Research Article

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

Table 3

Precision of the method for the estimation of cucurbitacins B, D, and E; betulinic acid; picrosides 1 and 2; and apocynin ().

Conc.
( spot−1)
Interday precisionIntraday precisionInteranalyst precision
Mean peak area ± SDb% RSDcMean peak area ± SD% RSDMean peak area ± SD% RSD

Cucurbitacin B

100541.00 ± 10.531.94552.0 ± 10.811.95541.0 ± 11.002.03
200860.66 ± 15.041.74875.0 ± 16.501.88859.66 ± 16.621.93
4001585.0 ± 26.721.681594.66 ± 25.711.611580.66 ± 29.361.85

Cucurbitacin D

200461.33 ± 10.012.17470.00 ± 10.002.12442.66 ± 8.731.97
400825.00 ± 15.521.88837.33 ± 15.941.90838.33 ± 16.041.91
8001634.33 ± 32.121.961647.33 ± 33.292.021652.06 ± 34.592.09

Cucurbitacin E

200637.33 ± 13.012.04641.0 ± 12.661.97632.66 ± 12.852.03
4001157.33 ± 19.751.701172.66 ± 20.401.731162.66 ± 21.541.85
8002138.0 ± 42.221.972135.66 ± 46.362.172135.33 ± 40.071.87

Betulinic acid

250979.66 ± 18.501.88976 ± 20.592.10981.33 ± 19.551.99
5001039.66 ± 21.002.021022.66 ± 19.551.911031.33 ± 20.031.94
10001374 ± 25.891.881375.66 ± 25.531.851387.33 ± 26.631.91

Picroside 1

100941.00 ± 17.501.84944.0 ± 19.502.05943.0 ± 17.081.81
2001642.66 ± 33.52.041639.33 ± 30.921.881644.33 ± 32.861.99
4002936.0 ± 56.951.932940.0 ± 56.661.922929.33 ± 59.652.03

Picroside 2

100502.0 ± 9.531.90504.66 ± 10.502.08506.0 ± 9.161.81
2001005.66 ± 18.01.841008.33 ± 18.941.821007.33 ± 20.101.99
4001916.66 ± 33.081.721919.33 ± 37.011.921922.66 ± 40.692.11

Apocynin

400795.0 ± 15.011.88799.0 ± 15.521.94803.00 ± 15.091.88
8001583.33 ± 31.01.951589.33 ± 32.252.021594.33 ± 31.651.98
10002225.66 ± 45.932.052231.33 ± 41.631.862227.33 ± 40.501.81

Nanogram. Standard deviation. Relative standard deviation.