UPLC fingerprint and quantitative analysis of 10 active components of Liuwei'anxiao capsule
Objective To establish a UPLC method for the fingerprint of Liuwei'anxiao capsule and the content determination of 10 active components(gallic acid,ellagic acid,aloe-emodin,rhein,kaempferol,emodin,chrysophanol,physcion,alantolactone,isoalantolactone).Methods An UPLC method was developed to establish the fingerprint and determination method.The analysis was carried out using a Waters ACQUITY UPLC HSS T3(100 mm×2.1 mm,1.8 μm)column with a mobile phase of acetonitrile-0.2%phosphoric acid solution with gradient elution.The flow rate was 0.2 mL·min-1 and column temperature was 30℃.The detection wavelength were 254 nm(fingerprint),194 nm,and the injection volume was 2 μL.Results The UPLC fingerprint of Liuwei'anxiao capsule was established.With aloe-emodin as the reference peak,20 common peaks were identified,the similarity was higher than 0.995.8 peaks confirmedas gallic acid,ellagic acid,aloe-emodin,rhein,kaempferide,emodin,chrysophanol,physcion were confirmed.10 batches of Liuwei'anxiao capsule samples were grouped into 2 categories by cluster analysis.The results of quantitative analysis condition methodology were good.The calibration curves were linear within the range of 0-180.5μg·mL-1(r=1.000 0)、0-173.5 μg·mL-1(r=0.999 9)、0-48.5 μg·mL-1(r=1.000 0)、0-55.0 μg·mL-1(r=1.000 0)、0-188.0 μg·mL-1(r=1.000 0)、0-62.0 μg·mL-1(r=1.000 0)、0-65.5 μg·mL-1(r=1.000 0)、0-131.0 μg·mL-1(r=0.999 9)、0-91.5 μg·mL-1(r=0.999 9)、0-31.0 μg·mL-1(r=0.999 9)for gallic acid,ellagic acid,aloe-emodin,rhein,kaempferide,emodin,isoalantolactone,alantolactone,chrysophanol and physcion,respectively.The average recoveries were 101.38%,96.07%,98.62%,93.21%,93.58%,97.67%,96.50%,97.68%,96.95%and 98.72%for gallic acid,ellagic acid,aloe-emodin,rhein,kaempferide,emodin,isoalantolactone,alantolactone,chrysophanol and physcion,respectively,with RSD of 3.21%,3.05%,3.96%,1.03%,2.22%,3.52%,3.72%,3.29%,3.07%and 3.60%,respectively.Conclusion The established HPLC fingerprint of Liuwei'anxiao capsule and the content determination method for simultaneously detecting the 10 active components are simple,accurate and reliable,which can provide reference for the quality control of Liuwei'anxiao capsule.