Analytical Methods for Determination of Apigenin - An Update

Abstract

Apigenin is a flavone abundantly present in various plants such as cherries, broccoli, legumes, parsley, and chamomile. In present article different analytical methods reported in various scientific studies for quantification and detection of apigenin in different formulations are presented. Various databases such as Science Direct, Pubmed Medical Subject Headings and Google scholar were used to retrieve the journal articles. Reported analytical methods for apigenin includes HPLC, UHPLC, HPTLC, TLC, GC, and capillary electrophoresis with MS, UV, PDA, and DAD detection. HPLC- MS was found to be frequently used for apigenin detection. Key words: apigenin, analytical method, flavone, chromatography.