title: High-performance liquid chromatographic determination of alpha-acetyldigoxin in Digitalis lanata leaves.
abstract: An analytical method for the determination of alpha-acetyldigoxin in Digitalis lanata leaves by HPLC has been developed. The procedure consists of extraction of dry leaf powder with 50% methanol and cleanup by a Sep-Pak C18 cartridge prior to HPLC analysis. The quantitation is carried out by the incorporation of beta-methyldigoxin as an internal standard. HPLC is performed on an octylsilyl bonded silica column with acetonitrile/methanol/water (100/11/188, v/v). The effluent is monitored by uv absorption at 220 nm. The amount of alpha-acetyldigoxin per 100 mg of dry leaf powder is estimated at 5.55 +/- 0.21 micrograms (mean +/- SD). The average recovery of alpha-acetyldigoxin from added samples is 97.2%. The present method is sensitive, reliable, and relatively simple. Application of this HPLC method to the analysis of samples obtained by fermentation of the leaf powder is also demonstrated.
authors.affiliation: School of Pharmacy, Hokuriku University, Kanazawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fujii
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yamazaki
mesh_terms: D000113:Acetyldigoxins / Q000032:analysis* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / Q000379:methods; D004070:Digitalis / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D005285:Fermentation; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D010947:Plants, Toxic
chemical_list: D000113:Acetyldigoxins; D010936:Plant Extracts