title: Rapid separation of four main taxoids in Taxus species by a combined LLP-SPE-HPLC (PAD) procedure.
abstract: A method is described for the simultaneous determination of paclitaxel and three related taxoids, 10-deacetylbaccatin III (10-DAB III), baccatin III, and cephalomannine, in the extracts from the needles of three Chinese yew species, Taxus cuspidata, T. chinensis, and T. media. SPE was applied as the sample preparation technique and RP-HPLC with a photodiode array detector (PAD) was used for the analysis of extract samples. The crude extracts were treated with an improved SPE cartridge packed with a combination of 1-vinyl-pyrrolidin-2-one and divinyl-benzene. The eluent was 75% methanol. The following separation was achieved with a gradient program on an HIQ SIL C18W column in a system of ACN/water within 60 min. The samples were detected by PAD at wavelengths of 232.1 nm for 10-DAB III, 229.8 nm for baccatin III and paclitaxel, and 223.9 nm for cephalomannine. The content of 10-DAB III, baccatin III, cephalomannine, and paclitaxel varied from 0.0277 to 0.0875, 0.0254 to 0.0405, 0.0715 to 0.2486, and 0.0996 to 0.1301 mg/g in fresh needles of the above yew species, respectively. The assay achieved good resolution in the separation between the four compounds, and it can be used for quality control or purity determination for those in bulk and pharmceutical dosage forms.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Forest Plant Ecology, Ministry of Education, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Yuangang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zu
authors.forename: Yujie
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.forename: Shuangming
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Rui
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Qingyong
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Günter
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Schwarz
mesh_terms: D000470:Alkaloids / Q000032:analysis*; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / Q000032:analysis; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D015394:Molecular Structure; D017239:Paclitaxel / Q000032:analysis*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D052616:Solid Phase Extraction / Q000379:methods*; D043823:Taxoids / Q000032:analysis*; D020946:Taxus / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000470:Alkaloids; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D043823:Taxoids; C073950:baccatin III; C042213:10-deacetylbaccatine III; C056348:cephalomannine; D017239:Paclitaxel