HPLC, UHPLC
HPLC-MS sheds light on Chinese medicine
Aug 13 2010
Scientists from Hong Kong Baptist University examined five pairs of raw and processed RPM, named R-RPM and P-RPM accordingly.
They used HPLC-MS to look at the levels of different chemicals in the root tubers before and after processing.
Emodin and physcion levels in general were higher in the P-RPM; however, this was not universally the case.
Physcion-8-O-(6-O-malonyl)-glucoside and emodin-8-O-(6-O-malonyl)-glucoside both disappeared following processing.
Both substances are anthraquinones - compounds known to have laxative effects when consumed orally.
The researchers suggest that the demonstrated differences between R-RPM and P-RPM are indicative of a change in chemical content, which may explain the belief in Chinese medicinal culture that the different compounds have differing pharmacological effects when used in patients.
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