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== HPLC profile == | == HPLC profile == | ||
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== Identified compounds == | == Identified compounds == |
Revision as of 12:15, 8 August 2017
Artifact Information
Orange-red Chinese embroidered silk shawl. Early to mid-19th century.
The Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, MA USA. E79076.
Summary of results
The major components of the plant are protoberberine alkaloids: palmatine and jatrorrhzine. No berberine was detected. The dyeing source was probably huangteng. [2]
HPLC profile
Identified compounds
Compound | RT (min.) | MW | UV/vis | Other |
---|---|---|---|---|
palmatine | 37.1 | 351 | 348,428 | major component |
jatrorrhizine | 34.4 | 337 | 348,428 |
References
[1] Worth, S.(1986) "Embroidered China crepe shawls: 1816-1863; Dress 12:43-54.
[2] Xian Zhang,Karina Corrigan, Bruce MacLaren, Mimi Leveque, and Richard A. Laursen, Characterization of Yellow Dyes in Nineteenth Century Chinese Textiles. Studies in Conservation 52, 211-220 (2007).