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Simultaneous determination of flavonoids and phenolic acids in Chinese herbal tea by beta-cyclodextrin based capillary zone electrophoresis

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Kaempferol, apigenin, rutin, quercetin, luteolin and ferulic acid are separated and detected in Chinese herbal tea using capillary zone electrophoresis coupled to amperometric detection. The phosphate running buffer also contains ß-cyclodextrin (ß-CD), which assists in separation and gives excellent separations within 20 min and detection limits as low as 10 ng mL−1 (S/N = 3). The effects of working electrode potential, pH and concentration of running buffer, concentration of ß-CD, separation voltage and injection time were investigated. The method was applied to analyze tea samples with recoveries in the range of 90.0 to 107.0%. The method offers high separation efficiency, short analysis time, small sample consumption, and good repeatability.

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This work was financially supported by Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai (No.08142201400).

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    Langzhu Chi, Zicheng Li, Shuqing Dong, Pingang He, Qingjiang Wang & Yuzhi Fang

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Chi, L., Li, Z., Dong, S. et al. Simultaneous determination of flavonoids and phenolic acids in Chinese herbal tea by beta-cyclodextrin based capillary zone electrophoresis. Microchim Acta 167, 179–185 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00604-009-0229-0

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