Simultaneous determination of 6 steroidal saponins in Paris Polyphylla by accelerated solvent extraction-HPLC-TOF/MS / 第二军医大学学报

ABSTRACT

Objective To introduce an accelerated solvent extraction (ASE) -HPLC-TOF/MS method for simultaneous determination of Polyphyllin I, Polyphyllin II, Polyphyllin VI, Polyphyllin VII, Dioscin and Gracillin in Paris Polyphylla. Methods The extraction was performed by ASE under the following conditions extracting solvent 70% ethanol; extracting temperature 120°C; pressure 1. 17 MPa (1 700 psi); and static time 6 min. The separation was carried out on a MGC18 column (3.0 mm× 100 mm, 3. 0 μm). Elution was done with a linear gradient mobile phase system consisting of 0. 1% formic acid (V/V) water and acetonitrile. The flow rate was set at 0. 8 ml/min, the sample injection volume was 3 μl, the column temperature was kept constant at 25°C, nebulizer gas pressure was 275. 8 kPa (40 psi), drying gas flow rate was 10 L/min, and gas temperature was 350°C. Results The calibration curves for Polyphyllin I, Polyphyllin II, Polyphyllin VI, Polyphyllin VII, Dioscin and Gracillin were linear within the range of 0. 500 0-50. 00 μg/ml (r = 0. 999 8), 0. 422 3-42. 23 μg/ml (r = 0. 999 7), 0. 612 0-61. 20 μg/ml (r = 0. 999 9), 0. 714 0-71. 40 μg/ml (r = 0. 999 5), 0. 448 0-44. 80 μg/ml (r = 0. 999 9) and 0. 436 0-43.60 μg/ml (r = 0. 9997), respectively; and the average recoveries (n=6) were 98. 9%, 98. 0%, 102. 5%, 101. 9%, 103. 1% and 97. 9%, respectively. Conclusion The introduced method is solvent-saving and time-saving; it can also be used for high-throughput analysis and determination of steroidal saponins in Paris Polyphylla.