Objective A hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography method was developed for quantitative determination of L-dopa and 3-Carboxy-l-methyl-6,7-dibydroxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquino-line (MCD) in seeds of Mucuna pruriens var. utilis Burck. Method Chromatographic separation was performed on a Cosmosil HILIC analytical column (4.6 mm × 250 mm, 5 μm) at 30 ℃ with acetonitrile -(10 mmol/L) ammonium acetate solution (80:20)as the mobile phase. The detection wavelength was at 280 nm and the flow rate was 1. 0 ml/min. Results The linear ranges were 0. 08136 - 2. 034 μg for MCD, 0.1269 -3.172 μg for L-dopa; the average recoveries(n =6) of two compounds were 98.11 % ( RSD =3.32 % ) and 99. 86 % ( RSD = 0. 82 % ) respectively. Conclusion A simple and accurate HPLC method was developed for the quantitative determination of L-dopa and MCD in seeds of Mucuna pruriens var. utilis.
Mucuna pruriens var. utilishydrophilic interaction liquid chromatpgraphyL-dopa3-Carboxy-1 -methyl-6,7-dihydroxy-1 ,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline