| Abstract:Objective: The Chinese giant toad is a traditional Chinese medicinal material, and its bufadienolide components have important pharmacological activities, such as anti-tumor and anti-inflammatory effects.Optimize the extraction process of bufadienolides from toad skin, and, based on the optimal process, determine the differences in their content in different medicinal parts of the Chinese toad. Method:Using the Analytic Hierarchy Process-Entropy Weight Method to calculate the comprehensive score of the content of six components in toad skin as an indicator, a single-factor experiment was conducted with four factors: material-to-liquid ratio, ethanol concentration, extraction time, and extraction temperature, combined with response surface design to select the optimal extraction process for toad skin.Apply the optimal process conditions obtained and determine and compare the content of six components in different parts of the Chinese toad. Results:The optimum extraction conditions were as follows : ethanol concentration 87%, solid-liquid ratio 1:17 g/mL, extraction time 1.3 h, extraction temperature 80 ℃.The total content of the six components in toad venom is much higher than in other parts, with the lowest content found in the toad liver. Conclusion:The optimized toad skin extraction process is reasonable and stable.Through the measurement of the contents in seven parts of the toad, it was found that this type of component is most abundant in toad venom, and it is also present in other parts of the toad.This study highlights the potential value of non-traditional medicinal parts of toads, which is significant for promoting the comprehensive utilization and development of toad resources. |