[Determination of total lovastatin in red rice]

In order to text effectiveness and safety of red rice products, the determination of total lovastatin is more optional than that of determination of its lactone only. The method for determination of total lovastatin is established in this study. HPLC method is applied with the C18 column (250 mm x 4.60 mm). Flow phase: water (72:28); wave length: 238 nm; Flow speed: 1.0 ml/min; column temperature: room temperature. Moreover, the reliability of this method validated recovery rate 98.3, RSD = 0.33%.