Research Article

Extraction and Chromatographic Determination of Shikimic Acid in Chinese Conifer Needles with 1-Benzyl-3-methylimidazolium Bromide Ionic Liquid Aqueous Solutions

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Method validation studies.

Stability study of shikimic acid standard under the following ILUAE conditions: 170 W ultrasound power, 39 min ultrasound time, 8.3 : 1 liquid-solid ratio (mL/g), and 0.5 mol/L [Bzmim]Br as the extraction solvent

Initial concentration (mg/mL)Recovered concentration after ILUAE (mg/mL)RSD% ( )Average recovery (%)Recovered concentration after 7 days (mg/mL)RSD% ( )Average recovery (%)

2.102.111.04100.482.081.0699.05

Recovery of shikimic acid from dried needle samples of Picea meyeri ( )

SampleShikimic acid content of the sample (mg)Mass of added shikimic acid standard (mg) Mass of the sample analyzed with added shikimic acid standard (mg) Recovery (%)

118.859.00 27.88100.11
218.8518.03 36.7799.70
318.8527.05 45.6199.37

Average99.73