FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2006, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (9): 151-154.

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Separation and Identification of All E-lutein and E-zeaxanthin in Foods with C30-HPLC-PDA

 HUI  Bo-Di,   Li-Jing,   Pei-Ling-Peng   

  1. 1.College of Applied Arts and Science, Beijing Union University, Beijing 100083, China; 2.College of Life Science, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100037, China; 3.China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100009, China
  • Online:2006-09-15 Published:2011-10-20

Abstract: By HPLC equipped with PDA, all E-lutein and E-zeaxanthin in foods were readily separated on a C30 column under following conditions: YMCTM Carotenoid S-5 column (4.6×250mm); mobile phase A= acetonitrile-methanol-spasmolytol(75: 25:0.05); mobile phase B=methyl tert-butyl ether-spasmolytol (100:0.05); linear gradient: B increased from 0 to 55% in 20 minutes at the flow rate of 1.0 ml/min; PDA wavelengths range: 260~700nm and sample injection volume: 20μl. According to their chromatographic behavior and spectral characteristics, two fractions, all E-lutein and E-zeaxanthin are all identified. These results form the base to quantify those two fractions with C30-HPLC-PDA.

Key words: lutein, zeaxathin, C30 column