Simultaneous analysis of hyoscyamine, scopolamine, 6beta-hydroxyhyoscyamine and apoatropine in Solanaceous hairy roots by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography

J Chromatogr A. 2005 Oct 14;1091(1-2):32-9. doi: 10.1016/j.chroma.2005.07.016.

Abstract

A new high-performance liquid chromatographic method is described for tropane alkaloid analysis in genetically transformed root cultures of Datura innoxia Mill. and Atropa belladonna L. Sample preparation, tropane alkaloid extraction with chloroform-methanol-concentrated ammonia 15:5:1 (v/v/v), was followed by solid-phase extraction on Supelclean LC-18 cartridges. Optimized conditions and careful pH control resulted in high recovery and reproducibility. Simultaneous determination of apoatropine, 6beta-hydroxyhyoscyamine, hyoscyamine and scopolamine was performed by HPLC on C18 (2) reversed-phase column. The application of Luna new-generation silica-based stationary phase resulted in excellent peak shapes using an ion-pair reagent and triethanolamine free mobile phase and allowed to exploit the full power of pH-dependent selectivity. Simplicity and improved selectivity make this method a preferred alternative of published ion-pair chromatographic methods. Validation studies proved that the global method has good repeatability and satisfactory recovery. Absolute limits of detection were 0.6, 0.6, and 0.8 ng for hyoscyamine, 6beta-hydroxyhyoscyamine, and scopolamine respectively.

MeSH terms

  • Atropine / analysis*
  • Atropine Derivatives / analysis*
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
  • Plant Extracts
  • Plant Roots / chemistry*
  • Regression Analysis
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Scopolamine / analysis*
  • Solanaceae / chemistry*
  • Solanaceous Alkaloids / analysis*

Substances

  • Atropine Derivatives
  • Plant Extracts
  • Solanaceous Alkaloids
  • anisodamine
  • Atropine
  • Scopolamine