%0 Journal Article %T Quantitative determination of ¦Á -tocopherol and quality control studies in Sarcopoterium spinosum L %A Buket Bozkurt Sar£¿kaya %A H¨¹sniye Kayalar %J Marmara Pharmaceutical Journal %D 2011 %I Marmara University Faculty of Pharmacy %X ABSTRACT: A quantitative determination of ¦Á-tocopherol inSarcopoterium spinosumL. extracts was carried out by TLC-densitometry and HPLC-UV method. The ¦Á-tocopherol content in S. spinosumwas established between 0.017210-0.023744 % (TLC-densitometry) and0.025966-0.037212 % (HPLC-UV). The highest amount of¦Á-tocopherol was obtained from aerial parts in fruiting period in both methods. In addition, contents of humidity, total ash andsulphated ash of plant samples were determined according to DAB 10 %K Sarcopoterium spinosum %K ¦Á -Tocopherol %K TLC-densitometry %K HPLC-UV %U http://www.marmarapharmaceuticaljournal.com/pdf/pdf_MPJ_257.pdf