Rapid Determination of Polyphenols in Tobacco by MLC

A rapid, simple and reliable analytical procedure has been developed for the determination of polyphenols, including chlorogenic acid, rutin and scopoletin, in tobacco samples. After extraction, the polyphenols were analyzed by micellar liquid chromatography coupled with UV detection at 340 nm without sample preparation step. The compositions of the micellar mobile phase for the separation of these polyphenols were selected adequately by a chemometric method. The optimal resolution and satisfactory peak shapes were achieved with 0.022 mol L^?1 sodium dodecyl sulfate and 0.45% (volume fraction) 1-propanol solution at pH 5.0 using Eclipse XDB-C18 (250 mm × 3.0 mm, 5 μm) column. The limits of detection for chlorogenic acid, rutin and scopoletin were 0.15, 0.29 and 0.22 μg mL^?1, respectively. This validated method was successfully applied to qualitatively and quantitatively analyze the polyphenols in tobacco in less than 10 min.