title: Applications of ultra-performance liquid chromatography to traditional Chinese medicines.
abstract: Ultra-performance liquid chromatography (UPLC), as a development of the chromatographic technique, was used in the quality control of Panax ginseng C.A. Mey. In the study, the UPLC methods were transferred from conventional high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) methods according to chromatographic equations. The results demonstrated that UPLC analysis methods could be transferred from HPLC without loss of efficiency. Compared with conventional HPLC, UPLC made a surprising 10-fold increase in speed and 20-fold decrease in solvent consumption. The study indicated UPLC as a suitable alternative to HPLC and can be reliably applied to quality control of traditional Chinese medicines.
authors.affiliation: School of Life Science, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China.
authors.forename: Gui-Ling
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Li-Wei
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Yong-Xue
authors.initials: YX
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Wen-Liang
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Zhi-Jian
authors.initials: ZJ
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.forename: Hong-Bo
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Jie-Li
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Mo
authors.forename: Shu-Xiong
authors.initials: SX
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.forename: Hui-Rong
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000032:analysis*; D036145:Ginsenosides / Q000032:analysis*; D005894:Panax / Q000737:chemistry*; D011786:Quality Control; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D036145:Ginsenosides