloroform–methanol–water (43:37:20)

2α,3α,19β,23β-Tetrahydroxyurs-12-en-28-oic acid

2α,3α,23β-Trihydroxyurs-12-en-28-oic acid

Liu et al. (2011) CCC/n-hexane–ethyl acetate–methanol–water (10:5:3:1)

Oleanolic acid

Ursolic acid

Du et al. (1995) CCC/n-hexane–ethyl acetate–methanol–water (3:6:2:1)
Shionone Wang et al. (2012a) CCC/n-hexane–methanol (2:1)

Taraxasterol acetate

Lupeol acetate

β-Amyrin acetate

Abbott et al. (1989) CCC/n-hexane–ethyl acetate–methanol–acetonitrile (5:2:4:5)

Cycloartenyl ferulate

24-Methylene cycloartanyl ferulate

Liu et al. (2013a) CCC/n-hexane–acetonitrile (1:1)
Abrusoside A, B, C, D Fullas et al. (1990) CCC/chloroform–methanol–water (7:13:8)
No compound names given Marston et al. (1988) CCC/chloroform–methanol–water (7:13:8)

Inotodiol

Trametenolic acid

Du et al. (2011) CCC/n-hexane–ethyl acetate–methanol–water (1:0.4:1:0.4)

Ursolic acid

Ursolic acid lactone

Maurya and Srivastava (2011) CPC/n-hexane–ethyl acetate–methanol–water (1:2:1.5:1) with 2 % ammonia solution in lower aqueous mobile phase (pH 9.5)

Asiaticoside

Madecassoside

Diallo et al. (1991) CCC/chloroform–n-butanol–methanol–water (7:3:6:4)
Taraxeryl acetate Yang et al. (1995) CCC/chloroform–methanol–water (2:2:1)

Triterpenoic acid

Acetyl-triterpenoic acid

Ito et al. (1990) CCC/n-hexane–ethanol–water (6:5:2)
Celastrol Wu et al. (2004) CCC/light petroleum–ethyl acetate–tetrachloromethane–methanol–water (1:1:8:6:1)

Asiatic acid

Madecassic acid

Asciaticoside

Madecassoside

Du et al. (2004) CCC/n‐hexane–n‐butanol–0.05 M NaOH (5:1:6)

Euscaphic acid

Tormentic acid

2α-Acetyl tormentic acid

3β-Acetyl tormentic acid

Rocha et al. (2007) CCC/gradient: n-hexane–ethyl acetate–methanol–water (1:2:1.25:2) and (1:2:1.5:2) and (1:2:1.75:2)

Alisol B

Alisol B 23-acetate

Yoon et al. (2009) CPC/n-hexane–ethyl acetate–methanol–water (10:2:10:7)

Ganoderic acids A, B, C6, D, E, F, G

Ganoderenic acid D

Cheng et al. (2012)

CCC/stepwise gradient: light petroleum ether–ethyl acetate–methanol–water (3:5:3:5) and (4:5:4:5)

chloroform–methanol–water (13:7:4) + ammonia (22 mM) in aqueous phase and TFA (11 mM) in organic phase for further purification

Dehydrosulphurenic acid

3-Ketodehydrosulphurenic

Zhang et al. (2013a) CCC/n-hexane–ethyl acetate–methanol–water (1:1.5:1.2:1)
24-Methylene cycloartanol Yao et al. (2007) CCC/n-hexane–ethyl acetate–acetonitrile (5:1:4)
Lupenone Yao et al. (2007) CCC/n-hexane–ethyl acetate–acetonitrile (5:2:5)
Triterpenoid saponins (ginsenosides) Rc, Rb1 and Re Wang et al. (2010) CPC/ethyl acetate–n-butanol–water (1:1:2)
Rg3, Rk1, Rg5 and F4 Ha et al. (2007) CCC/methylene chloride–methanol–water–isopropanol (6:6:4:1)
Rf, Rd, Re and Rb1 Qi et al. (2010) CCC/methylene chloride–methanol–5 mM aqueous ammonium acetate–isopropanol (6:2:4:3)
Re Engelberth et al. (2010) CPC/heptane–n-butanol–water (3:4:7)
Rg1, Re, Rf, Rh1, Rb1, Rc, Rb2 and Rd Shehzad et al. (2011) CCC/chloroform–methanol–water–isopropanol (4:3:2:1)
Re,Rb1, Rc and Rb2 Cheng et al. (2011) CCC/methylene chloride–methanol–water–isopropanol (6:2:4:3, v/v) further purification of Rb1, Rc and Rb2 in n-hexane–n-butanol–0.1 % formic acid (0.7:3:4)
Rb1, Rb2, Rc, Rd, Re, Rg1, Rf and Rh 1 Shehzad et al. (2012) CCC/stepwise gradient: n-hexane–ethyl acetate–methanol–water (5:6:1:4) and (4:3:1:2) and (3:3:1:2)
Re and Rg1 Chen et al. (2012) CCC/ethyl acetate–n-butanol–water (4:1:6)
Rh1, Rf, Rd, Rg1, Re, Rc, Rb2 and Rb1 Shehzad et al. (2013) CCC/methylene chloride–methanol–water–isopropanol (1:1:2:1)
Rg6, Rg5, Rk1,F4, Rg3, Rg2, Rf, Rd, Rg1, Re, Rc, Rb2, Rb1 Shehzad et al. (2013) CCC/stepwise gradient: methylene chloride–methanol–water–isopropanol (5:4:1:3) and (2:2:1:2)
Rb1 and Rb2 Wang et al. (2013) CPC/ethyl acetate–n–butanol–water (0.8:1.2:2)

Rg, Rd, Re and Rb

Notoginsenoside R

Cao et al. (2003) CCC/chloroform–2-butanol–methanol–water (5:1:6:4)

Rg, Rd, Re and Rb

Notoginsenoside R

Cao et al. (2003) CCC/ethyl acetate–n–butanol–water (1:1:2)

Rg, Re and Rb

Notoginsenoside R

Du et al. (2003b) CCC/n-hexane–n-butanol–water (3:4:7)
Ro Cheng et al. (2010) CCC/ethyl acetate–isopropanol–0.1 % formic acid (3:1:5)

Rg1, Re and Rb1

Notoginsenoside R1

Wang et al. (2011b) CPC/ethyl acetate–n-butanol–water (1:1:2)
Triterpenoid saponins

Lucyoside Q

Lucyoside H

Du and Gao (2006) CCC/chloroform‐methanol‐water (13:7:8)

Astragaloside I

Astragaloside II

Han et al. (2007) CCC/stepwise gradient: ethyl acetate–2-propanol–water (5:1:5) and (50:1:50)

Lancemaside A

Foetidissimoside A

Astersaponin Hb

Shirota et al. (2008) CPC/n-hexane–n-butanol–methanol–0.1 % aqueous formic acid (3:4:1:6)

Saikosaponins-A

Saikosaponins-C

Yoon and Kim (2009) CPC/ethyl acetate–n-butanol–methanol–water (15:1:3:1)

Platycoside E

Deapio-platycoside E

Han et al. (2009) CCC/n-hexane–n-butanol–water (1:40:20)

Platycodin D3

Deapio-platycodin D3

Platycodin D

Deapio-platycodin D

Han et al. (2009) CCC/n-hexane–n-butanol–water (1:10:5)

2″-O-Acetylplatycodin D

3″-O-Acetylpolygalacin D

2″-O-Acetylpolygalacin

3″-O-Acetylplatycodin D

Polygalacin D

Ha et al. (2011) CCC/chloroform–methanol–isopropanol–water (3:2:2:3)
No compound names given Shi et al. (2007) CCC/ethyl acetate–n-butanol–ethanol–0.05 % TFA (5:10:2:20)

Astragaloside IV

Astragaloside II

Astragaloside I

Acetylastragaloside I

Peng et al. (2008b) CCC/stepwise gradient: n-hexane–ethyl acetate–ethanol–water (1:0.6:0.6:1) and (1:1:1:1)

Gypsogenin derivatives

Dianoside C

Yao et al. (2008) CCC/n-hexane–n-butanol–methanol–0.02 % TFA (1:9:1:9)

Hederagenin

3-O-[β-d-xylopyranosyl-(1→3)-α-l-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→2)-l-arabinopyranosyl]-hederagenin

Xin et al. (2009) CCC/n-hexane–ethyl acetate–methanol–water (7:3:5:5)

23-O-Acetylshengmanol-3O-d-xylopyranoside

Cimiracemoside D 25-O-acetylcimigenol-3-O-d-Xylopyranoside

Cimigenol

Cicek et al. (2010) CCC/n‐hexane–acetone–ethyl acetate–isopropanol–ethanol–water (3.5:1:2:1:0.5:2)
Esculentosides A, B, C, and D Ma et al. (2010) CCC/chloroform–methanol–water (4:4:2)
Hederagenin CCC/heptane–acetone–methanol (5:1:4)
Hederagenin He et al. (2002) CPC/n-hexane–ethyl acetate–methanol–water (7:8:5:3)
Elatoside F Lee et al. (2009) CCC/chloroform–methanol–water–isopropanol (4:3:3:1)
Tormentic acid Wang et al. (2012b) CCC/n-hexane–ethyl acetate–methanol–water (4:5:4:5)

Arganine A, C, D

Tieghemelin

Gosse et al. (2002) CCC/tert-butylmethyl ether–n-butanol–acetonitrile–0.5 % TFA (1:3:3:5)
Triacetyl soyasaponin Ab, Aa, Ab, Ae, Ba, Af, Bb, Be and conjugated groups, αg, βg and γg Zhao et al. (2012) CCC/n-butanol–acetic acid–water (5:0.05:5)-acid in n-butanol as stationary phase

Licorice-saponin A3

Glycyrrhizic acid, 3-O-[β-d-glucuronopyranosyl-(1→2)-β-d-Galactopyranosyl]glycyrrhetic acid

Xu et al. (2013)

CCC/ethyl acetate–n-butanol–water (2:3:5) with 10 mM TFA in the upper organic

Stationary phase and 10 mM ammonia in the lower aqueous mobile phase

Glycyrrhizin Jiang et al. (2004) CCC/ethyl acetate–methanol–water (5:2:5)

Goyaglycoside-E

Momordicoside L

Goyaglycoside-a

Momordicoside K

Du and Yuan (2005) CCC/tert-butylmethyl ether–n-butanol–methanol–water (1:2:1:5) or (1:3:1:5)
Tetranortriterpenoids

Azadirachtin A

Azadirachtin B

Azadirachtin H

Desacetylnimbin

Desacetylsalannin

Nimbin

Salannin

Silva et al. (2007) CCC/n-hexane–n-butanol–methanol–water (1:0.9:1:0.9)

Methyl angolensate

7-Descetoxy-7-oxogedunin

Deacetylgedunin

6α-Acetoxygedunin

Gedunin

Andirobin

da Silva et al. (2009) CCC/stepwise gradient: n-hexane–ethyl acetate–methanol–water (2:1:1.5:1) and (2:1:1.75:1)
Tetraterpenoids (Carotenoids)

Cochloxanthin

Dihydrocochloxanthin

Diallo and Vanhaelen (1988) CCC/tetrachloromethane–methanol–water (5:4:1)
Zeaxanthin Chen et al. (2005) CCC/n-hexane–ethyl acetate–ethanol–water (8:2:7:3)
Crocin Jiang et al. (2011) CCC/tert-butylmethyl ether–n-butanol–acetonitrile–water (2:2.5:1:5)
Fucoxanthin Kim et al. (2011) CPC/n-hexane–ethyl acetate–ethanol–water (5:5:7:3)
Lutein Wei et al. (2003) CCC/n‐heptane–chloroform–acetonitrile (10:3:7)

Zeaxanthin

Lutein

Aman et al. (2005) CCC/n-hexane–ethanol–water (6:5:1.3)
Lutein Tsao and Yang (2006) CCC/n-hexane–ethanol–water (6:4.5:1.5)
Canthaxanthin Li et al. (2006) CCC/n-hexane–ethanol–water (10:9:1)
9′-Cis-neoxanthin Baldermann et al. (2007) CCC/n-hexane–ethanol–water (5:5:4.5)
Lycopene Baldermann et al. (2008) CCC/n-hexane–dichloromethane–acetonitrile (30:11:18) with 85 mg/L of 3-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyanisol and 2-tert-butyl-p-cresol

Crocins 1, 2, 5

Picrocrocin

Lechtenberg et al. (2008) CPC/n-hexane–ethyl acetate–ethanol–water (1:3:4:7)
Fucoxanthin Xiao et al. (2012) CCC/n-hexane–ethyl acetate–ethanol–water (5:5:6:4)
Lutein Li et al. (2001) CCC/n-hexane–ethanol–water (4:3:1)
Lycopene Wei et al. (2001) CCC/n-hexane–dichloromethane–acetonitrile (10:3.5:6.5)
Astaxanthin Li and Chen (2001a) CCC/n-hexane–ethyl acetate–ethanol–water (5:5:6.5:3)

Tephrosin

Deguelin

6a,12a-Dehydrodeguelin

Ye et al. (2008a) CCC/n-hexane–ethyl acetate–methanol–water (1:0.8:1:0.6)

CCC counter-current chromatography, CPC centrifugal partition chromatography