title: [Establishment of chromatographic fingerprint and quality assessment of Carthamus tinctorius L. by high performance liquid chromatography].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To establish chromatographic fingerprint of Carthamus tinctorius L. by RP-HPLC in order to control the quality of Carthamus tinctorius L.
  
  
  METHODS
  The gradient elution mode was applied in chromatographic separation, and data were analysed by "Computer Aided Similarity Evaluation" software to compare the quality of Carthamus tinctorius L. samples from different habitats.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Samples from different habitats were of high similarity, though a few samples showed evident difference in fingerprint graphics.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The RP-HPLC fingerprint method is repeatable, feasible in analysis of Carthamus tinctorius L. and can be used in quality assessment of Carthamus tinctorius L. Chemical components in Carthamus tinctorius L. samples from various habitats are similar, and their ratios between each other are stable.
authors.affiliation: School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100083, China.
authors.forename: Ming-bo
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Xiu-lan
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.forename: Ya-ling
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Peng-fei
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Tu
mesh_terms: D031187:Carthamus tinctorius / Q000737:chemistry*; D002599:Chalcone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002681:China; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / Q000379:methods; D017753:Ecosystem; D035264:Flowers / Q000737:chemistry; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry*; D011786:Quality Control; D011809:Quinones / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D011809:Quinones; C085278:hydroxysafflor yellow A; D002599:Chalcone