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Determination of Flavonoids and Triterpene Acids in Forsythia suspensa Leaves from Henan and Shanxi Provinces

YUAN Jiangfeng1, ZHAO Junfeng1, SUN Junjie1, HE Lingmei2, ZHANG Zhiqi3, LIU He1   

  1. (1. College of Food and Bioengingeering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471003, China;
    2. Shanxi Fangling Tradeing Co. Ltd., Taiyuan 030045, China;
    3. School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an 710062, China)
  • Online:2015-05-25 Published:2015-05-08

Abstract:

The objective of this study was to determinate the contents of total flavonoids, rutin, hyperin, quercetin,
total triterpene acids, oleanolic acid and ursolic acid in Forsythia suspensa leaves from Henan and Shanxi provinces
by spectrophotometry and HPLC method, respectively. The contents of total flavonoids, rutin, hyperin and quercetin in
F. suspensa leaves from Henan province were higher than in those from Shanxi province, but the contents of total triterpene
acids, oleanolic acid and ursolic acid from Shanxi province were higher than those from Henan province. The results showed
that the contents of flavonoids and triterpene acids in F. suspensa leaves from both provinces were relatively high. This study
provided important information for comprehensive utilization of F. suspense leaves.

Key words:  Forsythia suspensa leaves, rutin, hyperin, quercetin, oleanolic acid, ursolic acid

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