[Establishment of chromatographic fingerprint and quality assessment of Carthamus tinctorius L. by high performance liquid chromatography].
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.
Zhao
Ming-bo
MB
School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100083, China.
Deng
Xiu-lan
XL
Wang
Ya-ling
YL
Lu
Min
M
Tu
Peng-fei
PF
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
D011809:Quinones; C085278:hydroxysafflor yellow A; D002599:Chalcone