산딸기, 치자, 유백피의 혼합물인 복합 천연물 LS-RUG-com이 위염, 위궤양, 식도성 역류염 및 Helicobacter를 억제함을 확인한 바, LS-RUG-com을 건강기능식품 개별인정형 소재로 개발하고자 하였다. 본 연구에서는 소재 개발을 위한 LS-RUG-com 분석방법을 확립하고자 하였으며, 산딸기, 치자 및 유백피의 지표물질을 HPLC/UV system을 이용하여 분석방법을 최적화하였다. 본 연구에서는 분석법 validation을 입증하기 위하여 특이성(specificity), 정확성(accuracy), 정밀성(precision), 검출한계 및 정량한계(detection & quantitation limit) 및 직선성(linearity)을 평가하였으며, 그 결과 본 연구의 HPLC/UV 동시 분석법이 산딸기, 치자분석에 적합하며, 신뢰성이 있음을 증명하였다. 또한 유백피의 HPLC/UV 단독 분석법이 적합하며 신뢰성이 있음을 증명하였다.
LS-RUG-com preparation in a complex extract from mixture of three natural plants. Rubus crataegifolius/unriped, Gardenia jasminoides and Ulmus marcrocarpa that have been widely used in traditional functional health food. This study was conducted to establish the HPLC analysis methods that can be used to establish quantitative analysis of R. crataegifolius, G. jasminoides and U. macrocarpa for standardization of LS-RUG-com preparations. HPLC analysis methods for simultaneous determination of ellagic acid and geniposide and single determination of catechin-7-O-β-D-apiofuranoside were established for the quality control of natural plants complex (LS-RUG-com). Validation of HPLC analysis were performed by checking specificity, accuracy, precision, limit of detection and quantitation, and linearity following ICH (International Council for Harmonisation) guideline. As the result of quantitative analysis, the contents of ellagic acid, geniposide and catechin-7-O-β-D-apiofuranoside in each plant extracts were 11.2 mg/g (ellagic acid) and 72 mg/g (geniposide) and 10.2 mg/g (catechin-7-O-β-D-apiofuranoside). The contents of ellagic acid, geniposide and catechin-7-O-β-Dapiofuranoside in LS-RUG-com were 4.62~6.82 mg/g (ellagic acid), 19.2~28.8 mg/g (geniposide) and 1.36~2.04 mg/g (catechin-7-O-β-D-apiofuranoside) respectively.