Research Article

HPTLC Analysis of Bioactivity Guided Anticancer Enriched Fraction of Hydroalcoholic Extract of Picrorhiza kurroa

Table 2

Linearity data of chromatographic HPTLC method for cucurbitacins B, D, and E; betulinic acid; picrosides 1 and 2; and apocynin ().

S. numberBiomarkersSolvent systemLinearity (ng spot−1)EquationRegression ± SDSlope ± SDIntercept ± SDLOD (ng spot−1) LOQ (ng spot−1)

1Cucurbitacin B(Toluene : ethyl acetate : formic acid 60 : 40 : 0.5, v/v/v)66.7–833.30.995 ± 0.0012.70 ± 0.006340.18 ± 0.04022.0666.86
2Cucurbitacin D166.6–833.330.996 ± 0.0011.89 ± 0.00180.75 ± 0.02054.85166.20
3Cucurbitacin E166.6–833.330.998 ± 0.0012.33 ± 0.006200.76 ± 0.12155.00166.69
4Betulinic acid250–25000.993 ± 0.0020.504 ± 0.004827.64 ± 0.1082.5250.0

5Picroside 1(Toluene : ethyl acetate : methanol : formic acid 40 : 50 : 10 : 0.5, v/v/v/v)66.7–833.330.994 ± 0.0015.00 ± 0.002565.8 ± 0.013321.9766.58
6Picroside 267.7–833.330.996 ± 0.0023.66 ± 0.045234.86 ± 0.30322.2867.53
7Apocynin333.33–1666.660.991 ± 0.0011.87 ± 0.031152.97 ± 1.25110.18333.88