Simultaneous Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography Determination and Antioxidant Activity of Linarin, Luteolin, Chlorogenic Acid and Apigenin in Different Parts of Compositae Species.

Linarin (LA), luteolin (LE), chlorogenic acid (CA) and apigenin (AP) are four major flavonoids with various promising bioactivities found in Compositae (COP) species. A reliable, reproducible and accurate method for the simultaneous and quantitative determination of these four major flavonoids by Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography (UPLC) analysis was developed. This method should be appropriate for the quality assurance of COP.

Purple perilla extracts with α-asarone enhance cholesterol efflux from oxidized LDL-exposed macrophages.

The cellular accumulation of cholesterol is critical in the development and progression of atherosclerosis. ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters play an essential role in mediating the efflux of excess cholesterol. In the current study, we investigated whether purple Perilla frutescens extracts (PPE) at a non-toxic concentration of 1-10 µg/ml stimulate the induction of the ABC transporters, ABCA1 and ABCG1, and cholesterol efflux from lipid-laden J774A.

Preparative isolation of aldose reductase inhibitory compounds from Nardostachys chinensis by elution-extrusion counter-current chromatography.

A method combining enzyme assay-guided high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) micro-fractionation and elution-extrusion counter-current chromatography (EECCC) was developed to screen and separate aldose reductase (AR) inhibitory activities from those of the ethyl acetate (EtOAc) fraction of Nardostachys chinensis. Under the target-guidance of HPLC micro-fractionation, two phenolic compounds, three caffeoylquinic acid derivatives and two sesquiterpene were isolated by high-speed countercurrent chromatography (HSCCC) using elution modes of extrusion-elution. A one-step HSCCC isolation method was developed, which included a solvent system of n-hexane-EtOAc-methanol-water at a ratio of 2:8:3:7 (v/v/v/v).

Rapid identification of aldose reductase inhibitory compounds from Perilla frutescens.

The ethyl acetate (EtOAc) soluble fraction of methanol extracts of Perilla frutescens (P. frutescens) inhibits aldose reductase (AR), the key enzyme in the polyol pathway. Our investigation of inhibitory compounds from the EtOAc soluble fraction of P.