Abstract
Two two-phase systems were selected for the separation of anthraquinones by means of centrifugal partition chromatography, using alizarin, purpurin and quinizarin as test substances. These systems were applied to the separation of anthraquinones, extracted from a Rubia tinctorum hairy root culture. Some of the anthraquinones present were identified: alizarin, alizarin 1-methyl ether, lucidin and nordamnacanthal.