Research Article

Single Standard Substance for the Simultaneous Determination of Eleven Components in the Extract of Paeoniae Radix Alba (Root of Paeonia lactiflora Pall.)

Table 6

The effects of column temperatures, flow rates, columns, and instruments on the relative correction factors.

Relative correction factorTemp-25aTemp-26aTemp-28aTemp-29aFlow-0.90bFlow-0.95bFlow-1.02bColumn-YMCcColumn-BEHdInstrument-AeInstrument-Uf

fgallic acid/paeoniflorin0.03610.03650.03490.03500.03570.03590.03540.03290.03230.03590.0364
foxypaeoniflorin/paeoniflorin0.06100.06220.06200.06250.06140.06250.06180.05640.05480.05980.0591
fcatechin/paeoniflorin0.1540.1570.1540.1530.1470.1560.1500.1450.1430.1550.146
falbiflorin/paeoniflorin1.101.101.121.141.141.131.091.051.041.151.16
fethyl gallate/paeoniflorin0.03370.03340.03230.03190.03350.03320.03280.03100.03190.03230.0330
fgalloylpaeoniflorin/paeoniflorin0.1040.1030.1000.09950.1020.1020.1020.1040.09990.1020.100
fpentagalloylglucose/paeoniflorin0.04230.04200.04090.04110.04230.04190.04170.04210.04350.04230.0439
fbenzoic acid/paeoniflorin0.2030.1990.1990.1980.2000.1940.1970.1900.1980.1980.194
fbenzoylpaeoniflorin/paeoniflorin0.6390.6340.6030.6080.6080.6150.6240.6010.6010.6150.619
fpaeonol/paeoniflorin0.02120.02120.02030.02100.02060.02070.02110.02010.02070.02060.0208

aThe column temperature was changed to 25, 26, 28, or 29°C. bThe flow rate was changed to 0.90, 0.95, or 1.02 mL/min. cThe column was changed to a YMC-Pack Pro C18 column (5 μm, 250 × 4.6 mm) and the flow rate was changed to 0.95 mL/min. dThe column was changed to a Waters BEH C18 column (5 μm, 250 × 4.6 mm) and the flow rate was changed to 0.95 mL/min. eThe instrument was changed to an Agilent 1260 system (Agilent Technologies Inc., Waldbornn, Germany). fThe instrument was changed to a Dionex UltiMate 3000 system (Thermo Scientific Inc., Germering, Germany).