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In this paper liquid crystal b-PBPeB was adopted as the GC-stationary liquid phase. From the ether extract of musk, androsterone, muscone and cholesterol were identified. Comparative analysis of 13 samples of musk has proved this method to be useful in the quality evaluation of musk.

The ether extract of musk, artificially bred musk and original musk reacted with 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine to form corresponding phenylhydrazones. The products were determined by HPLC. The conditions of quantitative analysis of muscone hydrazone and qualitative analysis of delta 5-androstene-3 beta-hydroxy-17-one hydrazone and 3 alpha-hydroxy-5 alpha-androstan-17-one hydrazone, such as the choice of chromatographic columns and mobile phase were studied. The results of standard curve and recovery experiment are satisfactory. Dual detection and MS were used to identify and analyse the purity of the chromatographic peak of muscone hydrazone. Experiments of addition of standards were used to confirm the peaks of delta 5-androstene-3 beta-hydroxy-17-one hydrazone and 3 alpha-hydroxy-5 alpha-androstan-17-one hydrazone.