High-performance thin layer chromatography method for estimation of andrographolide in herbal extract and polyherbal formulations

A new, simple, sensitive, precise and robust high-performance thin layer chromatographic (HPTLC) method was developed for the estimation of andrographolide in herbal extracts and pharmaceutical dosage forms. Analysis of andrographolide was performed on TLC aluminium plates pre-coated with silica gel 60F-254 as stationary phase. Linear ascending development was carried out in twin trough glass chamber saturated with chloroform:toluene:methanol (66:26:8, v/v/v) at room temperature (25 ± 2 °C). The R_f value of andrographolide was found to be 0.49. Camag TLC scanner III was used for spectrodensitometric scanning and analysis in absorbance mode at 229 nm. The system was found to give compact spots for andrographolide (R_f value of 0.49). The data for calibration plots showed good linear relationship with r² = 0.9986 in the concentration range of 200 ng to 1000 ng with respect to peak area. The present method was validated by precision, recovery, robustness and reproducibility according to ICH guidelines. The limits of detection and quantification were determined and it was found to be 3.5 and 11.7 ng, respectively. Statistical analysis of the data showed that the method is reproducible and selective for estimation of andrographolide.     

High-performance thin layer chromatography method for quantitative determination of four major anthraquinone derivatives in Rheum emodi

A high-performance thin layer chromatographic (HPTLC) method for the rapid and simple quantification of the four major anthraquinone derivatives i.e. physcion, chrysophanol, emodin and chrysophanol glycoside in Rheum emodi is described. HPTLC of anthraquinone derivatives was performed on pre-coated RP-18 F254S HPTLC plates. For achieving good separation, the mobile phase of methanol-water-formic acid (80:19:1, v/v/v) was used. The densitometric determination of anthraquinone derivatives was carried out at 445 nm in reflection/absorption mode. The calibration curves were linear in the range of 20-100 ng for physcion, 80-400 ng for chrysophanol and emodin, and 200-1000 ng for chrysophanol glycoside. The method was found to be reproducible and convenient for quantitative analysis of anthraquinone derivatives in the methanolic extract of rhizomes of R. emodi collected from three different locations of Western Himalaya, India.     

Contour diagrams for the presentation of separation quality in two-dimensional thin layer chromatography

Several methods for evaluating separation quality in two-dimensional thin layer chromatography are discussed. These include using either the distance between spot centers for the pair of solutes that is the most difficult to separate in a mixture, or the value of a suitable, separation function, as criteria of overall separation quality. Contour diagrams may be constructed in which solvent compositions for each of the two-dimensional developments are the independent variables and spot separation or the value of a suitable function is the dependent variable. Such diagrams indicate which are the best and the worst regions of the two-dimensional solvent domain. These diagrams should be of value for comparing different solvent systems for two-dimensional thin layer chromatography.     

High-performance liquid chromatography in the analysis of multicomponent pharmaceutical preparations

A review of publications for the last 10–12 years on the HPLC analysis of multicomponent pharmaceutical formulations is presented. The peculiarities of the analysis of drug products are discussed, including applied adsorbents, mobile-phase composition, elution mode, derivatization procedure, detectors, and methods for reducing the time of analysis. The use of ion-exchange, ion-pair, and enantioselective HPLC in determining the components of pharmaceutical preparations is considered.     

Application of gas-liquid chromatography for standardization of herbal raw materials and herbal drugs

Gas chromatography with mass selective detection is described as method for investigation and standardization of herbal raw materials and herbal drugs. Marker compounds and chromatographic conditions are described for some herbs.     

Nontraditional variants of thin layer chromatography

New chamberless thin layer chromatography methods are evaluated and systematized. The terminology of the new methods is discussed.     

毒鼠强薄层色谱分析的检出限

建立薄层色谱法快速对毒鼠强进行简易分析的方法,利用薄层色谱进行层析分离,采用特殊显色方法,对毒鼠强进行显色,以能正常观察到斑点的色泽状态,辅助GC-MS方法确定检出极限。薄层色谱法分析毒鼠强检出限可达5~10μg。能用此方法对大多数中毒案件提取的检材进行定性分析。     

Optimization of binary solvents in thin layer chromatography

ΔR_f, the separation between a pair of compounds on a thin layer chromatographic plate, can be predicted as a function of solvent composition for certain binary systems. This allows the prediction of optimum solvent composition for separating a mixture of compounds by thin layer chromatography. A new solvent polarity ranking, based on calculation of ΔR_f is described.