Determination of bufothionine in skin of Bufo bufo gargarizans and Huachansu injection / 中国中药杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To establish a HPLC method for bufothionine in the skin of Bufo bufo gargarizans and Huachansu injection.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>The samples were separated using a Lichrosob C18 column with CH3CN-H2O (1090) as mobile phase. Flow rate was at 1.0 mL x min (-1) and the detection wavelength was at 225 nm.</p><p><b>RESULT</b>The calibration curve of bufothionine was linear over the range of 0.0772-0.4632 microg and the average recovery was 99. 2%. The contents of bufothionine were fluctuated from 36.4-641.8 microg x g(-1) in the skin of Bufo bufo gargarizans and 22.47-33.16 microg x mL(-1) in Huachansu injection, respectively.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The contents of bufothionine were greatly different between cultured and wild species. The method was suitable for the quality control of the skin of Bufo bufo gargarizans and its preparation.</p>