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Table 3 The partition coefficients (K values) of UstA in different solvent systems

From: Extraction and purification of ustiloxin A from rice false smut balls by a combination of macroporous resin and high-speed countercurrent chromatography

Solvent system

Ratio

(v/v)

Settling time

(s)

K-value

Chloroform/Methanol/n-Butanol/H2O

4:3:0.2:2

17

0

Ethyl acetate/n-Butanol/H2O

4:1:5

12

0

Ethyl acetate/n-Butanol/Methanol/H2O

4:1:0.5:6

9

0

n-Heptane/n-Butanol/Methanol/H2O

2:4:1:4

11

0

MTBE/Acetonitrile/H2O

2:2:3

7

0

n-Butanol/Acetic Acid/H2O

4:1:5

23

0.13

n-Butanol/TFA/H2O

1:0.01:1

14

0.11

n-Butanol/TFA/H2O

1:0.02:1

13

0.35

n-Butanol/TFA/H2O

1:0.05:1

14

0.62