Optimization of ASE Conditions for the HPLC Determination of Rutin and Isoquercitrin in Sambucus nigra L.

The accelerated solvent extraction (ASE) procedure has been examined as a sample preparation method for the HPLC analysis of rutin and isoquercitrin in Sambucus nigra L. The experimental extraction parameters (solvent composition, temperature, operation pressure, and static extraction time) have been optimized in order to receive the best recovery of both analytes from the flowers, leaves, and berries of black elder. The ASE recoveries obtained under the optimal extraction conditions were compared with analogous ones obtained by means of the maceration technique. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]