Rapid determination of harpagoside content in crude and processed Radix Scrophulariae by mid-infrared spectroscopy / 中国药学杂志

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the feasibility of using mid-infrared spectroscopy (MIRS) technology for rapid quantification of harpagoside contents in crude and processed Radix Scrophulariae by means of attenuated total reflectance. METHODS: HPLC was used as the reference method to determine the content of harpagoside, and multivariate calibration models based on PLS algorithm were developed to correlate the spectra and the corresponding values determined by the reference method. RESULTS: The determination coefficient of the calibration model for crude Radix Scrophulariae was r2 = 83.81, and the standard error of estimate (SEE) and the standard error of prediction (SEP) were 0.02155 and 0.05103, respectively. The determination coefficient of the calibration model for processed Radix Scrophulariae was r2 = 95.56, and the standard error of estimate (SEE) and the standard error of prediction (SEP) were 0.00730 and 0.03478, respectively. CONCLUSION: The proposed method is fast and nondestructive, and it provides a novel efficient and environmental friendly approach for the fast determination of the active components in crude and processed traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). Copyright 2012 by the Chinese Pharmaceutical Association.