2d lc heart cutting on-line of phenolic compounds from three species
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2d lc heart cutting on-line of phenolic compounds from three species
Acta Poloniae Pharmaceutica ñ Drug Research, Vol. 73 No. 4 pp. 885ñ894, 2016 ISSN 0001-6837 Polish Pharmaceutical Society 2D LC HEART CUTTING ON-LINE OF PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS FROM THREE SPECIES OF THE GENUS SALIX LORETTA POB£OCKA-OLECH, DANIEL G£”D, BARBARA KR”L-KOGUS and MIROS£AWA KRAUZE-BARANOWSKA* Department of Pharmacognosy with Medicinal Plants Garden, Medical University of GdaÒsk, Al. Gen. J. Hallera 107, 80-416 GdaÒsk, Poland Abstract: The 2D LC heart-cutting on-line system was elaborated and employed to the analysis of simple phenols and polyphenols occurring in willow barks. Using the test-set of 52 compounds, the conditions of chromatographic separation in each dimension were optimized. The worked-up system was based on RP-separation in both dimensions and the use of different elution profiles on the first- and second-dimensional columns: gradient and multistep gradient elution, respectively. In all analyses the UV detector was used. Under optimized separation conditions slightly modified in respect to chemical composition of the each analyzed MeOH extracts from three willow barks: Salix daphnoides, S. purpurea and S. sachalinensis ëSekkaí the differences in phenolic acid and flavonoid compositions were revealed. Keywords: two-dimensional HPLC, polyphenols, heart-cutting technique, willow bark, Salix anthocyanins (21), procyanidins (22, 23) and flavan3-ols (catechins) (27) were presented. In LC◊LC effluent from the first dimensional column, divided into small fractions, with proper modulation time, is analyzed on the second dimensional column (1-5, 8, 9, 19, 28, 40). On the other hand, in the LC-LC only the selected fractions of interest are transferred from the first dimension to the second one (7, 9, 19, 29, 40). Heart-cutting systems are easier to build, as each of the dimensions may be optimized separately with the use of equipment usually available in every HPLC laboratory. Moreover, in off-line mode LC-LC enables to detect analytes appearing in the sample in small concentrations, since the fraction of interest may be evaporated and concentrated after collection (9, 40). Modern 2D LC systems are automated and operated by computer programs which enable the presentation of two-dimensional separations in the form of 2D plots. It is described in literature (41-44), that composition of phenolic compounds, comprising simple phenols and polyphenols, in bark of willows evolved dependently on the species of Salix. In our experiments, 2D LC was employed to compare the chemical composition of three species from the genus Salix, namely Salix purpurea L, S. daphnoides Plant extracts are complex matrices, which chromatographic analysis is very often difficult due to the co-elution of analytes and the presence of frequently more than one compound in a single peak. For their analysis, new chromatographic techniques are developed. Multidimensional chromatographic systems, particularly two dimensional liquid chromatography (2D LC) open a new perspective for the analysis of chemical composition of plant material (1-11). 2D LC is a powerful tool for the separation of complex samples, as it offers higher peak capacity, selectivity and resolution power in comparison with one-dimensional HPLC (1, 4, 7, 12-15). In recent years, the number of publications concerning 2D LC separation of natural compounds or plant extracts have significantly increased [1, 3, 8, 11, 1625). Among the two techniques used in various experimental set-ups of 2D LC: heart-cutting (LCLC) and comprehensive (LC◊LC), the latter is more popular (1-3, 8, 16, 26-28). However, several applications of heart-cutting technique have also been described (11, 25, 29-33). In the last decade, special attention was paid mainly to the polyphenolic plant secondary metabolites. Researches were performed on phenolic acids (2, 5, 26, 28, 29, 34-36) and different groups of flavonoids, (2, 5, 15, 16, 24, 25, 30, 31, 33, 35, 37-39). Also the 2D LC separations of * Corresponding author: e-mail: [email protected]; phone: +48 58 3491960 885 886 LORETTA POB£OCKA-OLECH et al. Vill. and S. sachalinensis Fr. Schmidt var. ëSekkaí. The willow bark is herbal remedy used for centuries as anti-inflammatory, antipyretic and also antirheumatic (41). As a source of medicinal plant material some species are used, including S. daphnoides, S. purpurea and S. alba (45). The extracts from willow bark used in pharmaceutical industry are standardized only on simple phenol ñ salicin (45). Salicin and its derivatives decide about pharmacological activity of willow bark. However, also the other phenols ñ flavonoids, phenolic acids and catechins are considered as responsible for its medicinal properties (46, 47). These compounds possess differentiated antioxidant activity and may probably participate in an anti-inflammatory activity of willow bark by synergistic effect (47, 48). In this paper we report the use of elaborated two-dimensional heart cutting on-line method (LCLC) for the analysis of natural compoundsí complexes present in the MeOH extracts from willow barks of different origin. EXPERIMENTAL General Standard compounds: kaempferol-3-O-glucoside (2), rutin (6), apigenin-7-O-glucoside (8), luteolin (9), luteolin-7-O-glucoside (10), naringenin-7- Figure 1. Instrumentation 2D LC heart cutting on-line of phenolic compounds from... O-glucoside (15), naringin (17), m-hydroxybenzoic acid (25), isoferulic acid (41) were obtained from Extrasynthese (Genay, France); kaempferol (1), quercetin (4), quercetin-3-O-glucoside (5), apigenin (7), mirycetin (13), catechin (22), salicylic acid (24), p-hydroxybenzoic acid (26), β-resorcylic acid (28), gentisinic acid (29), α-resorcylic acid (31), gallic acid (32), 2,4-dimethoxybenzoic acid (33), veratric acid (34), m-coumaric acid (38), o-coumaric acid (39), ferulic acid (40), caffeic acid (42), 4methoxycinnamic acid (44), 3,4-dimethoxycinnamic acid (45), cinnamic acid (46), homovanillic acid (48), homogentisinic acid (49), chlorogenic acid (50), rosmarinic acid (51), salicin (52) from Fluka (Buchs, Switzerland); naringenin (14) and pcoumaric acid (37) from Koch-Light (Colnbrook, UK), and epicatechin (23), 2,3-dihydroxybenzoic acid (27), protocatechuic acid (30), vanillic acid (35), syringic acid (36), sinapinic acid (43), dihydrocaffeic acid (47) from Sigma (Steinheim, Germany). Kaempferol-3-O-rhamnoside (3), isorhamnetin (11), isorhamnetin-3-O-glucoside (12), naringenin-5-O-glucoside (16), amentoflavone (18), cupressuflavone (19), isosalipurposide (20), isosalipurposide 6íí-p-coumaroyl ester (21) originated from the collection of standards of the Department of Pharmacognosy of the Medical University of GdaÒsk. Some of them ñ compounds 16, 20, 21 were isolated from the willow bark (49) and their structures were elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic methods (MS and NMR). Acetonitrile (ACN) and methanol (MeOH) of HPLC grade were obtained from Baker (J.T. Baker, Deventer, The Netherlands). CH3COOH and H3PO4 of analytical grade were obtained from POCH (Gliwice, Poland), while HCOOH of analytical grade from Merck (Darmstadt, Germany). H2O was prepared with a Millipore (Molsheim, France) MilliQ H2O-purification system. Plant material and samples preparation Plant material The bark of Salix purpurea L. and S. daphnoides Vill. originated from the willow collection of the University of Warmia and Mazury from Olsztyn (Poland). The bark of S. sachalinensis Fr. Schmidt var. ëSekkaí was collected from the Medicinal Plants Garden of the Medical University of GdaÒsk (Poland). Sample preparation Dried and pulverized willow bark (1.0 g) was exhaustively extracted with MeOH (3 ◊ 30 mL, 60OC). The combined MeOH extracts were evaporated to dryness under reduced pressure. The dried 887 residue was dissolved in MeOH (5 mL) and after filtration through syringe filter (0.22 µm) submitted for further HPLC analysis. Chromatographic system The used 2D LC system (Fig. 1) consisted of two pumps model L-7100, two UV detectors model L-7420 (Merck-Hitachi, Germany-Japan), two-position switching valve Model 7000 (Rheodyne, USA), six-port switching valve Model 7725 (Rheodyne, USA) and a column oven Jetstream 2 (MerckHitachi, Germany-Japan). The system was operated under Eurochrom 2000 software (Knauer, Germany). 2D LC separation of willow bark constituents The separation in the first dimension (1D) was performed on a Supelcosil LC-18 column (150 mm ◊ 3 mm, I.D. 3 µm) (Supelco) with linear gradient elution from 0 to 150 min from 3% to 70% (v/v) MeOH in H2O with 0.1% H3PO4 (v/v) (program gradient elution I). The flow rate was 0.4 mL/min and UV detection was perfomed at λ = 280 nm. The volume of an injection loop was 2.5 mL. The flow was split 1 : 4 by a T connector and 0.125 mm i.d. PEEK (polyethertherketone) tubing to achieve a flow rate of 80 µL/min towards the switching valve used as an interface. In the second dimension (2D) the Chromolith Performance RP-18e column (100 mm ◊ 4.6 mm) (Merck) and the multi-step gradient in mixtures of ACN in H2O with 0.1% CH3COOH (v/v) (program elution II), with increasing concentration of ACN: S1 (5 + 95, v/v), S2 (10 + 90, v/v), S3 (15 : 85, v/v), S4 (20 : 80, v/v), S5 (30 : 70, v/v) at flow rate 1.0 mL/min were used. UV detection was performed at λ = 210 nm. The separation on both columns was carried out at ambient temperature. The proper fractions (Fr.) containing unresolved compounds (S. daphnoides ñ 4 fractions: Fr. I D ñ IV D, S. purpurea ñ 6 fractions: Fr. I P ñ VI P, S. sachalinensis ëSekkaí ñ 5 fractions: Fr. I S ñ V S, the mixture of standards ñ 6 fractions: Fr. I M ñ VI M) were manually transferred via switching valve from the first dimensional column directly on the second dimensional one (Tab. 1). The volume of transferring fractions was changeable due to their complexity and elution time on the first dimensional column (from 128 µL to 744 µL). RESULTS AND DISCUSSION However, the use of two different mechanisms of separation in the first and second dimension is 888 LORETTA POB£OCKA-OLECH et al. Table 1. The characteristic of fractions (Fr.) and compounds transferring from first dimension (1D) and separated in second dimension (2D) of the elaborated on-line heart-cutting LC-LC method. Fraction (Fr.) code I M / S1 Transferring time [min] 29.4-32.4 Effluent volume [µl] * 240 II M / S3 46.5-50.1 288 III M / S2 64.1-67.6 280 IV M / S4 69.4-73.5 328 V M / S5 89.4-95.9 520 VI M / S5 115.0-117.4 192 I D / S1 II D / S2 11.3-14.6 46.0-48.7 264 216 III D / S3 80.7-84.3 288 IV D / S4 90.0-96.0 480 I P / S1 II P / S1 11.2-15.9 16.0-17.6 376 128 III P / S2 47.1-49.4 184 IV P / S2 V P / S3 50.6-54.7 89.4-97.6 328 656 VI P / S4 I S / S1 115.3-117.1 45.0-48.8 144 304 II S / S1 IV S / S3 V S / S4 50.0-53.1 80.1-89.4 89.5-95.6 248 744 488 Separated compounds (no.) (2D) tR ± SD (2D) 2,3-Dihydroxybenzoic acid (27) β-Resorcylic acid (28) Syringic acid (36) Chlorogenic acid (50) 2,4 -Dimethoxybenzoic acid (33) m-Coumaric acid (38) Ferulic acid (40) o-Coumaric acid (39) Isoferulic acid (41) Sinapinic acid (43) Quercetin-3-O-glucoside (5) Rutin (6) Apigenin-7-O-glucoside (8) Mirycetin (13) Isosalipurposide (20) 4-Methoxycinnamic acid (44) Rosmarinic acid (51) Apigenin (7) Isorhamnetin (11) Protocatechic acid (30) Syringic acid (36) Chlorogenic acid (50) Naringenin-7-O-glucoside (15) Cinnamic acid (46) Quercetin-3-O-glucoside (5) Mirycetin (13) Isosalipurposide (20) Protocatechic acid (30) α-Resorcylic acid (31) Salicin (52) Syringic acid (36) Chlorogenic acid (50) Salicylic acid (24) Rutin (6) Apigenin-7-O-glucoside (8) Mirycetin (13) Isosalipurposide (20) Apigenin (7) Syringic acid (36) Chlorogenic acid (50) Salicylic acid (24) Cinnamic acid (46) Quercetin-3-O-glucoside (5) Rutin (6) Apigenin-7-O-glucoside (8) Mirycetin (13) 39.31 ± 0.17 38.84 ± 0.18 52.42 ± 0.34 51.71 ± 0.34 76.33 ± 0.61 4.45 ± 0.23 72.55 ± 0.23 90.82 ± 0.56 89.43 ± 0.56 94.71 ± 0.57 122.47 ± 0.53 121.52 ± 0.54 126.51 ± 0.53 129.08 ± 0.54 137.05 ± 0.55 142.71 ± 0.55 131.03 ± 0.54 123.62 ± 0.41 124.76 ± 0.41 18.41 ± 0.021 55.03 ± 0.28 54.04 ± 0.28 88.41 ± 0.15 96.93 ± 0.61 101.07 ± 0.28 106.92 ± 0.27 115.04 ± 0.27 18.73 ± 0.02 22.32 ± 0.02 21.61 ± 0.02 52.13 ± 0.32 51.25 ± 0.32 67.07 ± 0.24 102.02 ± 0.31 105.78 ± 0.31 108.19 ± 0.32 112.62 ± 0.30 123.93 ± 0.39 52.95 ± 0.44 52.17 ± 0.44 64.24 ± 0.33 108.31 ± 0.47 103.83 ± 0.47 101.85 ± 0.46 105.91 ± 0.44 108.47 ± 0.46 Abrreviations: The fractions (Fr.) transferring from first column (1D) to second column (2D): I M ñ VI M ñ standard mixture; I D ñ IV D ñ Salix daphnoides 1095; I P ñ V P ñ Salix purpurea; I S ñ V S ñ Salix sachalinensis; S1 ñ S5 ñ mobile phases used in the second dimension; *effluent volume calculated as product of flow rate and time of fraction (Fr.) transferring. 2D LC heart cutting on-line of phenolic compounds from... generally preferred in 2D LC systems (1, 4, 7), for our purposes the system consisting of two RP-18 columns was chosen. Such solution, although not definitely orthogonal, enables significant increase of 2D LC system resolution power (33, 39). The changes in each dimension selectivity may be performed not only by the choice of the type of RP-18 columns, but also by the use of different organic modifiers in mobile phases (3, 7, 50). Large choice of stationary phases in RP-LC gives a possibility to create many configurations in RP-LC◊RP-LC (50). Moreover, reverse phases are suitable for many different groups of analytes and therefore they can be applied to the majority of samples (50). In the developed 2D LC system three stages of work can be distinguished, as it is showed on Figure 1. In the first step, the analyzed plant matrix was separated on the first dimensional column and the second one was simultaneously reequilibrated with appropriate mobile phase. A stream of mobile phase from the first dimension was split in ratio 1 : 4 and directed in parallel to UV detector and to waste by switching valve. Next, multi-component effluent 889 fractions were transferred manually by a change of a position in switching valve. The six-port switching valve without storage loop was used. A volume of transferred fraction was changing dependently on its complexity and elution time on first dimensional column from 128 µL to 744 µL. However, it is well known that in 2D LC systems injection of a large fraction volume on the second-dimensional column will implicate serious band broadening. This inconvenience can be minimized by employing in second dimension the mobile phase of higher elution strength (in comparison to the first dimension) (51). The third step of elaborated 2D LC system comprised parallel separation processes on first- and second-dimensional columns. It is stated, that to create a successful 2D LC system, several parameters should be optimized, among others: matched flow rates of mobile phases, dimensions of columns, modulation time, miscibility and eluent strength of mobile phases in both dimensions (1, 3-7, 20). An optimization process is simpler, when a test-set of compounds covers a wide range of constituents expected in analyzed sample. In Figure 2. HPLC chromatogram of heart cutting (LC-LC) separation of the 52-components test-set: I ñ the first dimension; Supelcosil LC18 column (150 ◊ 3 mm, I.D. 3 µm) gradient elution from 0 to 150 min increasing from 3% to 70% (v/v) MeOH in H2O with 0.1% H3PO4 (v/v); II ñ the second dimension; Chromolith Performance RP-18e column (100 ◊ 4.6 mm). Separations performed at differend concentration of ACN in water with 0.1% CH3COOH (v/v): S1 (5 : 95, v/v), S2 (10 : 90, v/v), S3 (15 : 85, v/v), S4 (20 : 80, v/v), S5 (30 : 70, v/v). Experimental conditions and numbers of compounds, see text 890 LORETTA POB£OCKA-OLECH et al. Figure 3. HPLC chromatogram of heart cutting (LC-LC) separation of the MeOH extract from the bark of Salix daphnoides: I ñ the first dimension Supelcosil LC-18 column (150 ◊ 3 mm, I.D. 3 µm), II ñ the second dimension Chromolith Performance RP-18e column (100 ◊ 4.6 mm). Experimental conditions and numbers of compounds, see text Figure 4. HPLC chromatogram of heart cutting (LC-LC) separation of the MeOH extract from the bark of S. purpurea: I ñ the first dimension Supelcosil LC-18 column (150 ◊ 3 mm, I.D. 3 µm), II ñ the second dimension Chromolith Performance RP-18e column (100 ◊ 4.6 mm). Experimental conditions and numbers of compounds, see text 2D LC heart cutting on-line of phenolic compounds from... 891 Figure 5. HPLC chromatogram of heart cutting (LC-LC) separation of the MeOH extract from the bark of S. sachalinensis ëSekkaí: I ñ the first dimension Supelcosil LC-18 column (150 ◊ 3 mm, I.D. 3 µm), II ñ the second dimension Chromolith Performance RP-18e column (100 ◊ 4.6 mm). Experimental conditions and numbers of compounds, see text. case of some plant extracts, the number of adjacent and unrecognized peaks, which have to be resolved, is theoretically unlimited. Regarding this fact, in response to complication degree of plant matrices, the use of heart-cutting technique is easier to perform, as both dimensions may be optimized separately and the equipment requirements make it possible to perform in almost every HPLC laboratory. LC-LC separation of the extracts from willow bark To compare the chemical composition of three willow barks, the 2D RP-LC system consisting of Supelcosil LC-18 column (150 mm ◊ 3 mm) in the first dimension (1D) and Chromolith Performance RP-18e column (100 mm ◊ 4.6 mm) in the second dimension (2D) was constructed. The separation conditions were optimized for the standard mixture containing 52 constituents, belonging to different groups of compounds, isolated and identified previously in willow bark (9-12, 41, 42): flavones (compounds 710), flavonols (1-6, 11-13), flavanones (14-17), chalcones (20, 21), biflavones (18, 19), phenolic acids (24-51), catechins (22, 23) and salicin (52). For the separation of standards mixture in the first dimension on the used conventional porous particle RP-18 column, the program of gradient elution with increasing concentration of MeOH (from 3 to 70%) in a mixture of MeOH and 0.1% solution H3PO4 in H2O was adopted. As a result, the resolution of about 45 peaks, attributed to single compounds or co-eluting compounds was obtained at the time tG = 150 min (Fig. 2). Selected first-dimensional fractions (Tab. 1) containing co-eluting compounds were on-line directly transferred manually by the switching valve onto the second-dimensional column. Fractions due to their complexity were resolved on the second column in different separation time, which varied from 3 min (Fr. VI M / S5) to 40 min (Fr. V M / S5 (Figs. 3-5). In two-dimensional LC systems an approach used extensively for achieving a fast separation in the second dimension is mainly the employment of monolithic columns (51). This type of columns allows very high flow rates without the problem of back-pressure. However, the higher flow rate implies the higher fractions dilutions, what finally results in worsening the sensitivity. For this reason in the second dimension, UV detection at λ = 210 nm was used instead of λ = 280 nm as less selective and specific. Finally, among 52 analyzed standard compounds, 19 as single peaks were separated in the sec- 892 LORETTA POB£OCKA-OLECH et al. ond dimension (2D) on a monolithic column employing multi-step gradient in mixtures of ACN and 0.1% acetic acid solution in water, with increasing concentration of ACN from 5% to 30% as follows: Fr. I M / S1 (5 + 95, v/v), Fr. II M / S2 (10 + 90, v/v), Fr. III M / S3 (15 : 85, v/v), Fr. IV M / S4 (20 : 80, v/v), Fr. V M and VI M / S5 (30 : 70, v/v) (Fig. 2). After each second-dimensional separation, the column was eluted with the next mixture of solvents, with one exception ñ the second-dimensional separations of two fractions, Fr. V M and Fr. VI M, containing compounds 5, 6, 8, 13, 20, 44, 51 (Fr. V M) and 7, 11 (Fr. VI M), respectively, were performed with the same mobile phase S5 (Fig. 2). An increase of the ACN concentration was connected with the decrease of hydrophilic properties of compounds poorly resolved or co-eluting in the first dimension. However, it was also important to perform fast separation in the second dimension to make the next first-dimensional fraction transfer possible. Among analyzed constituents of the standards mixture, the following phenolic acids, unresolved on first-dimensional column, were separated in the second dimension: 2,3-dihydrobenzoic (compound 27) and β-resorcylic (28) (Fr. I M / S1); syringic (36) and chlorogenic (50) (Fr. II M / S2); m-coumaric (38), 2,4-dimethoxybenzoic (33) and ferulic (40) (Fr. III M / S3), sinapinic (43), o-coumaric (39) and isoferulic (41) (Fr. IV M / S4) next to apigenin (7) and isorhamnetin (11) (Fr. VI M / S5). The most complicated fraction from the first dimension, with volume ca. 520 µL, contained seven compounds, namely: rutin (6), quercetin-3-O-glucoside (5), apigenin-7O-glucoside (8), myricetin (13), rosmarinic acid (51), isosalipurposide (20) and 4-methoxycinnamic acid (44) (Fr. V M / S5) (Fig. 2). All these compounds were satisfactory resolved in the second dimension on monolithic column by the use of a mobile phase of lower or the same elution strength, as compared to the first-dimension eluent, but possessing different selectivity (52) (Fig. 2). Moreover, the retention times of some compounds were shorter, in comparison to their separation on the first dimensional column, as a result of higher flow of mobile phase and elution volume. The worked-up system gave repeatable retention times of analyzed peaks (Tab. 1) One dimensional HPLC separation of MeOH extracts of willow barks showed differences in their chromatographic profiles dependently on the analyzed willow species, comprising the presence of additional peaks besides peaks of compounds characteristic for this plant material. As a consequence of this fact the different program of multi-step gradients for the separation on the second dimension was used (Tab. 1). Compounds, which were separated under the same conditions of chromatographic analysis revealed the repeatable retentions times, for example, protocatechuic acid (30) ñ in Fr. I D / S1 from Salix daphnoides and Fr. I P / S1 from Salix purpurea (Figs. 3 and 4). However, for the other compounds they were different. Depending on matrices complexity some compounds were separated on first column or were carried out to the second column, for example salicin. This compound was separated in the Fr. II P / S1 in the extract of Salix purpurea, while in the case of Salix daphnoides extract salicin was separated from the other components of matrix on the first column (Figs. 3 and 4). The chemical composition of three willow barks, namely S. purpurea, S. daphnoides and S. sachalinensis ëSekkaí was compared with the use of designed set-up of 2D LC system (Figs. 3-5). In all extracts the presence of chlorogenic (50) and syringic (36) acids was confirmed besides unidentified compounds, co-eluting with determined phenolic acids in the first dimension (Figs. 3-5). Consequently, in the extracts from S. purpurea and S. sachalinensis ëSekkaí, the resolution on the second-dimensional column revealed the presence of protocatechuic acid (30) next to the several unidentified peaks (Figs. 3 and 5). Furthermore, the separation of the extract from S. sachalinensis ëSekkaí in the second dimension did not confirmed the presence of veratric acid (34), eluted as a single peak on first dimensional chromatogram (Fig. 5). On the other hand, analyses of the extract from S. purpurea on the second-dimensional column, allowed to obtain better separation of salicin (52) and α-resorcylic acid (31) from co-eluting compounds (Fig. 4). Considering a high concentration of naringenin-7O-glucoside (15) in the extract of S. daphnoides, the separation in the second dimension provided the resolution of cinnamic acid (46) from this flavanone glucoside (Fig. 3). As a result of separation in the second dimension in the extract from S. daphnoides bark quercetin-3-O-glucoside (5), myricetin (13) and isosalipurposide (20) as dominating compounds were identified (Fig. 3). On the other hand, the same fractions ñ Fr. V P / S3 from the extracts of S. purpurea and Fr. V S / S4 of S. sachalinensis ëSekkaí which were separated on the second-dimensional column contained respectively: rutin (6), apigenin7-O-glucoside (8) and myricetin (13) besides isosalipurposide (20), quercetin-3-O-glucoside (5), api- 2D LC heart cutting on-line of phenolic compounds from... genin-7-O-glucoside (8) and myricetin (13) (Figs. 4 and 5). Considering the first dimensional-separation some differences in chromatographic profiles between the analyzed willow barks were confirmed. It concerns the presence of salicylic compound: salicin (52), flavanones: naringenin-5-O-glucoside (16), naringenin-7-O-glucoside (15) and chalcones: isosalipurposide and its p-coumaric ester (20 and 21). These compounds were not displayed in the extract from S. sachalinensis ëSekkaí bark, what remains in agreement with literature data (11). Furthermore, isosalipurposide p-coumaric ester (21) showed to be a distinctive compound only for the bark of S. daphnoides. The elaborated system, regarding a wide range of resolved compounds, may be applied in the quality control of willow bark extracts for medicinal purposes. Moreover, it makes the analysis of phenolic acids possible without a purification step. Their analysis in plant material requires mainly a sample pre-treatment - purification by extraction with solvent or SPE (26, 27). CONCLUSION The 2D LC system was worked-up for analysis of simple phenols and polyphenols occurring in three willow barks: Salix daphnoides, S. purpurea and S. sachalinensis ëSekkaí. The two-dimensional chromatographic separations were performed with the use of heart-cutting on-line technique. Fifty two standard compounds were separated and their presence was analyzed in the investigated plant material by comparison of the tR values. Compounds belonging to the groups of simple phenols (salicin derivatives, phenolic acids) and polyphenols (flavanones, flavones, flavonols, chalcones, flavan-3-ols) were efficiently resolved (Figs. 3-5). The earlier studies on the chemical composition of willows with the use of HPLC (42, 43, 53) concerned only two groups of secondary metabolites ñ salicin derivatives and flavonoids (chalcones and flavanones). The elaborated 2D LC heart-cutting on-line system enabled the chromatographic identification of several unrecognized earlier compounds in willow barks, namely apigenin, luteolin 7-O-glucoside, quercetin, mirycetin, quercetin 3-O-glucoside, catechin, epicatechin, αresorcylic acid, gallic acid in the Salix daphnoides bark, quercetin, kaempferol 3-O-glucoside, mirycetin, kaempferol 3-O-rhamnoside, rutin, apigenin 7-O-glucoside, α-resorcylic acid, gallic acid in the S. purpurea bark, and naringenin, apigenin 7O-glucoside, luteolin 7-O-glucoside, quercetin 3- 893 O-glucoside, rutin, gallic acid in the S. sachalinensis ëSekkaí bark. The elaborated 2D LC system can be used to the routine analysis of the complex of biologically active compounds present in other willows. Moreover, the worked-up 2D LC heart-cutting system is simple and easy to construct practically in each chromatographic laboratory. 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