항균력이 탁월한 매실추출물로부터 항균활성물질을 column chromatography를 이용하여 순수하게 분리하고, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrophtometer 측정기에 의하여 항균활성물질의 화학구조를 다음과 같이 분리 동정하였다. 즉, 매실추출물을 상온에서 메탄올에 현탁한 후, ethyl ether, ethyl acetate, n-butanol로 각각 분배 추출하여 각 용매의 수용성 추출물을 획득하였
Prunus mume was extracted using various solvents including ethyl ether, ethyl acetate and n-butanol. The extracts were fractionated by column chromatography. Antimicrobial compounds (A, B and C) in fractions showing antimicrobial activity were purified by Sephadex LH 20 column chromatography, and identified by - and -NMR analysis as isoeugenol, nomilin and -sitosterol, respectively.