Newsletter Issue 03, 2016

Issue 3 (3^rd),2016

ID testing in
Cactus Botanics

Up till now, a hot topic, the IDENTITY for botanicals, has been catching the public concern for a long time. The more people consume, the greater attention will be paid. For the industry, it is of significance to build up a thorough set of ID testing to ensure the raw herbs when getting in.

As is well-known, TLC and HPTLC both are common and valuable methods for ID testing.

TLC, thin-layer chromatography, is used to separate non-volatile mixtures. Different compounds travel at different rates. Therefore, there is a unique color spectrum belonging to every botanical.

HPTLC is an enhanced form of TLC. A number of enhancements can be made to increase the resolution achieved and to allow more accurate quantitative measurements. Thus, HPTLC is more accurate and popular in identity testing.

For CB, strict instruction and action shall be taken for qualified Botanical Extracts. ID testing is the most important one. The details are as follows.

CB always takes responsibilities to protect the legitimate rights and interests of consumers. Therefore, it is merited for CB to spare no effort to complete and improve this job. All of CB are hoping that every customer can obtain the best services with good quality.

References:

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[3]Puri, A., Ahmad, A. and Panda, B. P. (2010), Development of an HPTLC-based diagnostic method for invasive aspergillosis. Biomed. Chromatogr., 24: 887–892. doi: 10.1002/bmc.1382

[4] Ajaz Ahmad, M Mujeeb, Bibhu Prasad Panda (2010) An HPTLC Method for the Simultaneous Analysis of Compactin and Citrinin in Penicillium citrinum Fermentation Broth. Journal of Planar Chromatography-modern TLC 23 (4), 282–285

[5] A.I. Vogel, A.R. Tatchell, B.S. Furnis, A.J. Hannaford, and P.W.G. Smith. Vogel's Textbook of Practical Organic Chemistry (5th ed.).

[6]Dina S. El-Kafrawy, Tarek S. Belal. Validated HPTLC method for the simultaneous determination of cinnarizine and dimenhydrinate in their combined dosage form. Journal of the Association of Arab Universities for Basic and Applied Sciences, Volume 19, February 2016, Pages 15-22

[7] Etil Guzelmeric, Irena Vovk, Erdem Yesilada. Development and validation of an HPTLC method for apigenin 7-O-glucoside in chamomile flowers and its application for fingerprint discrimination of chamomile-like materials. Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis, Volume 107, 25 March 2015, Pages 108-118