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Neha Khawar

What solvent should I use to dissolve kaempferol and quercetin...

Ayaz Wasay  Follow

Dear Damodar,

One issue we commonly encounter, while using DMSO to dissolve sample for HPLC, is 'peak dragging' and unsymmetrical peaks. It is better to avoid DMSO as much as possible


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Creator  Follow

You can use mixture of methanol and ethanol or mixture of methanol- acetonitrile for solubilization initially. Final dilutions can be made only with methanol or mobile phase.


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Anthony Nelson  Follow

I am not sure what concentration of Kaempferol and Quercetin you need.
Refer USP36 - Powdered Ginkgo leaf extract monograph - this gives you the actual std solution concentration for HPLC. 0.125 mg of Kaempferol in 1 mL methanol; 0.125 mg of quercetin in 1 mL methanol. This is a time tested method of standard preparation (of Kaemperferol) for HPLC and we had been routinely preparing kaempferol solutions without any hitch.

All the best


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Benita Nwachukwu  Follow

We make stock in ethanol and then make the sample solution of KMP (kaempferol) in the mobile phase. However I have been getting 2 peaks in HPLC for just KMP. The first small peak diminishes as we dilute the sample concentration of KMP. The 2nd more prominent peak is always there. Does that signify that the first small peak is the glycoside of KMP which can be present in the vial of KMP (from Sigma) as an impurity?

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Liz O'Callaghan  Follow

Thank you all for your kind answers...


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David Daminic  Follow

According to the Merck Index, kaempferol is soluble in hot ethanol, ethyl ether, acetone, acetic acid, and alkalies. Quercetin is soluble in ether, methanol, ethanol, acetone, pyridine, and glacial acetic acid. As for compatibility with your instrument or method, that is your call.

http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=5280343#x27
http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=5280863#x27


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BPS Glass Bottle Packaging Solutions  Follow

Dear Damodar,

One issue we commonly encounter, while using DMSO to dissolve sample for HPLC, is 'peak dragging' and unsymmetrical peaks. It is better to avoid DMSO as much as possible


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Braxton Anderson III  Follow

Hi you can dissolve it in ethanol or Demso further dilute such way that solvent in final dilution should not be more than 1%
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David Fenderson  Follow

You can try as suggested by Suresh Govindaraghavan. Alternatively, try dissolving in DMSO and dilute with methanol to get your final concentration.


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