Structural Analysis of Natural Indigo Colorants Extracted from Polygonum tinctorium

Natural indigo colorants were prepared by extraction of Polygonum tinctorium which was harvested just in the blooming season(in the late of July). The components were analyzed by TLC and HPLC, and its structures were analyzed by FT-IR, EI-mass. The results obtained are summarized as follows; The natural indigo powder was dissolved in DMSO and developed in eluent, $CHCI_3/CH_3CN$(8.5:1.5 v/v) by means of TLC for its quality analysis. It was segregated into indirubin as a red colour and indigo as a blue colour. In case of HPLC analysis,. FT-IR spectrum of indirubin showed a peak for NH residue between 3200 and $3300cm^{-1}$. $^1H-NMR$ spectrum for indigo displayed AA'BB' spin system caused by indole structure between 6.5 and 7.7ppm of H4, 5, 6 and 7, and -NH proton for indirubin showed an singlet between 10.88 and 11.0ppm. EI-mass spectrum of indigo and indirubin both disclosed their molecular size as 262 and it implies that these two substances are isomer.

천연인디고 색소의 구조분석

쪽풀 생잎에서 우려낸 색소 액에 소석회를 첨가한 후 쪽풀 색소의 침전물을 만들어서 냉동 건조시켜 쪽풀 색소를 제조하여, 그 성분을 조사한 결과 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 1. UV분광광도, TLC 정성 분석, HPLC 측정 결과 쪽 분말 용액의 2개 bend가 나타났으며, 적색색소대인 540nm 와 청색 색소대인 620nm가 존재함을 알 수 있었다. 2. FT-IR 분석으로부터 $1627cm^{-1}$에서 채, $3200{\sim}3300cm^{-1}$에서 NH의 흡수대가 나타나고, 적색 및 청색 색소의 IR spectrum이 일치하였으며, 3. EI-mass 분석 결과 청색과 적색 색소의 fragment 이온의 m/z가 일치하고, $^1H_MNR$ 분석결과로부터 두 색소는 이성질체임을 알 수 있었고, 4. 쪽 염료 성분 함량을 조사한 결과 인디고 색소 4.06%와 인디루빈 1.06%이었다.