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Determination of Phenolic Constituents in Echinacea Raw Materials and Dietary Supplements by HPLC-UV: Collaborative Study

Determination of Phenolic Constituents in Echinacea Raw Materials and Dietary Supplements by HPLC-UV: Collaborative Study

Paula N Brown, Elizabeth M Mudge, Lori Paley

J AOAC Int. 2016 Sep;99(5):1197-203.

PMID: 27318294

Abstract:

A collaborative study was conducted to evaluate an HPLC method for determining phenolic compounds in Echinacea spp. raw materials, powdered extracts, and tinctures. Eleven collaborating laboratories received three practice samples representing each matrix type, phenolic reference standards, eight test samples as blind duplicates, the validated analytical method, and instructions. Test samples included two raw materials, four extracts (including one in combination with astragalus and reishi), one ethanolic tincture in combination with goldenseal, and one glycerite tincture. Each material was extracted with a 60% methanol aqueous solution, separated on a C18 column, and detected at 330 nm. Results reported by laboratories for total phenolics in Echinacea roots, aerial parts, and extracts ranged from 9.5 to 62.9 mg/g with RSDR ranging from 3.64 and 7.95% and Horwitz ratio (HorRat) values ranging from 1.06 to 2.01. Total phenolics in the ethanolic tincture ranged from 4837 to 5962 μg/mL, with an RSDR of 6.35% and a HorRat value of 1.45. The glycerite tincture showed poor interlaboratory precision with a HorRat value of 3.32, an RSDR of 21.8%, and reported total phenolic values ranging from 257 to 539 μg/mL.

Chemicals Related in the Paper:

Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP84696117	Powdered Echinacea Angustifolia Extract		84696-11-7	Price

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