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ArticleChinese medicine2019

The development of an herbal material quality control strategy considering the effects of manufacturing processes.

Jingjing Pan, Siyuan He, Jiayao Zheng, Jingyuan Shao, Ning Li, Yunqi Gong, Xingchu Gong

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Article in Chinese medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jingjing Pan *1Pharmaceutical Informatics Institute. College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058 China.
Siyuan He *1Pharmaceutical Informatics Institute. College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058 China.
Jiayao Zheng1Pharmaceutical Informatics Institute. College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058 China.
Jingyuan Shao1Pharmaceutical Informatics Institute. College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058 China.
Ning LiKunming Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd., Kunming, 650100 Yunnan China.
Yunqi GongKunming Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd., Kunming, 650100 Yunnan China.
Xingchu Gong1Pharmaceutical Informatics Institute. College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058 China.ORCID 0000-0003-2632-4612
Zhejiang Pharmaceutical College · CNYunnan Investment Group (China) · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundQuality by design (QbD) is an advanced drug quality control concept that has been gradually implemented in the optimization of manufacturing processes of Chinese medicines. However, the variation of Chinese medicinal material quality has rarely been considered in published works. Because manufacturing processes may lower the variation introduced through different batches of materials, a material quality control strategy should be developed considering the influences of manufacturing processes.

methodsIn this work, the processes of extraction, concentration, water precipitation, and chromatography for notoginseng total saponin (NTS) production were investigated while considering

resultsThe ginsenoside Rd purity and total saponin purity in the eluate were identified as process CQAs. The ethanol solution concentration used for extraction, the ethanol solution concentration used for elution, and elution time were identified as CPPs. The extractable dry matter content of

conclusionsIn this work, a quality control strategy for herbal materials was developed considering the matching of process characteristics and material quality attributes. This strategy is promising for application to other Chinese medicines.

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Definitive screening designPanax notoginsengQuality by designQuality control strategy

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