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Determination of Total Tannins in Geranium strictipes

  

  1. 1. College of Pharmacy and Chemistry, Dali University, Dali, Yunnan 671000,China; 2.Dali Institute for Food and Drug Control, Dali,Yunnan 671000,China
  • Received:2013-11-14 Revised:2013-12-09 Online:2014-02-15 Published:2014-02-15

Abstract:

Objective: To establish a method for the determination of total tannins in Geranium strictipes. Methods: With Gallic acid as reference substance, the UV spectrophotometer was adopted to determine the content of total tannins. Results: With Gallic acid as a standard, Tannins of Geranium strictipes showed good linear relationship in the range of 2.03-12.17 μg/mL(r = 0.999 4). The average recovery was 99.1%, RSD was 2.32%(n=8). Conclusion: The method was simple, rapid and accurate, which could be used to measure the content of tannins in Geranium strictipes.

Key words: Geranium strictipes, total tannins, Gallic acid, colorimetric method

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