On-line concentration by field-enhanced sample injection with reverse migrating micelles in micellar electrokinetic capillary chromatography for the analysis of flavonoids in Epimedium brevicornum Maxim

J Chromatogr A. 2003 Oct 31;1017(1-2):27-34. doi: 10.1016/j.chroma.2003.08.032.

Abstract

A simple and sensitive micellar electrokinetic capillary chromatography (MEKC) method was developed for the separation and determination of six flavonoids in Epimedium brevicornum Maxim. Field-enhanced sample injection with reverse migrating micelles (FESI-RMM) was used for on-line concentration of the flavonoids. An electrolyte containing 20 mM H3PO4, 100 mM SDS, 20% acetonitrile and 2% 2-propanol (pH 2.0) was chosen as the electrophoretic buffer. By optimizing the stacking conditions, about 40-360-fold improvement in the detection sensitivity was obtained for the flavonoids.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Buffers
  • Chromatography, Micellar Electrokinetic Capillary / methods*
  • Flavonoids / analysis*
  • Micelles*
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Sensitivity and Specificity

Substances

  • Buffers
  • Flavonoids
  • Micelles