To establish the ultra performance liquid chromatography (UPLC) characterization profile of Styrax, and to determine the contents of three components (cinnamic acid, cinnamyl cinnamate, 3-phenylpropyl cinnamate) in Styrax, the aim was to study the quality of commercially available sulforaphane of different origins and forms, and to provide a reference for the quality control of imported medicinal herbs Styrax.
The UPLC method was performed on an Acquity UPLC BEH C18 (100 mm×2.1 mm, 1.7 µm) column with acetonitrile-1% acetic acid solution as the mobile phase in a gradient elution. The volume flow rate was 0.3 mL·min-1. The detection wavelength was 277 nm. and the temperature of the column was 35 ℃. Characteristic chromatograms of styrax were established, and the contents of three major components of Styrax from different sources were determined and the data were statistically analyzed by hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA) and principal component analysis (PCA) with ChemPattern software.
The results showed that the UPLC characteristic chromatograms of Styrax was established with 10 common peaks and 4 identified components. The linear relationship of 3 components in their respective ranges was good (r≥0. 999), and the average recoveries (n=6) were 101.8% (RSD=1.3%), 105.8% (RSD=1.2%), 99.2% (RSD=1.8%), respectively. The content of 3 components were 2.74%-3.69%, 28.21%-30.63%, 16.89%-20.98%, respectively.
The method is simple, accurate and reproducible, and can provide an overall quality control basis for the quality standard of Styrax. Combined with the information of origin research, it has important reference significance for the expansion of the origin of Styrax, as well as the harmonization and improvement of the standards of Styrax in different countries.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |