Abstract:Separation and purification of total flavonoids from Salsola collina using macroporous resins and the antioxidant activities in vitro of purified flavonoids were studied. Critical factors that influence the static and dynamic adsorption and desorption of total flavonoids were selected and optimized. The static tests indicated that AB-8 resin was appropriate and its adsorption data were well fitted to the Langmuir and Freundlich isotherms. The optimal conditions for dynamic adsorption and desorption were sample concentration of 1.25mg/mL, pH 4.5, flow rate of 2mL/min, sample loading amount of 2.5BV, and complete desorption with 4BV of 80% ethanol at 1mL/min. After the optimized purification, the purity of flavonoids was improved from 10.2% to 51.89%, and the recovery yield was 84.43%. The antioxidant tests revealed that the purified ?avonoids could scavenge hydroxyl and oxygen radicals and possessed strong reducing power. The optimum conditions for purifying flavonoids are simple and feasible, which could provide experimental basis for the industrial production. The results have demonstrated that the purified ?avonoids from Salsola collina can be used as a potential source of natural antioxidant.