Development of Certified Reference Material Solutions for Phytochemicals in Ginger and Kava

© The Author(s) 2024. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of AOAC INTERNATIONAL. All rights reserved. For permissions, please email: journals.permissionsoup.com..

BACKGROUND: Dietary supplements derived from botanicals are commonly consumed and investigated in biomedical studies for their potential health benefits. Accurate identification and quantification of key chemical constituents from botanical ingredients is necessary for consistent product preparations and reproducible research results. Manufacturers need quantitative reference materials of the chemical constituents of interest to verify the content of ingredients and products. The rigor and reproducibility of biomedical research is enhanced through thorough characterization of the interventions used in mechanistic, clinical, and safety investigations. Quantitative reference materials enable reliable product quality assessments and reproducible research results.

OBJECTIVE: Solution-based certified reference material (CRM) mixes were developed as calibrants for phytochemicals in Ginger and Kava. The Kava CRM contained yangonin, desmethoxyyangonin, dihydrokavain, DL-kavain, methysticin, dihydromethysticin, flavokawain A, flavokawain B, and flavokawain C. The Ginger CRM contained 6-gingerol, 8-gingerol, 10-gingerol, 6-shogaol, 8-shogaol, and 10-shogaol.

METHODS: Each phytochemical was sourced as an isolated compound and assigned a purity factor by a mass balance approach accounting for residual impurities. The solution standard mixes were formulated by gravimetric addition of each phytochemical incorporating the purity factor and diluting with acetonitrile to the target concentrations of 500 µg/mL for the gingerols and shogaols, 250 µg/mL for the kavalactones and 25 µg/mL for the flavokawains.

RESULTS: The concentration accuracy of each component in the solution mixes was analytically verified by HPLC-UV assay comparison to an independently prepared calibration solution. Each component in the Ginger and Kava CRMs were within 5% and 7% of the target concentrations, respectively.

CONCLUSIONS: Homogeneous Kava and Ginger phytochemical solution mixes were produced with accurate constituent concentrations and demonstrated good stability over two years. These solution mixes were launched as commercially available CRMs.

HIGHLIGHTS: These mixes can be used as accurate concentration stock solutions to prepare calibrators and controls for botanical dietary supplement product testing and standardization.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

Enthalten in:

Journal of AOAC International - (2024) vom: 26. März

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Aijaz, Sarah M [VerfasserIn]
Ruan, Zoe [VerfasserIn]
Leija, Christopher [VerfasserIn]
Lytwak, Lauren A [VerfasserIn]
Waddell, Shelby [VerfasserIn]
Kuszak, Adam J [VerfasserIn]
Wise, Stephen A [VerfasserIn]
Sreenivasan, Uma [VerfasserIn]

Links:

Volltext

Themen:

Botanicals and dietary supplements
Certified Reference Materials
Flavokavains
Flavokawains
Ginger
Gingerols
Journal Article
Kava
Kavalactones
Liquid chromatography
Shogaols

Anmerkungen:

Date Revised 26.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status Publisher

doi:

10.1093/jaoacint/qsae025

funding:

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM370205286