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Composition Analysis of Free Fatty Acids from Swertia Species by a Novel Pre‐column Fluorescence Labelling Method Using HPLC‐FLD
Author(s) -
Li Guoliang,
Song Cuihua,
You Jinmao,
Zhang Xiaolong,
Chen Guang
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of the american oil chemists' society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.512
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1558-9331
pISSN - 0003-021X
DOI - 10.1007/s11746-011-1947-0
Subject(s) - chromatography , labelling , high performance liquid chromatography , reagent , chemistry , elution , extraction (chemistry) , response surface methodology , fluorescence , biochemistry , physics , quantum mechanics
Free fatty acids (FFA) are basic and indispensable components of medicinal plants. Many researches indicate that the efficacy of medicinal plant requires the presence of FFA. In the present study, ultrasonic‐assisted extraction of FFA from Swertia species was optimized by response surface methodology (RSM), ensuring the highest FFA recoveries. A novel pre‐column fluorescence labelling method using 2‐(5‐benzoacridine)ethyl‐ p ‐toluenesulfonate (BAETS) as a labelling reagent has been developed for highly sensitive and selective analysis of FFA by HPLC with fluorescent detection (FLD) and online mass spectrometry identification. RSM was also employed to optimize the fluorescence labelling of FFA. HPLC separation of 17 FFA derivatives was carried out on a reversed‐phase Hypersil BDS C 8 column (4.6 × 200 mm, 5 μm, Agilent Co.) with a gradient elution. The detection limits and quantifications were as low as 0.60 and 1.22 ng mL −1 , respectively. FFA analysis from nine Swertia species was performed by the newly developed method, and the FFA composition of these Swertia samples was first reported.