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Objective To investigate the history, current situation and ecological environment of Chongqing wild and cultivated Fritillaria taipaiensis resources; To provide references for protection and industrial development of Fritillaria taipaiensis resources. Methods Data query, on-the-spot investigation and follow-up survey were used in the study. Results Chongqing Fritillaria taipaiensis was in the medical records since 1843. Now 5 counties have wild Fritillaria taipaiensis resources and 6 districts have cultivated Fritillaria taipaiensis resources, with 6 typical ecological types. Conclusion Chongqing wild Fritillaria taipaiensis resources are wide distributed and with long history of medical usage. Chongqing is the original producing area of Fritillaria taipaiensis, which has been destroyed by human factors. Fritillaria taipaiensis resources in several districts have become extinct, however, the cultivated Fritillaria taipaiensis resources is developing rapidly.
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To develop a high performance liquid chromatography coupled with a photodiode array detector (HPLC-DAD) method for simultaneous determination of 7 nucleosides and nucleobases in Fritillaria taipaiensis.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>The analyses were performed on an Agilent Zorbax-SB-Aq-C18 column (4.6 mm x 250 mm, 5 microm) eluted with water and methanol in gradient mode. The flow rate was 1.0 mL x min(-1). The detection wavelength was 260 nm. The temperature of sample manager was set at 25 degrees C, and the injection volume was 20 microL.</p><p><b>RESULT</b>The investigated compounds including uracil, cytidine, uridine, guanosine, thymidine, adenosine and adenine were shown good linearity (r > or = 0.999 8) over the tested ranges. The average recoveries were within 96.96% - 103.5% with RSD < or = 3.8%.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The accuracy, stability, repeatability and average recovery of the method are satisfying, and the seven nucleosides and nucleobases components in F. taipaiensis can be rapidly and accurately quantified by HPLC-DAD. This work provided helpful information for comprehensive quality evaluation of F. taipaiensis.</p>