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Journal of Medicinal Plants Research Vol. 6(12), pp. 2438-2442, 30 March, 2012<br />

Available online at http://www.academicjournals.org/JMPR<br />

DOI: 10.5897/JMPR11.1435<br />

ISSN 1996-0875 ©2012 <strong>Academic</strong> <strong>Journals</strong><br />

Full Length Research Paper<br />

High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)<br />

determination of five active ingredients in the calyces<br />

of Physalis Alkekengi L. var. franchetii (mast.) Mskino<br />

Baoli Xu, Chengguo Ju, Huijie Guan, Liang Xu, Nan Xu and Bing Wang*<br />

Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 77 shengming 1 Road, DD Port, Dalian, Liaoning Province,<br />

P. R., 116600, China.<br />

Accepted 11 January, 2012<br />

A simple high-performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) assay using the internal standard method is<br />

developed for the simultaneous determination of five active ingredients. The analyzed compounds from<br />

the calyces of Physalis alkekengi L. var. franchetii (mast.) Mskino include Luteoloside, Luteolin,<br />

Physalin A, Physalin O and Physalin P. HPLC analysis is performed on an Agilent C18 analytical column<br />

(150×4.6 mm and 5 μm) using solvent (A) acetonitrile and (B) 0.2% aqueous phosphoric acid as the<br />

mobile phase with Ultraviolet (UV) absorption at 350 and 220 nm. The flow rate was 1.0 ml/min. The<br />

calibration curves of the five active ingredients are linear (r 2 > 0.9991) over the concentration range of<br />

10 to 120 μg/ml. The mean recoveries were 97.59 to 101.04%. The results indicate that the HPLC method<br />

developed can easily be applied to the determination of five active ingredients in the calyces of P.<br />

alkekengi L. var. franchetii (mast.) Mskino.<br />

Key words: Calyces of Physalis alkekengi L. var. franchetii (mast.) Mskino, flavonoid, physalin.<br />

INTRODUCTION<br />

The calyces of Physalis alkekengi L. var. franchetii<br />

(mast.) Mskino major recorded in the Chinese<br />

Pharmacopoeia is a well-known traditional Chinese<br />

medicine (TCM) for the treatment of sore throat and<br />

urinate inability. The content of the luteolin not less than<br />

0.1% in the dry calyces in accordance with the provisions<br />

of the Pharmacopoeia of PRC 2010 (The Pharmacopoeia<br />

of PRC, 2010). Flavonoids and physalins (Matsuura et<br />

al., 1970; Kawai et al., 1987, 1988, 1993; Kawal et al.,<br />

1995; Kazushi and Shii, 1992) are the main ingredients in<br />

the calyces of P. alkekengi. Flavonoids and physalins are<br />

the class of anti-inflammatory compounds (Xu et al.,<br />

2009; Melissa et al., 2005; Angelica et al., 2005). The aim<br />

of this study is to develop an assay to fully evaluate the<br />

contents of flavonoids and physalins in the calyces from<br />

different locations, wilds and purchases order to exploit<br />

and utilize them reasonably.<br />

*Corresponding author. E-mail: YZBwang@lnutcm.edu.cn. Tel:<br />

+8641187586003.<br />

MATERIALS AND METHODS<br />

Plant material<br />

Dried calyces of P. alkekengi var. franchetii were collected in six<br />

provinces of China (Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Shanxi, Shandong<br />

and Anhui) from October 5 to 15, 2010. Voucher specimens were<br />

maintained at Liaoning University of TCM, China.<br />

Reagents<br />

The stand substances of the Luteoloside bought from Dida<br />

Technology Company Limited (Guizhou, China). The stand<br />

substances of the Luteolin were bought from State Food and Drug<br />

Administration (Beijing, China). The three standard substances of<br />

physalin were isolated from the calyces of P. Alkekengi including<br />

Physalin A, Physalin O and Physalin P by Prof. Nan Xu and Prof.<br />

Liang Xu (Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine,<br />

China). The purity of all the stand substances exceeds 98%. HPLCgrade<br />

acetonitrile was purchased from Kermel Chemical Reagent<br />

Company Limited (Tianjin, China), and the water used in all<br />

experiments was purified by a Milli-Q Ultrapure Water System<br />

(Millipore, MA). All other chemicals were of analytical reagent grade<br />

purchased from Kermel Chemical Reagent Company Limited<br />

(Tianjin, China).

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