Simultaneous analysis of seven marker compounds from Saposhnikoviae Radix, Glehniae Radix and Peucedani Japonici Radix by HPLC/PDA

Arch Pharm Res. 2016 May;39(5):695-704. doi: 10.1007/s12272-016-0740-x. Epub 2016 Mar 26.

Abstract

A new combination of high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method coupled with photodiode array (PDA) analysis has been developed for the simultaneous quantitative determination of seven major components in Saposhnikoviae Radix (SR), Glehniae Radix (GR) and Peucedani Japonici Radix (PR), namely peucedanol 7-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (1), prim-O-glucosylcimifugin (2), cimifugin (3), 4'-O-β-D-glucosyl-5-O-methylvisamminol (4), bergapten (5), sec-O-glucosylhamaudol (6), and imperatorin (7). Clear separation of these seven components were achieved on a Phenomenex Kinetex C18 (250 × 4.6 mm, 5 μm) column by gradient elution of water (A) and methanol (B) as mobile phase. The flow rate was 1.0 mL/min and the UV detector wavelength was set at 254 nm. The method was successfully used in the analysis of SR, GR, and PR with relatively simple conditions and procedures, and the results were satisfactory for linearity, recovery, precision, accuracy, stability and robustness. The results indicate that the established HPLC/PDA method is suitable for the classification of SR, GR, and PR.

Keywords: Glehniae Radix; HPLC/PDA; Pattern recognition; Peucedani Japonici Radix; Saposhnikoviae Radix; Simultaneous analysis.

MeSH terms

  • Apiaceae / chemistry*
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / methods*
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal / chemistry*
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal / isolation & purification
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal / standards
  • Limit of Detection
  • Linear Models
  • Molecular Structure
  • Plant Roots / chemistry*
  • Reference Standards
  • Reproducibility of Results

Substances

  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal