The invention provides a preparation method of impurities B1, B2, B3 and B1-1 in
polymyxin sulfate B. The method comprises the following steps: preparing raw materials: taking
polymyxin sulfate B as a
raw material, using 30-50m C18 as a filler,
acetonitrile,
dipotassium hydrogen phosphate,
ammonia water,
anhydrous sodium sulfate,
phosphoric acid and
trifluoroacetic acid as analytically pure materials, using deionized water, and using a nylon column as a column; conducting analytical purification: weighing raw materials and adding fillers into the column, loading the sample, and treating the sample with an eluent; conducting concentration and desalting on the analytically purified fraction; conducting concentration and desalting on the fraction in step 3; conducting
crystallization: reducing the pressure on the fraction in step 3 to recover the
solvent on a
rotary evaporator, adding
ammonia water to adjust the pH value to precipitate the precipitate, filtering, washing with water, and
vacuum drying to obtain the product; and successfully preparing high-purity B1, B2, B3 and B1-1 through a specific process combination of separation and purification, concentration and desalting,
crystallization or
freeze drying. For example, the purity of B1 product can reach 96.05%, the purity of B3 can reach 91.28%, and the purity of B1-1 can reach 94.83%. These high-purity products, whether used as
drug raw materials or scientific research reference substances, can provide a reliable material basis for related research and production, effectively reduce the interference of impurities on experimental and production results, and improve the accuracy of research and the stability of product quality.