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Detection of Aristolochic Acid from Medicinal Herbs Marketed

국내 유통 한약재 중 Aristolochic Acid분석

  • Published : 2003.10.01
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Abstract

Aristolochic acid has been known to be a carcinogenic compound and to cause Chinese herbs nephrophathy(CHN). To determine the content of aristolochic acid in various medicinal herbs marketed domestically, samples of Aristolochia fangchi, Aristolochia fructus, Aristolochia radix, Asiasari radix, Saussureae radix, and Akebia caulis were analyzed using TLC and HPLC. The optimal conditions for TLC and HPLC using $C_{18}$ column were established for the quantitative analysis of aristolochic acid. This study showed that Aristolochia fangchi and Aristolochia fructus examined in this study contain aristolochic acid of 3.9 and 2.3 mg/g sample, respectively. In contrast, aristolochic acid was not detected in the other samples.

국내 유통 중인 한약재에 발암물질로 알려진 aristolochic acid 함유 여부를 검사하고자 방기, 목통, 목향, 마두령, 세신, 철목향 등을 대상으로 aristolochic acid 검출 유무 및 정량분석을 수행하였다. 시료에 대한 TLC와 $C_{18}$ column을 이용한 HPLC의 aristolochic acid 최적 분석 조건을 수립하였고 aristolochic acid 정량분석 결과 방기 type II에는 3.9 mg/g, 마두령에는 2.3 mg/g이 함유되어 있는 것으로 나타났다. 그외 목향, 목통, 세신, 청목향 등 시료에서는 aristolochic acid가 검출되지 않았다.

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