Abstract:Objective: To investigate the chemical constituents and establish a quantitative method of Mallotus apelta. Method: Compound was isolated by silica gel, Sephadex LH-20 column chromatography and Pre-HPLC chromatography. Its structure was identified by physicochemical properties and spectral evidences. The content of M. apelta was determined by HPLC. Chromatographic conditions included Inertsil ODS-3 C18 column (4.6 mm×150 mm, 5 μm) and the mobile phase consisting of a mixture of methanol-water (24∶76). The detection wavelength was set at 335 nm. Result: One compound was isolated from n-butanol extract of the M. apelta and its structure was identified as vicenin Ⅱ. The calibration cure was linear in the range of 0.053-10.60 μg (r=0.999 9), the average recovery was 99.32%, RSD 1.82% (n=6). Conclusion: The compound was isolated from this plant for the first time. The method to determine the content of vicenin Ⅱ by HPLC was established for the first time. This method is simple, accurate and reliable.