title: [Study on HPLC fingerprint characteristics of Selaginella plants].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To establish a method to analyze HPLC fingerprint characteristics of 10 plants from Selaginella.
  
  
  METHODS
  HPLC was applied for establishment of fingerprints, which were used to evaluate and distinguish the different species of Selaginella.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The different species from Selaginella showed different HPLC fingerprint characteristic. The samples of the same species but collected in different period, different environment or different locations showed certain difference in fingerprints
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  2 important mutual fingerprint peaks were found in the 10 plants of Selaginella species and 5 peaks can be used as "main fingerprint peaks". The dates of these peaks can used for assessment of phylogenetic relation among species and evaluation of quality.
authors.affiliation: Wuhan Institute for Drug Control, Wuhan 430012, China.
authors.forename: Xiao-Lei
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.forename: Ding-Rong
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Wan
authors.forename: Cong-Jin
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Ye
authors.forename: Ke-Li
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D044946:Biflavonoids / Q000032:analysis; D002681:China; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / Q000379:methods*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000145:classification; D032503:Selaginellaceae / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000145:classification; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D044946:Biflavonoids; C116328:robustaflavone; C011164:amentoflavone