Validation of a quantitative assay of arbutin using gas chromatography in Origanum majorana and Arctostaphylos uva-ursi extracts.
Phytochem Anal
; 20(5): 416-20, 2009.
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ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Arbutin is a skin-whitening agent that occurs naturally in the bark and leaves of various plants. It is commonly quantified in plant extracts and skin-whitening products by HPLC.OBJECTIVE:
To develop an alternative gas chromatographic method for the separation and quantification of arbutin in Origanum majorana and Arctostaphylos uva-ursi extracts.METHODOLOGY:
N,O-Bis(trimethylsilyl)acetamide and trimethylchlorosilane were used as silylation reagents, and the gas chromatographic separation of silylated extracts and standards was performed using a DB-5 narrow bore column. GC-MS was used for the compound identification, and the quantification was carried out by GC-FID. The quantitative results were compared with those of HPLC analysis.RESULTS:
The developed method gave a good sensitivity with linearity in the range 0.33-500 mg/mL and recovery >98%, allowing the quantification of arbutin in O. majorana and A. uva-ursi extracts. The relative standard deviations (RSD) relating to intra-day and inter-day precision were <0.002% and <4.8%, respectively. The GC results correlated well with those obtained by HPLC analysis.CONCLUSION:
The analysis of marjoram and bearberry samples showed that the established GC method was rapid, selective, and demonstrated that arbutin could be screened alternatively by gas chromatography.
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Assunto principal:
Arbutina
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Cromatografia Gasosa
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Arctostaphylos
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Origanum
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Phytochem Anal
Assunto da revista:
BOTANICA
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QUIMICA
Ano de publicação:
2009
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Áustria