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Evaluation of Mineral Elements in Gentiana rigescens in China

https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2014.16123
Yan-Li Zhao
Institute of Medicinal Plants, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Kunming 650200, P.R. China
Ji Zhang
Institute of Medicinal Plants, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Kunming 650200, P.R. China
Tian-Jun Yuan
Yunnan Reascend Tobacco Technology (Group) Co., Ltd., Kunming 650106, P.R. China
Jin-Yu Zhang
Institute of Medicinal Plants, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Kunming 650200, P.R. China
Tao Shen
College of Resources and Environment, Yuxi Normal University, Yuxi 653100, P.R. China
Yuan-Zhong Wang
Institute of Medicinal Plants, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Kunming 650200, P.R. China
Hang Jin
Institute of Medicinal Plants, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Kunming 650200, P.R. China

Corresponding Author(s) : Yuan-Zhong Wang

boletus@126.com; jinhang2009@126.com

Asian Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 26 No. 15 (2014): Vol 26 Issue 15

Abstract

Gentiana rigescens is an important traditional Chinese herbal medicine. Mineral elements play an important role in the formation of active components in medicinal plants. This study aimed to determine nine mineral elements in G. rigescens collected from 41 different sites in Yunnan and Guizhou provinces of China by atomic absorption spectroscopy. The average concentrations of mineral elements were in the order of K > Ca > Mg > Fe > Na > Zn > Cu > Cr > Se. According to correlation analysis, Zn-Cu had the highest positive correlation (r = 0.834), while Fe-Mg were the strongest negatively correlated (r = -0.649) (p < 0.01). Three significant groups classified by principal component analysis contained more than 71.39 % of all the important influential sources. This study provides a comprehensive survey of the concentrations of 9 mineral elements in wild G. rigescens samples collected from different sites in Yunnan and Guizhou provinces of China. Magnesium, Fe, Zn and Cu, were viewed as the characteristic mineral elements of G. rigescens according to principal component analysis.

Keywords

Gentiana rigescens Mineral element Principal component analysis Correlation analysis
Zhao, Y.-L., Zhang, J., Yuan, T.-J., Zhang, J.-Y., Shen, T., Wang, Y.-Z., & Jin, H. (2014). Evaluation of Mineral Elements in Gentiana rigescens in China. Asian Journal of Chemistry, 26(15), 4587–4590. https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2014.16123
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