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Determination of Artepillin-C in Brazilian Propolis by HPLC with Photodiode Array Detector

Authors

  • Yasuhito Nobushi

    Nihon University, Chiba, Japan
  • Naoki Oikawa

    Nihon University, Chiba, Japan
  • Yuzo Okazaki

    Amazon Food Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
  • Shigetoshi Tsutsumi

    Amazon Food Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
  • Yong Kun Park

    State University of Campinas, Campinas,Sao Paulo, Brazil
  • Masahiko Kurokawa

    Kyushu University of Health and Welfare, Miyazaki,Japan
  • Ken Yasukawa

    Nihon University, Chiba, Japan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6000/1927-5951.2012.02.02.2

Keywords:

 Brazilian propolis, artepillin-C, HPLC, photodiode array detector.

Abstract

A method for the determination of artepillin-C using HPLC coupled with photodiode array (PDA) detector was developed. Artepillin-C is abundantly present in Brazilian propolis of Baccharis species origin. The chromatographic separation was performed on a Mightysil RP-18 GP II column (150 mm × 4.6 mm, 5.0 ?m; Kanto Chemical Company Limited), and column temperature was maintained at 40°C. The mobile phase was a linear gradient elution of 0.5% aqueous acetic acid (A) and acetonitrile (B) at a flow rate of 1.0 ml/min. The chromatogram was monitored at 320 nm. The calibration range of artepillin-C was 0.75-2500 ?g/ml (r2 = 0.9991). The limit of detection (LOD) and limit of quantification (LOQ) were 0.50 ?g/ml and 0.75 ?g/ml, respectively. The intra-day and inter-day precision of the assay (RSD) were in the range 1.28-5.60% and 1.45-6.75%, respectively. The artepillin-C content in Brazilian propolis is an important factor in ensuring the quality of Brazilian propolisof Baccharis species origin. This method was used to determine artepillin-C content in Brazilian propolis.

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2012-06-05

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Determination of Artepillin-C in Brazilian Propolis by HPLC with Photodiode Array Detector. (2012). Journal of Pharmacy and Nutrition Sciences , 2(2), 127-131. https://doi.org/10.6000/1927-5951.2012.02.02.2

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