Method for producing chiro-inositol
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1. A method of producing D-chiro-inositol from kasugamycin, comprising the steps of:
- providing a quantity of kasugamycin;
hydrolyzing said quantity of kasugamycin with a hydrolyzing agent under suitable time and temperature conditions so as to obtain an aqueous mixture of D-chiro-inositol and reaction products from said quantity of kasugamycin;
passing said aqueous mixture of D-chiro-inositol and reaction products through a cation exchange medium capable of binding anionic reaction products and impurities in said aqueous mixture and an anion exchange medium capable of binding cationic reaction products and impurities;
removing other impurities from an eluate from said cation and anion exchange medium; and
obtaining D-chiro-inositol from said eluate.
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Abstract
Kasugamycin has been recognized to be a source from which D-chiro-inositol can be easily obtained at low cost and high yield.
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1. A method of producing D-chiro-inositol from kasugamycin, comprising the steps of:
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providing a quantity of kasugamycin; hydrolyzing said quantity of kasugamycin with a hydrolyzing agent under suitable time and temperature conditions so as to obtain an aqueous mixture of D-chiro-inositol and reaction products from said quantity of kasugamycin; passing said aqueous mixture of D-chiro-inositol and reaction products through a cation exchange medium capable of binding anionic reaction products and impurities in said aqueous mixture and an anion exchange medium capable of binding cationic reaction products and impurities; removing other impurities from an eluate from said cation and anion exchange medium; and obtaining D-chiro-inositol from said eluate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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