Abstract
Eriobotrya japonica (Rosaceae) has been used for clearing away heat in the lung to stop cough and lowering the adverse flow of gi to stop vomiting. High-performance liquid chromatographic method was applied to assay the five triterpenes contents in E. japonica from various locations. Samples were analyzed on a HyPURITY C-18 column (5 μm, 4.6 × 250 mm) eluted at a rate of 0.5 mL/min with a solvent of A - B (A, Methanol; B, 0.15% acetic acid aqueous; A: B = 85: 15, v/v). Triterpenes were detected by refractive index detection (RID). Regression equations of the calibration curves revealed good linear relationships (correlation coefficients: 0.9998-1.0000). The recoveries ranged between 98.39% - 102.41% and indicated good accuracy.
Recommended Citation
Ho, H.-Y.; Lin, W.-C.; Kitanaka, S.; Chang, C.-T.; and Wu, J.-B.
(2008)
"Analysis of bioactive triterpenes in Eriobotrya japonica Lindl. by high-performance liquid chromatography,"
Journal of Food and Drug Analysis: Vol. 16
:
Iss.
6
, Article 5.
Available at: https://doi.org/10.38212/2224-6614.2314
