Journal
JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY A
Volume 1194, Issue 2, Pages 257-261Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2008.04.062
Keywords
Picrorhiza kurroa; Picrorhiza scrophulariiflora; picroside-I; picroside-II; sugars; HPLC-ELSD
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Sugars play a critical role in regulating overall cellular metabolism in high attitude growing plants. These plants are shown to have high levels of sugars to enhance their tolerance to abiotic stresses such as drought and freezing temperature. In the present study, a simple, sensitive, selective and reliable HPLC method based on ultrasonic extraction and evaporative light scattering detection (ELSD) has been developed and validated for the simultaneous determination of important sugars (xylose, xylitol, mannitol, glucose and sucrose) and picrosides (picroside-I and picroside-II) in two species Picrorhiza kurroa and P. scrophulailiflora. The analysis was carried out on a Zorbax amino column (250 mm x 4.6 mm i.d., 5 mu m) with isocratic elution of acetonitrile: water (78:22, v/v). The method was validated for accuracy, precision, limit of detection and quantification according to International Conference on Harmonization (ICH) guidelines. The drift tube temperature of the ELSID system was set to 81 degrees C and nitrogen flow rate was 2.0 standard liter per minute (SLM). The regression equation revealed a good linear relationship (r(2) = 0.9997 +/- 0.0012) within test ranges. The limit of detection and quantification for seven analytes in ELSD were less than 0.98 and 2.95 mu g, respectively. The method showed good reproducibility for the quantification of seven analytes in Picrorhiza species with intra- and inter-day variation of less than 2.0%. (c) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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