Abstract
A rapid, sensitive, and economical chemical analysis of the triazole, gibberellin-inhibitor, paclobutrazol (PP333, [(2RS,3RS)-1-(4-chlorophenyl)-4,4-dimethyl-2-(1,2,4 triazol-1-yl) pentan-3-ol]) was sought, featuring high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) as the final quantitation step. Three C18-reverse phase columns (conventional, 250×4.6 mm; cartridge type, 125×4.6 mm; and minicolumn, 33×4.6 mm) were evaluated for their performance in HPLC separation and quantitation of PP333 applied to soil and plant foliage. The 125-mm Whatman Partisil 5 ODS-3 cartridge column was superior to the standard 250-mm DuPont Zorbax ODS unit, and provided enhanced resolution and reduced solvent consumption, analysis time, and cost. A Perkin-Elmer Pecosphere 3×3C-C18 cartridge system was also superior to the 125-mm column with respect to these parameters. Although this minicolumn necessitated an additional purification step prior to HPLC analysis, its exceptionally fast analysis time and recovery period coupled with a high degree of sensitivity rendered it the most superior unit. This HPLC technology provided an efficient means of assaying for PP333 in large-scale experiments dealing with the chemical's absorption, translocation, and physiological response.
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Mauk, C.S., Unrath, C.R. & Blankenship, S.M. Rapid quantitative analysis of a gibberellin-sterol inhibitor using high-performance liquid chromatographic cartridge columns. J Plant Growth Regul 9, 181–184 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02041959
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02041959