Original Article

QUANTITATIVE DETERMINATIONS ON GALANTHUS RIZEHENSIS

  • Buket BOZKURT SARIKAYA
  • Nehir UNVER SOMER
  • Mustafa Ali ONUR

Received Date: 23.12.2010 Accepted Date: 21.04.2011 Turk J Pharm Sci 2012;9(1):61-66

Galanthus rizehensis Stern (Amaryllidaceae) was collected from Maçka, Trabzon during flowering and fruiting seasons. Quality control studies and quantitative determination of lycorine were carried out on the prepared specimens. In this respect, assays for humidity, total ash, sulphated ash, hydrochloric acid-insoluble ash were performed on each drug specimen. The total alkaloidal content of G. rizehensis was determined by a titrimetric method. Furthermore, the identification and quantitative determination of lycorine on the aerial and undergro.

Keywords: Galanthus rizehensis, Amaryllidaceae, Lycorine, Quality Control, HPLC-DAD.