ISSN: 0022-1198
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Identification of Plant Stains Using High Performance Liquid Chromatography
Miyajima, I
Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University,

Kimura, K
Professor, lecturer, and lecturer, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University,

Kudo, K
Professor, lecturer, and lecturer, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University,

Nagata, T
Professor, lecturer, and lecturer, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University,

Hayashiba, Y
Guest researcher, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University,

(Received 22 April 1988; accepted 25 May 1988)

Abstract

A study was designed to identify stains derived from plant pigments. Using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), 13 species of common weeds were examined, and 12 flavonoids were detected from as low as 100 to 200 μg of dried leaves and from their stains. Identification of plant species could be made, based on the various chromatographic patterns of the flavonoids with different retention indices, using rutin and rhamnetin as the reference standards. A brief practical case of application is described.

Keywords:
criminology, plant pigments, stain identification, chromatographic analysis, flavone, flavonoids, flavonol, high performance liquid chromatography, myricetin, quercetin, luteolin, apigenin, rutin, rhamnetin, kaempferoo

Paper ID: JFS12641J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS12641J
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