FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2004, Vol. 25 ›› Issue (9): 150-152.

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Extraction and Quantitative Determination of Oleanolic Acid in the Chinese Quince

 WANG  Wen-Ping, ZHOU  Wen-Mei   

  1. Chemistry and Biology Engineering College, Guizhou University of Technology
  • Online:2004-09-15 Published:2011-10-24

Abstract: This paper studied the isolation and extraction methods of oleanolic acid in the Chinese quince. Chloroform wasused to extract oleanolic acid by hot refluxing, and thin-layer chromatography(TLC) was adppted to conduct qualitativeanalysis. High performance liquid chromatography(HPLC) was used to determine oleanolic acid content. The results showedthat the average content of oleanolic acid was 0.0831% in the Chinese quince. This assay method was precise and reliable.

Key words: Chinese quince, oleanolic acid, TLC, HPLC