Rapid quantitative analysis of a gibberellin-sterol inhibitor using high-performance liquid chromatographic cartridge columns

Craighton S. Mauk1, C. Richard Unrath1, Sylvia M. Blankenship2
1Department of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, Mountain Horticulture Crops Research and Extension Center, Fletcher
2Department of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, USA

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A rapid, sensitive, and economical chemical analysis of the triazole, gibberellin-inhibitor, paclobutrazol (PP333, [(2RS,3RS)-1-(4-chlorophenyl)-4,4-dimethyl-2-(1,2,4 triazol-1-yl) pentan-3-ol]) was sought, featuring high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) as the final quantitation step. Three C18-reverse phase columns (conventional, 250×4.6 mm; cartridge type, 125×4.6 mm; and minicolumn, 33×4.6 mm) were evaluated for their performance in HPLC separation and quantitation of PP333 applied to soil and plant foliage. The 125-mm Whatman Partisil 5 ODS-3 cartridge column was superior to the standard 250-mm DuPont Zorbax ODS unit, and provided enhanced resolution and reduced solvent consumption, analysis time, and cost. A Perkin-Elmer Pecosphere 3×3C-C18 cartridge system was also superior to the 125-mm column with respect to these parameters. Although this minicolumn necessitated an additional purification step prior to HPLC analysis, its exceptionally fast analysis time and recovery period coupled with a high degree of sensitivity rendered it the most superior unit. This HPLC technology provided an efficient means of assaying for PP333 in large-scale experiments dealing with the chemical's absorption, translocation, and physiological response.

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