Abstract:
Objective To determine the content of corilagin in leaves of Acer truncatum Bunge, A. buergerianum Miq. and A. paxii Franch.
MethodsThe ultra-performance liquid chromatography (UPLC) were used. XBridge C18 (4.6 × 150 mm, 3.5 µm) was used as the chromatographic column, and 0.4% formic acid aqueous solution and methanol as the mobile phase with the flow rate of 0.3 mL·min−1, the column temperature of 25 ℃, the detection wavelength of 270 nm, and the injection volume of 2 μL.
ResultsThe leaves of A. truncatum Bunge, A. buergerianum Miq. and A. paxii Franch. contained corilagin. There were significant differences in the content of corilagin among different tree species. The content in A. buergerianum Miq. was the highest, followed by A. paxii Franch. and A. truncatum Bunge. There were also significant differences in the content of corilagin among different varities. Among the four varieties of A. truncatum Bunge, ‘Lvbaoshi’ reached the highest value of 0.607 9 mg·g−1, the average content in ‘Xingwang’ among the four cultivars of A. buergerianum Miq. was the highest, and ‘Qianlihong’ had the highest value (6.888 7 mg·g−1) in October, and the highest valuein A. paxii Franch. ‘Lulv’ was 2.664 0 mg·g−1. In addition, there was also a big difference in the content of corilagin at different harvest times. The highest values of A. truncatum Bunge and A. paxii Franch. mostly appeared in May and June, and the best harvesting time of A. buergerianum Miq. was in October.
Conclusion This is the first time for revealing that there is corilagin in the leaves of A. truncatum Bunge, A. buergerianum Miq. and A. paxii Franch., among which A. buergerianum Miq. is more suitable as the raw material for extracting corilagin, and A. truncatum Bunge and A. paxii Franch. can be used as candidate resources.