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Planta Med 2001; 67(7): 681-682
DOI: 10.1055/s-2001-17354
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© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York

Separation and Quantification of the Major Daucane Esters of Ferula hermonis by HPLC

Ehab A. Abourashed1 , Ahmed M. Galal1 , Farouk S. El-Feraly3 , Ikhlas A. Khan1,2,*
  • 1 National Center for Natural Products Research, Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Mississippi, University, MS, USA
  • 2 Department of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy, University of Mississippi, University, MS, USA
  • 3 Department of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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October 6, 2000

December 16, 2000

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24 September 2001 (online)

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Abstract

A simple HPLC method was developed to quantify the major daucane sesquiterpene esters present in herb and roots of Ferula hermonis Boiss. The method utilized a C18 reversed phase analytical column with isocratic elution for 30 minutes and UV detection at 240 nm. Extracts from two crude plant samples and two commercial products were fingerprinted and quantitatively analyzed.

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Dr. Ikhlas A. Khan

University of Mississippi

School of Pharmacy

University

MS 38677

U.S.A.

Email: rikhan@olemiss.edu

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