title: Identification and determination of oligomeric stilbenes in the roots of Caragana species by capillary electrophoresis.
abstract: A method based on capillary electrophoresis with electrochemical detection (CE-ED) was employed for the determination of one alkaloid (hypaphorine) and the four oligomeric stilbenes, pallidol, kobophenol A, miyabenol C and (+)-alpha-viniferin in the roots of Caragana species. The five analytes could be well separated within 12 min in a 40 cm length capillary at a separation voltage of 12 kV in a 100 mmol/L borate buffer (pH 10.0). The response was linear over about 3 orders of magnitude for all investigated analytes with detection limits (S/N = 3) ranging from 0.0385 to 0.111 mg/L. The five constituents presented in Caragana sinica can also be detected in the roots of other Caragana species, but their contents were quite different. It is demonstrated that CE-ED is a useful technique for the investigation of some electroactive constituents in plants.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Medical Center of Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, People's Republic of China. sgangchen@china.com
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ye
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hu
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000737:chemistry*; D019075:Electrophoresis, Capillary / Q000379:methods*; D007887:Fabaceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000737:chemistry; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D013267:Stilbenes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D010936:Plant Extracts; D013267:Stilbenes