Simultaneous determination by UPLC-ESI-MS of scoparone, capillarisin, rhein, and emodin in rat urine after oral administration of Yin Chen Hao Tang preparation

A simple, sensitive, and validated method was developed for simultaneous determination of scoparone, capillarisin, rhein, and emodin in rat urine by ultra-performance liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization quadruple time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS). The urinary samples were analyzed on an Acquity UPLC BEH C18 1.7 microm 2.1x50 mm column. Scoparone, capillarisin, rhein, and emodin in rat urine were simultaneously analyzed with good separation. The lower limits of detection were 6.0, 9.0, 7.0, and 3.0 ng/mL, and the lower limits of quantification were 20.0, 33.0, 24.0, and 12.0 ng/mL for scoparone, capillarisin, rhein, and emodin, respectively. The intra- and inter-day precisions (RSD) were less than 9%. The intra- and inter-accuracies were found to be in the range of 94.14-104.54% for scoparone, 101.72-107.34% for capillarisin, 95.24-103.59% for rhein, and 101.32-107.82% for emodin at three concentration levels. The absolute recoveries for scoparone, capillarisin, rhein, and emodin were not less than 77.0%. The developed method has been applied to determine scoparone, capillarisin, rhein, and emodin in rat urine after oral administration of Yin Chen Hao Tang preparation, a traditional Chinese medicine formulation widely used in China for treatment of jaundice and liver disorders.

Development and validation of a ultra performance LC-ESI/MS method for analysis of metabolic phenotypes of healthy men in day and night urine samples

Ultra-performance LC coupled to quadrupole TOF/MS (UPLC-QTOF/MS) in positive and negative ESI was developed and validated to analyze metabolite profiles for urine from healthy men during the day and at night. Data analysis using principal components analysis (PCA) revealed differences between metabolic phenotypes of urine in healthy men during the day and at night. Positive ions with mass-to-charge ratio (m/z) 310.24 (5.35 min), 286.24 (4.74 min) and 310.24 (5.63 min) were elevated in the urine from healthy men at night compared to that during the day. Negative ions elevated in day urine samples of healthy men included m/z 167.02 (0.66 min), 263.12 (2.55 min) and 191.03 (0.73 min), whilst ions m/z 212.01 (4.77 min) were at a lower concentration in urine of healthy men during the day compared to that at night. The ions m/z 212.01 (4.77 min), 191.03 (0.73 min) and 310.24 (5.35 min) preliminarily correspond to indoxyl sulfate, citric acid and N-acetylneuraminic acid, providing further support for an involvement of phenotypic difference in urine of healthy men in day and night samples, which may be associated with notably different activities of gut microbiota, velocity of tricarboxylic acid cycle and activity of sialic acid biosynthesis in healthy men as regulated by circadian rhythm of the mammalian bioclock.

Metabolite profiling and pathway analysis of acute hepatitis rats by UPLC-ESI MS combined with pattern recognition methods

BACKGROUND & AIMS Metabolomics is comprehensive analysis of low-molecular-weight endogenous metabolites in a biological sample. It could enable mapping of perturbations of early biochemical changes in diseases and hence provide an opportunity to develop predictive biomarkers that could provide valuable insights into the mechanisms of diseases. The aim of this study was to elucidate the changes in endogenous metabolites and to phenotype the metabolic profiling of d-galactosamine (GalN)-inducing acute hepatitis in rats by UPLC-ESI MS. METHODS The systemic biochemical actions of GalN administration (ip, 400 mg/kg) have been investigated in male wistar rats using conventional clinical chemistry, liver histopathology and metabolomic analysis of UPLC- ESI MS of urine. The urine was collected predose (-24 to 0 h) and 0-24, 24-48, 48-72, 72-96 h post-dose. Mass spectrometry of the urine was analysed visually and via conjunction with multivariate data analysis. RESULTS Results demonstrated that there was a time-dependent biochemical effect of GalN dosed on the levels of a range of low-molecular-weight metabolites in urine, which was correlated with developing phase of the GalN-inducing acute hepatitis. Urinary excretion of beta-hydroxybutanoic acid and citric acid was decreased following GalN dosing, whereas that of glycocholic acid, indole-3-acetic acid, sphinganine, n-acetyl-l-phenylalanine, cholic acid and creatinine excretion was increased, which suggests that several key metabolic pathways such as energy metabolism, lipid metabolism and amino acid metabolism were perturbed by GalN. CONCLUSION This metabolomic investigation demonstrates that this robust non-invasive tool offers insight into the metabolic states of diseases.

A rapid and sensitive UPLC-ESI MS method for analysis of isofraxidin, a natural antistress compound, and its metabolites in rat plasma

Isofraxidin is one of the main bioactive constituents in the root of Acanthopanax senticosus, which has antifatigue, antistress, and immuno-accommondating effects. In this study, an ultraperformance LC (UPLC)-ESI MS method was developed for analyzing isofraxidin and its metabolites in rat plasma. The analysis was performed on a UPLC coupled with ESI MS (quadropole MS tandem TOF MS). The lower LOD (LLOD) for isofraxidin was 0.25 ng/mL, the intraday precision was less than 10%, the interday precision was less than 10%, and the extraction recovery was more than 80%. Isofraxidin and two metabolites (M1 and M2) were detected in rat plasma after oral administration of isofraxidin, and the molecular polarities of M1 and M2 were both increased compared to isofraxidin. The metabolites were identified as 5,6-dihydroxyl-7-methoxycoumarin and 5-hydroxyl-6,7-dimethoxycoumarin when subjected to parent ion spectra, product ion spectra, and extract mass and element composition analyses.

生附片化学成分的HPLC/ESI-MS~n研究

采用高效液相色谱与电喷雾质谱联用技术,对生附片的化学成分进行了系统的研究.并辅以提取离子色谱方法.发现微量的化学成分.通过保留时间,质荷比及多级串联质谱数据,共鉴定了48个成分,其中双酯型生物碱8个,单酯型生物碱7个,脂型生物碱29个.其中双酯型生物碱是生附片中的主要成分,而单酯型和脂型生物碱的含量和种类较少.

西洋参与北沙参的HPLC、ESI-MS指纹图谱识别

目的:通过HPLC、ESI-MS指纹图谱对中药西洋参与北沙参进行鉴别。方法:利用HPLC和ESI-MS技术,优化西洋参、北沙参提取物的色谱和质谱分离分析条件,建立二者HPLC、ESI-MS指纹图谱。结果:确定出西洋参与北沙参HPLC的各色谱峰相对保留时间;根据MS图中各成份的m/z值,确定相应成分的分子量。二者的液相色谱和质谱指纹图谱完全不同。结论:通过HPLC、ESI-MS指纹图谱可以完全鉴别中药西洋参与北沙参,方法简单准确,重现性好,具有实用价值。

刺五加叶的HPLC-UV和ESI-MS指纹图谱研究

对12批不同来源的刺五加叶提取物进行指纹图谱研究,并利用ESI-MS指纹图谱鉴别刺五加叶与山楂叶。分别采用高效液相色谱(HPLC-UV)和电喷雾电离质谱(ESI-MS)测定12批不同来源的刺五加叶提取物,利用ESI-MS技术测定刺五加叶与山楂叶提取物,得到了分离度、精密度和重现性均较好的刺五加叶HPLC-UV及ESI-MS指纹图谱;同时,利用刺五加叶与山楂叶ESI-MS指纹图谱的差异,成功鉴别了二者,可为刺五加叶药材的质量控制提供参考。

麻黄炮制条件的ESI-MS法优化

ESI-MS was used to optimize the Ephedra sinica refinement. The ratio of honey to drug is 20/100, and the ratio of water to honey is 1/2. The toast temperature is 80 ℃, and the toast time is 2 h. The change of Ephedra sinica after processing was given.

ESI-MS和HPLC-UV法研究大黄、黄柏、赤芍炮制前后化学成分变化

目的:考察大黄、黄柏、赤芍炮制前后化学成分在质和量方面的变化,以探讨中药的炮制机理。方法:利用电喷雾质谱法(ESI-MS)和高效液相色谱法(HPLC-UV),对大黄、黄柏、赤芍炮制前后的化学成分进行详细研究。质谱:电喷雾电离源(ESI),加热毛细管温度为200℃,喷雾电压为4.5kV;液相色谱:色谱柱为Agilent Zorbax C18柱(4.6mm×150mm,5μm),柱温均为28℃。结果:大黄经酒制和醋制后,其化学成分的含量变化较大;黄柏经酒制后巴马汀的含量略有增加,而小檗碱的含量呈下降趋势;盐制对于黄柏的化学成分几乎无影响;赤芍经酒制和炒制后,芍药苷的含量都呈下降趋势。结论:不同炮制方法对化学成分的影响不同,为进一步阐明中药材炮制入药的科学内涵提供了实验依据。

复方板蓝根颗粒水提部位的ESI-MS指纹图谱研究

Sialic acid and lysine as an internal standard substance,the ESI-MS fingerprinting of extracts of Compound Indigowoad Root Granule which from different origin was studied.The fingerprinting was obtained with better precision and reproducibility.This work can provide a reference for the quality control of Compound Indigowoad Root Granule.

ESI-MS法研究白芍炮制前后化学成分的变化

ESI-MS analytical method was employed to study extracts of unprocessed and processed Radix Paeoniae alba.The results of the experiments prove that different processed methods is making a certain different influence on the contents of chemiacl components in Radix Paeoniae alba.This method is simple and accurate.It can be used for analyse of Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM).