FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2012, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (18): 220-222.

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Determination of Ellagic Acid in Pomegranate Seeds by RP-HPLC

  

  • Received:2011-07-13 Revised:2012-07-24 Online:2012-09-25 Published:2012-09-07
  • Supported by:

    China Spark Program

Abstract: Objective: To establish an HPLC method for the determination of ellagic acid in pomegranate seeds. Methods: The chromatographic separation was carried out on an Arcus EP-C18 column (250 mm × 4.6 mm, 5 μm) using a mobile phase composed of a mixture of methanol and 0.1% TFA at a flow rate of 1.0 mL/min by gradient elution. The detection wavelength was 254 nm. Results: The linear range was 0.004-0.064 μg for ellagic acid. The average recovery rate was 100.49%. Conclusion: This method is accurate, reproducible and applicable for quality control of ellagic acid in pomegranate seeds.

Key words: pomegranate seedsl, ellagic acid, RP-HPLC

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