HPLC Determination of Limonin,Codiamine and Rutacarpine in Processed Evodia Rutaecarpa(Juss.)Benth
Objective:To establish a HPLC method for the determination of limonin;codiamine and rutacarpine in processed Evodia rutaecarpa(Juss.)Benth.Methods:The analysis was performed on Eclipse XDB C18(4.6 x 250mm,5 μm)column.The mobile phase was acetonitrile-methanol-0.05%phosphoric acid solution(30∶20∶50)at the flow rate of 1.000 mUmin.The detection wavelength was 215 nm and column temperature was set at 30 ℃.Results:The linear ranges of limonin;codiamine and rutacarpine were 0.1303~1.6291 μg(r=0.9995),0.0500~0.6251 μg(r=1.0000),0.0354~0.4429 μg(r=0.9999),respectively.The average recovery rates were 100.11%(RSD=0.7%),100.74%(RSD=1.4%),99.39%(RSD=1.3%).Conclusion:This method is simple,accurate and proper for simultaneous determination of limonin,codiamine and rutacarpine in processed Evodia rutaecarpa(Juss.)Benth.