Research Article

Micellar LC Separation of Sesquiterpenic Acids and Their Determination in Valeriana officinalis L. Root and Extracts

Table 1

Characteristic parameters of the calibration equations for the proposed MLC method for sesquiterpenic acids determination.

ParametersHydroxyvalerenic acidAcetoxyvalerenic acidValerenic acid

Calibration range (μg·mL−1)1.9–27.94.2–63.06.1–91.2
Detection limit (μg·mL−1)0.0370.090.14
Quantitation limit (μg·mL−1)0.110.270.42

Parameters of regression equation , where C is the concentration of compound in μg·mL−1, Y is the peak area

Intercept (a)−5.5·103−7.8·104−1.6·104
SD of the intercept (Sa)0.3·1030.6·1040.1·104
Slope (b)27.1·10321.3·10423.8·104
SD of the slope (Sb)0.2·1030.2·1040.2·104
RSD of the slope, %0.740.940.84
Correlation coefficient (r)0.99950.99940.9995