Abstract:
OBJECTIVE To establish a method of content determination of quercetin and kaempferol and establish the fingerprint of flavonoids ingredients in Brassica rapa L. seed, provide a basis for quality control of Brassica rapa L. seed. METHODS The contents of quercetin and kaempferol and the fingerprint of Brassica rapa L. seed were determined by HPLC with ODS C
18(4.6 mm×250 mm, 5 μm) and detected at 254 nm. The mobile phase was methanol(A)-0.4% phosphoric acid solution(B) with gradient elution, and the flow rate 0.7 mL·min
-1, column temperature 30 ℃. RESULTS The contents of quercetin and kaempferol were 0.013 1-0.035 6 mg·g
-1 and 0.022 0-0.048 0 mg·g
-1. The average recovery were 102.0% and 99.5%. There were eleven common peak in the fingerprint. The similarity of fingerprints of 10 batches of Brassica rapa L. seed samples were compared, and the similarity was higher. CONCLUSION The method was good reproducible. It had a strong feasibility, and can be used to control quality evaluation for Brassica rapa L. seed.