Iridoid glucosides from Strychnos nux-vomica

From seeds of Strychnos nux-vomica three iridoids, 6'-O-acetylloganic acid, 4'-O-acetylloganic acid and 3'-O-acetylloganic acid were isolated together with two known iridoid glucosides, loganic acid and 7-O-acetylloganic acid. The structures of the compounds were established by ESI-MS and by 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopic methods. (C) 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Evaluation of flavonoids binding to DNA duplexes by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry

In this study, electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) was used to investigate the binding interactions of ten flavonoid aglycones and ten flavonoid glycosides with DNA duplexes. Relative binding affinities of the flavonoids toward DNA duplexes were estimated based on the fraction of bound DNA. The results revealed that the 4'-OH group of flavonoid aglycones was essential for their DNA-binding properties. Flavonoid glycosides with sugar chain linked on ring A or ring B showed enhanced binding toward the duplexes over their aglycone counterparts, whereas glycosylation of the flavonol quercetin on ring C exhibited a less pronounced effect.

Structural characterization and identification of dibenzocyclooctadiene lignans in Fructus Schisandrae using electrospray ionization ion trap multiple-stage tandem mass spectrometry and electrospray ionization Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance multiple-stage tandem mass spectrometry

The electrospray ionization ion trap multiple-stage tandem mass spectrometry (ESI-MSn) and electrospray ionization Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance multiple-stage tandem mass spectrometry (ESI-FT-ICR-MSn) have been applied successfully to the direct investigation of a number of dibenzocyclooctadiene lignan constituents from the methanol extracts of the Fructus Schisandrae in the positive ion mode. The detailed structural characterization of the same skeleton and different peripheral substituents had been studied and the precise elemental compositions of ions at high mass resolution had been obtained. So the fragmentation mechanisms could be clarified.

Qualitative and semi-quantitative analysis of quaternary alkaloids in Coptis-scute herb couple by Electrospray mass Spectrometry

A practical solution of qualitatively analyzing quaternary alkaloids in coptis-scute herb couple by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry(ESI-MS) was developed. Without the complicated pretreatment of sample, the active ingredients including berberine, palmatine, coptisine, jatrorrhizine, epiberberine, and columbamine were identified and some relative content changing rules of alkaloids in coptis-scute couple were summarized in this article. The overall profiles of the complex extracts were obtained.

Studies on alkaloids binding to GC-rich human survivin promoter DNA using positive and negative ion electrospray ionization mass spectrometry

Electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) was used to investigate the binding of 13 alkaloids to two GC-rich DNA duplexes which are critical sequences in human survivin promoter. Negative ion ESI-MS was first applied to screen the binding of the alkaloids to the duplexes. Six alkaloids (including berberine, jatrorrhizine, palmatine, reserpine, berbamine, and tetrandrine) show complexation with the target DNA sequences. Relative binding affinities were estimated from the negative ion ESI data, and the alkaloids show a binding preference to the duplex with higher GC content. Positive ion ESI mass spectra of the complexes were also recorded and compared with those obtained in negative ion mode.

Studies of the intermolecular DNA triplexes of C+center dot GC and T center dot AT triplets by electrospray ionization Fourier-transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry

Formation and stabilities of four 14-mer intermolecular DNA triplexes, consisting of third strands with repeating sequence CTCT, CCTT, CTT, or TTT, were studied by electrospray ionization Fourier-transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry (ESI-FTICR-MS) in the gas phase. The gas-phase stabilities of the triplexes were compared with their CD spectra and melting behaviors in solution, and parallel correlation between two phases were obtained. In the presence of 20 mm NH4+ (pH 5.5), the formation of the TTT triplex was not detected in both solution and the gas phase.

马钱苷的电喷雾串联质谱及傅立叶变换离子回旋共振质谱研究

利用电喷雾串联质谱(ESI-MSn)技术研究马钱苷的质谱碎裂机理,探讨其碎裂方式,并利用傅立叶变换离子回旋共振质谱(FTICR-MS)及SORI-CID高分辨率、高质量准确度对其碎裂机理进行验证研究。采用H/D交换和串联质谱的方法,发现马钱苷羟基上的活泼氢在质谱中性碎片丢失过程中较易被转移,表现出较大的化学活性。通过加入特定的Na+和Li+等碱金属离子,极大地提高了马钱苷化合物质谱分析的灵敏度,获得了更多的结构信息,建立了马钱苷化合物质谱鉴定和分析的新方法。

类肝素化合物的傅立叶变换离子回旋共振-电喷雾质谱研究

采用负离子模式的电喷雾傅立叶变换离子回旋共振质谱(ESI-FTICR-MS)对3个合成的肝素类化合物DHα、THα和THβ进行了全扫描一级谱和持续非共振辐照碰撞诱导解离(SORI-CID)串联质谱分析。样品浓度10μmol/L,流动泵注射直接进样。化合物中的磺酸胺和磺酸酯结构容易在一般电喷雾条件下发生分解,失去一个或者多个SO3,一级全扫描谱图中得到的谱峰均是带有单电荷或者双电荷的准分子离子峰。

山楂叶总黄酮中α-葡萄糖苷酶抑制剂的超滤质谱筛选研究

In vitro α-glycosidase inhibition assays and Ultrafiltration LC-DAD-ESI-MSn were combined to screening α-glucosidase inhibitors from hawthorn leaves flavonoids extract. As a result, hawthorn leaves flavonoids extract showed strong α-glucosidase inhibitory activity, four compounds presented α-glucosidase inhibitory effects were observed and identified by LC-DAD-MSn, and further confirmed by high resolution SORI-CID FT ICR MS data.

川乌炮制品的电喷雾质谱指纹图谱鉴别研究

The fingerprint of the different processed Radix Aconiti were established using ESI-MS. The purpose is to identify the processing methods of Radix Aconiti purchased from the market by comparing the differences of fingerprint of Radix Aconiti, boiled parent root of Aconitum and steamed parent root of Aconitum. The method of ESI-MS fingerprint is simple, fast, sensitive, stable and accurate. So the ESI-MS fingerprint has wider practical value.

高效液相色谱-质谱联用法分析龙胆中的环稀醚萜类成分

A rapid method was developed to analyze the extract of the Gentiana scabra Bge. by using high performance liquid chromatograghy-electrospray ionization multi-stage tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-ESI-MSn). 5 compounds in Gentiana scabra Bge. are identified in the positive and negative mode. The research results demonstrate that the HPLC-ESI-MSn can quickly identified the components in Gentiana scabra Bge. . It also can provide the information of the relative molecular mass and chemical structure of the compounds in the extract of the Gentiana scabra Bge. .

Novel temperature- and pH-responsive graft copolymers composed of poly(L-glutamic acid) and poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)

A series of novel temperature- and pH-responsive graft copolymers, poly(L-glutamic acid)-g-poly(N-isopropylacrylamide), were synthesized by coupling amino-semitelechelic poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) with N-hydroxysuccinimide-activated poly(L-glutamic acid). The graft copolymers and their precursors were characterized, by ESI-FTICR Mass Spectrum, intrinsic viscosity measurements and proton nuclear magnetic resonance (H-1 NMR). The phase-transition and aggregation behaviors of the graft copolymers in aqueous solutions were investigated by the turbidity measurements and dynamic laser scattering.

Interactions of mitoxantrone with duplex and triplex DNA studied by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry

We have examined interactions between mitoxantrone (MXT) and DNA duplexes or triplexes with different base compositions by using electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS), respectively. MXT interacts preferentially with DNA duplexes compared to the triplexes. In the mass spectrum of the duplex-MXT mixture, the complex peaks dominated in the ratios of duplex/MXT of 1:1, 1:2 and 1:3, and the 1:2 duplex/MXT peak was the most abundant. In contrast, only 1:1 triplex-MXT complexes were observed in the mass spectrum of the triplex-MXT mixture, and the most intensive peak was a free triplex ion without MXT.

16-O-去甲基乌头碱的生物转化及电喷雾质谱研究

采用乌头碱和人肠内细菌体外温孵的方法,探讨乌头碱在肠内的生物转化规律.乌头类生物碱在ESI正离子模式条件下形成质子化分子[M+H]+,利用离子阱电喷雾串联质谱和傅立叶离子回旋共振电喷雾串联质谱方法可以直接分析乌头碱的转化产物.本文首次报道了乌头碱在人肠内菌群环境中产生16-O-去甲基乌头碱,16-O-去甲基乌头碱可进一步被肠内细菌转化,通过脱乙酰基、脱苯甲酰基、脱甲基、脱羟基以及酯化反应,产生新型的单酯型、双酯型和20余种脂类生物碱等转化产物.

北五味子不同炮制品中的木脂素类成分

研究北五味子炮制前后其中木脂素类成分的变化。采用电喷雾质谱(ESI-MS)以及高效液相色谱(HPLC)分别对经过不同方法炮制后的北五味子中木脂素类成分进行研究。北五味子经过不同方法炮制后,并没有新成分的生成,只是木脂素类成分含量有不同程度的变化。并对不同的炮制方法进行了比较。该方法准确、可靠,为北五味子不同炮制品的质量评价提供了一定的科学依据。