This document describes the results of the separation of quercetin and kaempferol in ginkgo extract and tablets using HPLC.
The document presents a High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) method developed on the Agilent 1100 Series system for separating and quantifying quercetin and kaempferol in Ginkgo biloba extracts and tablets. The analysis utilizes a reversed-phase column with UV detection at 370 nm.
| Column | 4x 125 mm Hypersil ODS, 5 um |
|---|---|
| Mobile phase A | 0.5 % H3PO4 in water |
| Mobile phase B | methanol |
| Flow rate | 2.0 ml/min |
| UV detector wavelength | 370 nm |
| Column compartment temperature | 25°C |
| Injection volume | 10 ul |
Since the method was specifically developed on the Agilent 1100 Series system you might not be able to reproduce this analysis on an older system or even on a new system with lower performance.
The recommended guard cartridge is Hypersil ODS, 5 um, 4x 4mm (Agilent part number 7992618-504).