Analysis of terpene compounds in Cimicifuga foetida L. by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography with evaporative light scattering detection
L. Kong et al., Analysis of terpene compounds in Cimicifuga foetida L. by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography with evaporative light scattering detection, J CHROMAT A, 936(1-2), 2001, pp. 111-118
An RP-HPLC method with evaporative light scattering detection (ELSD) was de
veloped for the analysis of terpene compounds in traditional Chinese medici
ne. Actein, 27-deoxyactein and cimicifugoside in a typical Chinese medicine
of Cimicifuga foetida L. were quantitatively analyzed. Comparing ELSD with
UV detection under the same eluent conditions, the former showed better se
nsitivity and a more stable baseline. The ELSD responses versus sample size
of three terpenes and those in double logarithmic were investigated. The g
ood calibration curves in double logarithmic coordinator for actein, 27-deo
xyactein and cimicifugoside were obtained. Three solutions for the extracti
on of the terpene compounds were also compared, the results indicated that
methanol-water (80:20) is the best among them. The method was applied to qu
antify actein, 27-deoxyactein and cimicifugoside in Cimicifuga foetida L. f
rom Hunan, China. It was shown that ELSD is an effective detection method f
or the analysis of the non-volatile terpenes in traditional Chinese medicin
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