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Scientia Silvae Sinicae ›› 2021, Vol. 57 ›› Issue (2): 150-159.doi: 10.11707/j.1001-7488.20210215

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HPLC Fingerprint Characteristics of Agarwood from Different Origins

Qian Wang,Lili Shang,Tingting Yan,Yuan Chen,Yuejin Fu,Gaiyun Li*   

  1. Research Institute of Wood Industry, CAF Beijing 100091
  • Received:2018-12-19 Online:2021-02-25 Published:2021-03-29
  • Contact: Gaiyun Li

Abstract:

Objective: In view of the differences in the quality of agarwood from different origins and the identification of traditional agarwood origin relying on experience judgment, high performance liquid chromatography(HPLC) fingerprint characteristics of agarwood from different origins were studied, and the feasibility of chromatographic fingerprint analysis technology for traceability of agarwood origin was also discussed. Method: 36 batches of agarwood from three origins were analyzed by optimized HPLC. The retention time and area of chromatographic peaks was obtained by the similarity evaluation system of chromatographic fingerprints of traditional Chinese medicines. HPLC fingerprints of agarwood from three different production regions were established. Principal component analysis(PCA) and orthogonal partial least squares discriminant analysis(OPLS-DA) was used to establish the discriminant methods of agarwood from different origins. Result: By analyzing the 85 characteristic peak variables of the HPLC fingerprint of agarwood from three different origins, it was found that the species and relative content of 2-(2-phenylethyl) chromone composition were the most abundant in Guan-Xiang Zone. In Sin-Chew Zone, the peaks of agarotetrol were extremely high and the relative content of the other chromones was relatively low. There were more species of 2-(2-phenylethyl) chromone in the samples of Hoi-An Zone, whose relative content was slightly lower than that in Guan-Xiang Zone and slightly higher than that in the Sin-Chew Zone. According to the geographical distribution of the origins, the samples of Hoi-An Zone showed certain transition characteristics in the three production origins. PCA analysis showed that the samples could basically be aggregated into three categories according to the origin. The accuracy of OPLS-DA analysis method in identifying the sample origin of training set and test set was 100%. Conclusion: The composition and relative content of 2-(2-phenylethyl) chromophenone in agarwood from different origins might be quite different, showing a certain extent of regional characteristics. The origin of agarwood could be identified by HPLC combined with OPLS-DA.

Key words: agarwood, HPLC(high performance liquid chromatography) fingerprint characteristics, origin, OPLS-DA(orthogonal partial least squares discriminant analysis)

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