METHOD OF ISOLATING SOLANESOL EXTRACT FROM TOBACCO UTILIZING SUPER CRITICAL CO2 FLUID EXTRACTION PROCESSING

摘要

The present invention relates to a naturally obtained solanesol of high molecular weight with primary monohydric aliphatic alcohols, which contains 45 carbon atoms. This invention also relates to the process for obtaining the solanesol with other lipids by extracting utilizing super critical fluid COSUB2/SUB from air dried Virginia tobacco leaves and concentrating utilizing organic solvents. The solanesol mixed with other lipids obtained has enhanced purity. The solanesol is useful in pharmaceutical compositions, and dietary supplement.