Quantification of gallic acid in fruit and leaves of Careya arborea by high-performance thin layer chromatography

Abstract

Daya L. Chothani, N. M. Patel

Objective: The present study was aimed to quantification of gallic acid in Careya arborea (Lecythidaceae). Materials and Methods: High-performance thin layer chromatography (HPTLC) quantification was carried out for various extract of leaf and fruits of C. arborea. The thin layer chromatography plate was spotted with gallic acid and fruits and leaves extract of C. arborea. The extract of fruit and leaves shows the Gallic acid spot at Rf : value 0.68 using mobile phase ethyl acetate:toluene:formic acid (8:2:0.3, v/v). Hence, the gallic acid was selected as a marker. The gallic acid was quantified using HPTLC technique in C. arborea fruit ethyl acetate extract (CFE), C. arborea fruit alcoholic extract (CFA), C. arborea leave ethyl acetate extract (CLE) and C. arborea alcoholic extract of leaves (CLA) of C. arborea. Result: The percentage (w/w) amount of gallic acid was found to 2.11%, 1.2%, 0.54% and 0.48% in CFE, CFA, CLE, and CLA of C. arborea, respectively. Conclusion: This HPTLC quantification method useful for standardization of fruits and leaf C. arborea.