APPLICATION OF MOLECULAR IMPRINTED POLYMER IN EXTRACTION AND SEPARATION OF PLANT BASED ACTIVE COMPOUNDS

Molecular imprinting technique is becoming an appealing and prominent strategy to synthesize materials for target recognition and rapid separation. It has been used in recent years to separate active chemicals from diverse plants and has produced pleasing results. This review aims to provide a concise overview of molecular imprinting polymers and their significant use in the extraction and separation of various plant based active compounds, such as flavonoids, alkaloids,  fragrance ,anti-inflammatory, vitamins ,phenylpropanoids, anthraquinones, , terpenes, steroids, diketonesand  chemicals. These findings will serve as important tool to stimulate further research into this intriguing and practical domain. Molecular imprinting approach is very attractive, popular and appealing method of generating materials for target recognition and precise separation. Recently, It has been used to separate  variety of active molecules from various  medicinal plants.

Keyword:  molecular imprinting technology, MIP, molecular imprinted polymers, extraction, separation