Highly pure acarbose

Abstract

A purified acarbose which contains less than 10% by weight of sugar-like secondary components is obtained by column chromatograph of a solution of prepurified acarbose with a pH 4 to 7. The column contains as a packing material a weakly acid cation exchanger which has carboxyl groups and is based on dextran, agarose and cellulose or exchangers which are derived from the latter with the addition of polyamide.

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