Abstract:
AIM:To investigate the feasibility of capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE) in the separation and determination of ligustrazin and ferulic acid in Chuanxiong. METHODS: Based on the effects of internal standard (
p-nitrobenzoic acid), electrolyte, sampling method and running voltage, etc. on the quantitative assay of ligustrazin and ferulic acid in samples, the optimal conditions by CZE, UV detection were chosen. RESULTS: The experimental conditions are stated as follows: separation column: uncoated fused-silica capillary (39.5 cm×50 μm ID, 34.8 cm to UV detector); electrolyte: 30 mmol.L
-1 borax, pH 9.43; detection wavelength: 295 nm; sampling: 34 kPa.s; running voltage: 17 kV; temperature: 20℃. The linear ranges of determination for ligustrazin and ferulic acid are 7~423 μg.mL
-1 (γ=0.9995, RSD=0.61%~0.89%) and 4~900 μg.mL
-1 (γ=0.9992, RSD=0.22%~1.15%) respectively, and the recoveries of ligustrazin and ferulic acid are 100.9%±1.9% (RSD=1.86%,
n=6) and 99.8%±1.0% (RSD=1.03%,
n=6), respectively. CONCLUSION: CZE is a good method for the simultaneous separation and determination of ligustrazin and ferulic acid in Chuanxiong.