“…To obtain better separation between the peak of rutaecarpine and other peaks, the chromatographic conditions were optimized. Different types of columns [ZORBAX Eclipse XDB-C18, ZORBAX Extent-C18, ZORBAX SB-C18 (250 mm × 4.6 mm, 5 µm, Agilent technologies, Santa Clara, CA, USA), and Generall-M C18 (250 mm × 4.6 mm, 5 µm, Guangzhou Yanchuang Biotechnologies, Guangzhou, China)], column temperatures (25,30,35, and 40 • C), flow rates (0.8. 1.0, and 1.2 mL/min), mobile phases (methanol-water and acetonitrile-water), types of acid (formic acid, acetic acid, and phosphoric acid), and concentrations of additive (0.05%, 0.1%, and 0.2%) were optimized.…”