TLC and HPLC Analysis of Alkamides in Echinacea Drugs1,2

R. Bauer; P. Remiger

doi:10.1055/s-2006-962030

Planta Medica, Table of Contents

Planta Med 1989; 55(4): 367-371
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-962030

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TLC and HPLC Analysis of Alkamides in Echinacea Drugs^1,2

R. Bauer, P. Remiger

Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie, Universität München, Karlstr. 29, D-8000 München 2, Federal Republic of Germany

1 Dedicated to Prof. Dr. H. Wagner on the occasion of his 60th birthday2 Part V. in the Series “Echinacea”. For part IV, see: Ref. (3).

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HPLC and TLC methods are presented for the analysis of the alkamides in Echinacea purpurea, E. angustifolia, and E. pallida. The roots of E. purpurea and E. angustifolia contain different structural types of alkamides, while the roots of E. pallida were almost void of amides. In contrast, the aerial parts of the three Echinacea species yielded very similar alkamide patterns. The methods are suitable for the analytical characterization and standardization of the three species.

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