Simultaneous determination of six anthraquinone components in Arnebia euchroma by QAMS / 中草药

ABSTRACT

Objective: To establish a new method for the quantitative analysis of multi-components by single-marker (QAMS) to simultaneous determine six naphthoquinone components in Arnebia euchroma. Methods: The chromatographic peaks of the main naphthoquinone components in A. euchroma were identified by high resolution LC-MS. The acetyl Shikonin was used as internal marker to calculate the relative correlation factors (RCF) of deoxyshikonin, isobutyrylshikonin, β-acetoxyisovalerate shikonin, and β,β'-dimethylacryloyl shikonin by HPLC, and examine the durability and reproducibility of the RCF. The external standard method and QAMS were compared to determine the six components in A. euchroma. Results: The repeatability of RCF was good. The results calculated with QAMS were consistent with the results by the external standard method. Conclusion: The QAMS method for simultaneously measuring the content of six components is accurate and reliable to evaluate the quality of A. euchroma.