Objective:Preparated from seeds of Brassica alba, Sinapine was determinated by RP-HPLC. Methods: Seeds of Brassica alba were shattered, defatted by ether, extracted by alcohol, and crystallized by potassium thiocyanate, then ethanol and water were used to recrystallize for several times. The determination was performed by reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography(RP-HPLC), using ZORBAX SB-Aq column 4.6 mm?250 mm, 5 ?m. The mobile phase consisted of acetonitrile-0.08 mol/L KH2P04 (20:80) at a flow rate of 1.0 ml/min, and the detection wavelength was 326 nm. Results: Pale yellow needle-like sinapine crystal was obtained, and the yield rate was 0.82%. The purity of sinapine thiocyanate crystal was over 95%. Conclusion: Preparation sinapine by this solvent extraction method was simple, high-purity, high yield, and could be used for industrial production.

the hydrolysis temperature.7 Components had been identified from 10 separated peaks,these accounted for 99.999% of the total volatile oil.The main components were Allyl isothiocyannte(89.411%),3-Butenyl isothiocyanate(7.364%) and 3-Butenenitrile(1.275%).Conclusion:The optimum extraction conditions were:hydrolysis temperature 50,pH value of buffer solution 5.0,concentration of ascorbic acid 0.5mmol/L.The yield rate of the volatile oil of this process can reach 0.164%,and this process was stable and feasible;the main components of the volatile oil were isothiocyanates,and the volatile oil also contained a small amount of aldehydes,ethers and nitriles.