Detection of artificial musk in Xihuangwan by gas chromatography-mass spectrometery.

Author: Wei LIU ¹ ; Qin-Wen ZOU ² ; Xian-Long CHENG ¹ ; Ping ZHANG ¹ ; Yan SHI ¹ ; Feng WEI ¹ ; Shu ZHANG ² ; Li-Jun LUN ³ ; De-Quan YU ⁴
Author Information

1. Institute for Control of Chinese Traditional Medicine and Ethnic Medicine,National Institutes for Food and Drug Control,Beijing 100050,China.
2. Department of Technology,Beijing Lianxin Pharmaceutic Co.,Ltd,Beijing 102628,China.
3. Department of Technology,Hongjitang Pharmaceutical Co.,Ltd,Jinan 250012,China.
4. Department of Natural Medicinal Chemistry,Institute of Materia Medica,CAMS and PUMC,Beijing 100050,China.
Publication Type:Journal Article
MeSH: Drugs, Chinese Herbal; chemistry; Fatty Acids, Monounsaturated; chemistry; Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
From: Acta Academiae Medicinae Sinicae 2014;36(6):591-598
CountryChina
Language:English
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo control the quality of Xihuangwan by improving the qualitative detection of artificial musk inside this pill.
METHODThe qualitative detection of artificial musk was carried out by gas chromatography-mass spectrometery(GC-MS).
RESULTThe established GC-MS successfully detected artificial musk in Xihuangwan.
CONCLUSIONGC-MS is reliable,accurate,and practical in the identification of artificial must inside Xihuangwan.