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Title:		Analysis of volatile components in herbal pair Semen Persicae-Flos Carthami by GC-MS and chemometric resolution
Author(s):		Fu J; Li X; Lu H; Liang Y;
Address:		"College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, China"
Journal Title:		J Sep Sci
Year:		2012
Volume:		20121001
Issue:		21
Page Number:		2940 - 2948
DOI:		10.1002/jssc.201200376
ISSN/ISBN:		1615-9314 (Electronic) 1615-9306 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Analysis of volatile components in herbal pair (HP) Semen Persicae-Flos Carthami (SP-FC) was performed by GC-MS coupled with chemometric resolution method (CRM). Furthermore, temperature-programmed retention indices were used together with mass spectra for identification of the volatile components. With the help of CRM, the two-dimensional data obtained from GC-MS instruments were resolved into a pure chromatogram and a mass spectrum of each chemical compound. By use of these methods upon two-dimensional data, 26, 49, and 59 volatile chemical components in essential oils of single herb Semen Persicae, Flos Carthami, and HP SP-FC were determined qualitatively and quantitatively, accounting for 78.42, 81.08, and 82.48% total contents of essential oil of single herb Semen Persicae, Flos Carthami, and HP SP-FC, respectively. It is shown that the accuracy of qualitative and quantitative analysis can be enhanced greatly by means of CRM. It is further demonstrated that the numbers of volatile chemical components of HP SP-FC are almost the addition of those of two single herbs, but the main volatile chemical components of the former are completely different from those of single herb Semen Persicae or Flos Carthami because of chemical reactions and physical changes occurring in the process of decocting two single herbs. This means that chemical components especially pharmacologically active compounds in the recipe might be different from those of single herbs"
Keywords:		"Carthamus/*chemistry Drugs, Chinese Herbal/chemistry Flowers/chemistry Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry/*methods Oils, Volatile/*chemistry Prunus/*chemistry Seeds/chemistry Volatile Organic Compounds/*chemistry;"
Notes:		"MedlineFu, Jiangang Li, Xiaoru Lu, Hongmei Liang, Yizeng eng Evaluation Study Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Germany 2012/10/02 J Sep Sci. 2012 Nov; 35(21):2940-8. doi: 10.1002/jssc.201200376. Epub 2012 Oct 1"