The analytical method based on the HPLC coupled with UV detection (HPLC-UV) for the determination of selected antioxidants (i.e. esculetin, scopoletin, 7-hydroxycoumarine, rutin, xanthotoxin, 5-methoxypsoralen and quercetin) in plant material was developed. Two ultrasonic extraction methods for the isolation of these compounds from the plants such as Mentha longifolia L., Mentha spicata L., Ruta graveolens L., Achyllea millefolium L., Plantago lanceolata L. and Coriandrum sativum L. were used. Both of these methods, i.e. ultrasonic probe and ultrasonic bath, were optimised and compared to each other. For the proposed HPLC-UV method LOQ values in the range from 22.7 (xanthotoxin) up to 97.2 ng/mL (rutin) were obtained. For all extracts the antioxidant capacity based on the reduction of free 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical was also determined. Obtained results ranged from 10.11 up to 73.50% of DPPH radical inhibition.
Abstract:The analytical method based on the high-per formance liquid chromatography coupled with UV detection (HPLC/ UV) for determination of selected antioxidants (i.e., esculetin, scopoletin, 7-hydroxycoumarine, r utin, xanthotoxin, 5-methoxypsoralen and quercetin) in plant material was developed. Pressurised fluid extraction (PFE) and ultrasonic extraction (USE) methods for the isolation of these compounds from ten real plant samples were used. Both extraction methods were optimised and compared to each other. For the proposed HPLC/UV method the LOQ values (limit of quantification) in the range from 22.7 (xanthotoxin) to 97.2 ng mL -1 (r utin) were obtained. For all extracts the antioxidant capacity based on the reduction of free 2,2-diphenyl-1-picr ylhydrazyl radical (DPPH) was also determined. Results ranged from 82.04 to 94.43% of DPPH radical inhibition for PFE method and from 76.01 to 89.94% in the case of USE method.
A method employing the headspace single-drop microextraction (HS-SDME) is presented for the determination of essential oils in dried herbal leaves. By optimising the key experimental parameters, a linear response for the individual target compounds was obtained in the concentration range from LOQ to 4 mg/mL (r(2) = 0.9912-0.9998), with LODs from 3.3 up to 20.5 microg per 100 g of dried leaves, and the repeatability within the RSD of 2.1-8.9%. The HS-SDME-based procedure, enabling a rapid and simple analysis of essential oils in herbs, was applied to selected real samples (nine essential oils in four different samples) in combination with GC-FID identification and quantification of the target volatiles.
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