Chemical fingerprinting of Codonopsis pilosula and simultaneous analysis of its major components by HPLC-UV

Arch Pharm Res. 2014;37(9):1148-58. doi: 10.1007/s12272-014-0335-3. Epub 2014 Feb 5.

Abstract

Although Codonopsis pilosula (C. pilosula) has long been considered as an important herbal medicine, no analytical method of marker compounds for quality assessment is registered in the Korean Pharmacopoeia. We developed a simple and robust analytical method of three marker components lobetyolin (1), lobetyol (2), and tangshenoside I (3) using HPLC-UV method. We also confirmed the three marker components using UPLC-qTOF/MS method. Various extraction conditions were optimized to achieve three marker compounds with faster extraction kinetics and higher recovery. The analytical condition was then validated by determining the linearity, accuracy, precision, limit of detection, limit of quantification, recovery, repeatability, robustness, and stability. By this method, the three markers were successfully quantified in 38 commercial samples along with three related species that are sometimes used as alternatives to C. pilosula. Finally, principal component and hierarchical clustering analyses were conducted to show the practicality of the method developed for the quality evaluation of C. pilosula.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Validation Study

MeSH terms

  • Alkynes / analysis*
  • Alkynes / chemistry
  • Antihypertensive Agents / chemistry*
  • Antihypertensive Agents / isolation & purification
  • China
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
  • Cluster Analysis
  • Codonopsis / chemistry*
  • Codonopsis / growth & development
  • Disaccharides / analysis*
  • Disaccharides / chemistry
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal / chemistry
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal / isolation & purification
  • Ethnopharmacology
  • Fatty Alcohols / analysis*
  • Fatty Alcohols / chemistry
  • Medicine, Korean Traditional
  • Molecular Structure
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry*
  • Plant Extracts / isolation & purification
  • Plant Roots / chemistry*
  • Polyynes / analysis*
  • Polyynes / chemistry
  • Principal Component Analysis
  • Quality Control
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Republic of Korea
  • Species Specificity
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization
  • Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet

Substances

  • Alkynes
  • Antihypertensive Agents
  • Disaccharides
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal
  • Fatty Alcohols
  • Plant Extracts
  • lobetyolin
  • tangshenoside I
  • Polyynes