Characterization and analysis of Semen Cuscutae by capillary gas chromatography and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

• Published in: Journal of separation science Vol. 25; no. 4; pp. 255 - 259
• Main Authors: Li, Yan, Ye, Min, Liu, Huwei, Ji, Xiuhong, Yan, Yuning
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Weinheim WILEY-VCH Verlag 01-03-2002; WILEY‐VCH Verlag; Wiley
• Subjects: (+)-Sesamin; Biological and medical sciences; Capillary gas chromatography; Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry; General pharmacology; Long chain fatty acids; Medical sciences; Pharmacognosy. Homeopathy. Health food; Pharmacology. Drug treatments; Semen Cuscutae; Asia; China; Electron impact; Chemical analysis; Seeds; Coupled method; Pharmacognosy; Flame ionization detector; Cuscuta; Oxygen heterocycle; Convolvulaceae; Fatty acids; Stem; Medicinal plant; Gas chromatography; Folk medicine; Dicotyledones; Angiospermae; Quality control; Plant origin; Bicyclic compound; Spermatophyta; Qualitative analysis; Intraspecific comparison; Mass spectrometry; Quantitative analysis
• ISSN: 1615-9306; 1615-9314
• DOI: 10.1002/1615-9314(20020301)25:4<255::AID-JSSC255>3.0.CO;2-C

Chloroform extracts of the Chinese herbal medicine Semen Cuscutae were analyzed by capillary gas chromatography (GC) and gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS), and the pharmaceutically active component (+)‐Sesamin was identified and determined in this plant for the first time. Several n‐alkanes, (+)‐sesamin, and some compounds, identified by GC–MS and GC retention index, were chosen to characterize different samples of Semen Cuscutae. Fingerprints were obtained of the extracts of Semen Cuscutae from six sources. In addition, it was shown that some fatty acids are present in the seed oils (petroleum ether extracts) of Semen Cuscutae.