Research on chromatographic fingerprint of fruits of Schisandra chinesis / 中国中药杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study the chromatographic fingerprint of the fruits of Schisandra chinensis, and identify the peaks.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>Analysis was performed at 30 degrees C on a Waters Symmetry C18 column (4.6 mm x 250 mm, 5 microm), eluted with acetonitrile-water gradient elution. The flow-rate was 1.0 mL x min(-1), and detection wavelength was 218 nm. The peaks in the chromatogram were identified by LC-MS.</p><p><b>RESULT</b>The fingerprint of the fruits of S. chinensis was established, and fifteen peaks of lignans were identified.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The method was easy, reliable and could be used as a powerful tool for the further quality control of S. chinensis.</p>