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Li S, Chen J, Guo X, Li X, Shen Q, Fu X, Tang D. Metabolic Patterns of Flavonoid and Its Key Gene Expression Characteristics of Five Cultivars of Tulipa gesneriana during Flower Development. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 13:459. [PMID: 38337991 PMCID: PMC10857304 DOI: 10.3390/plants13030459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2023] [Revised: 01/27/2024] [Accepted: 02/01/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024]
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Flower color is one of the most important ornamental traits of tulips (Tulipa gesneriana). Five typical tulip cultivars were selected to identify the flavonoid components and analyze their key gene expression in their tepals. Firstly, after preliminary determination of the pigment type, the flavonoids were identified by UPLC-Q-TOF-MS. A total of 17 anthoxanthins were detected in the five cultivars. The total anthoxanthin content in the white tulip and the red tulip showed a similar decreasing trend, while an increasing trend was observed in the black tulip. Similarly, a total of 13 anthocyanins were detected in five tulip cultivars. The black tulip contained the largest number of anthocyanins, mainly delphinidin derivatives (Dp) and cyanidin derivatives (Cy). The total anthocyanin content (TAC) in the orange, red, and black cultivars was higher than that in the white and yellow cultivars and presented an overall increase trend along with the flower development. TgCHS, TgFLS, TgF3H, TgF3'H, TgF3'5'H, and TgDFR, as key structural genes, were involved in the flavonoid synthesis pathway, and the expression patterns of these genes are basically consistent with the components and accumulation patterns of flavonoids mentioned above. Taken together, the flower color in tulips was closely related to the composition and content of anthocyanins and anthoxanthins, which were indeed regulated by certain key structural genes in the flavonoid pathway.
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- Shu Li
- School of Design, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Design, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Design, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Instrumental Analysis Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Shanghai Flower Port Enterprise Development Co., Ltd., Shanghai 200003, China
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- School of Design, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Design, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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Hong LL, Zhao Y, Yang CY, Li GZ, Wang HS, Chen WD, Cheng XY, Liu L. Identification of chemical constituents in vitro and in vivo of Er Shen Zhenwu Decoction by utilizing ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography with quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry. J Sep Sci 2021; 44:4327-4342. [PMID: 34665523 DOI: 10.1002/jssc.202100624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2021] [Revised: 10/10/2021] [Accepted: 10/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Er Shen Zhenwu Decoction is a prescription for treating chronic heart failure of heart and kidney yang deficiency, while its active ingredients remain unclear and difficult to identify. This paper aims to apply a rapid assay strategy of ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry to collect the mass spectrometry data of Er Shen Zhenwu Decoction and its decomposed recipes (monarch, minister, and assist). By comparing with retention time and MSE fragmentation patterns, 67 and 34 components in vitro and in vivo were identified, respectively, the main ingredients include saponins, terpenes, alkaloids, phenolic acids, tanshinone, urea, steroids, aromatics, organic acids, carbohydrates, and so forth, of which the monarch medicine > minister medicine > assist medicine. By comparison with reference standards, paeoniflorin, rosmarinic acid, ginsenoside Rg1, ginsenoside Re, ginsenoside Rb1 and atractylenolide III were identified in vitro and paeoniflorin, ginsenoside Rg1, ginsenoside Re and ginsenoside Rb1 were identified in vivo. In this study, the chemical ingredients of Er Shen Zhenwu Decoction were analyzed by ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry technology and each compound was grouped into the decomposed recipes. The identified substances can be used as references for Er Shen Zhenwu Decoction quality control and potential medicinal substances in chronic heart failure of heart and kidney yang deficiency treatment.
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- Li-Li Hong
- School of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, P. R. China.,Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicinal Formula, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, P. R. China.,Synergetic Innovation Center of Anhui Authentic Chinese Medicine Quality Improvement, Hefei, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, P. R. China.,Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicinal Formula, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, P. R. China.,Synergetic Innovation Center of Anhui Authentic Chinese Medicine Quality Improvement, Hefei, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, P. R. China.,Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicinal Formula, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, P. R. China.,Synergetic Innovation Center of Anhui Authentic Chinese Medicine Quality Improvement, Hefei, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, P. R. China.,Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicinal Formula, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, P. R. China.,Synergetic Innovation Center of Anhui Authentic Chinese Medicine Quality Improvement, Hefei, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, P. R. China.,Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicinal Formula, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, P. R. China.,Synergetic Innovation Center of Anhui Authentic Chinese Medicine Quality Improvement, Hefei, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, P. R. China.,Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicinal Formula, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, P. R. China.,Synergetic Innovation Center of Anhui Authentic Chinese Medicine Quality Improvement, Hefei, P. R. China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, P. R. China.,School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, P. R. China
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Dou XX, Lin S, Tian XH, Zhang YH, Guo X, Ye J, Zhang WD. Systematic characterization of the chemical constituents in vitro and prototypes in vivo of Dingkun Dan using ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry combined with the UNIFI™ software. Biomed Chromatogr 2020; 34:e4914. [PMID: 32515056 DOI: 10.1002/bmc.4914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2019] [Revised: 05/25/2020] [Accepted: 06/03/2020] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Dingkun Dan (DKD), a famous traditional Chinese medicine, has been widely used in the treatment of irregular menstruation, leucorrhea abnormality, and postpartum gynecological diseases since Qing dynasty (1739). It comprises 30 flavors of Chinese medicinal materials, which results in its complex chemical composition. In this study, an integrative method was developed to rapidly characterize the chemical components of DKD using ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry combined with the UNIFI™ software. A total of 234 compounds, including 47 triterpenoid saponins, 55 flavonoids, and 38 alkaloids, were identified. Of them, 170 compounds were characterized initially and 61 compounds were identified unambiguously using reference standards. Under the same analysis conditions, 43 prototypical components, which were tentatively assigned as triterpenoid saponins, flavonoids, alkaloids, terpenoids, phenylpropanoids, and others, were absorbed in rat by serum pharmacochemistry analysis. DKD exhibited diverse pharmacological activities through the combined effect of these components. This study was the first systematic study of chemical components in vitro originating from 30 medicinal materials and prototypes in vivo of DKD, which could provide scientific evidence for explaining its therapeutic effect.
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- Xiu-Xiu Dou
- Interdisciplinary Science Research Institute, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of New Drug and Pharmaceutical Process, Shanghai, Shanghai, China
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- Interdisciplinary Science Research Institute, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Interdisciplinary Science Research Institute, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Interdisciplinary Science Research Institute, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Phytochemistry, School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Interdisciplinary Science Research Institute, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.,State Key Laboratory of New Drug and Pharmaceutical Process, Shanghai, Shanghai, China.,Department of Phytochemistry, School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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Ren JL, Zhang AH, Kong L, Han Y, Yan GL, Sun H, Wang XJ. Analytical strategies for the discovery and validation of quality-markers of traditional Chinese medicine. PHYTOMEDICINE : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOTHERAPY AND PHYTOPHARMACOLOGY 2020; 67:153165. [PMID: 31954259 DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2019.153165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2019] [Revised: 11/23/2019] [Accepted: 12/28/2019] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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BACKGROUND Quality control of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is the basis of clinical efficacy. Due to the complexity of TCM, it is difficult to unify the quality control, and hinders the further implementation of the quality standardization of TCM. As a new concept, quality-marker (Q-marker) plays a powerful role in promoting the standardization of quality control system of TCM. HYPOTHESIS/PURPOSE The present review aims to provide reference and scientific basis for further development of Q-marker and assist standardization of quality control of TCM. METHODS Extensive search of various documents and electronic databases such as Pubmed, Royal Society of Chemistry, Science Direct, Springer, Web of Science, and Wiley, etc., were used to search scientific contributions. Other online academic libraries, e.g. Google Scholars, Scopus and national pharmacology literature were also been employed to learn more relevant information about Q-marker. RESULTS Q-markers play vital role in promoting the standardization of quality control of TCM. The factors that affect the quality of TCM, the advantages and disadvantages of the analytical techniques commonly used in Q-marker research were reviewed, as well as the systematic research strategies, which were verified by practices. CONCLUSION The proposal of Q-marker not only provided a new perspective to break through the bottleneck of current quality control, but also can be used in the evaluation of pharmacological efficiency, therapeutic discovery, toxicology, etc. In addition, the Q-marker analysis strategies summarized in this paper is helpful to standardize the quality control of TCM and promote the internationalization of TCM.
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- Jun-Ling Ren
- National Chinmedomics Research Center, Sino-America Chinmedomics Technology Collaboration Center, National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry, Metabolomics Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Heping Road 24, Harbin, China
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- National Chinmedomics Research Center, Sino-America Chinmedomics Technology Collaboration Center, National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry, Metabolomics Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Heping Road 24, Harbin, China
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- National Chinmedomics Research Center, Sino-America Chinmedomics Technology Collaboration Center, National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry, Metabolomics Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Heping Road 24, Harbin, China
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- National Chinmedomics Research Center, Sino-America Chinmedomics Technology Collaboration Center, National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry, Metabolomics Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Heping Road 24, Harbin, China
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- National Chinmedomics Research Center, Sino-America Chinmedomics Technology Collaboration Center, National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry, Metabolomics Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Heping Road 24, Harbin, China
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- National Chinmedomics Research Center, Sino-America Chinmedomics Technology Collaboration Center, National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry, Metabolomics Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Heping Road 24, Harbin, China
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- National Chinmedomics Research Center, Sino-America Chinmedomics Technology Collaboration Center, National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry, Metabolomics Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Heping Road 24, Harbin, China; State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Avenida Wai Long, Taipa, Macau; National Engineering Laboratory for the Development of Southwestern Endangered Medicinal Materials, Guangxi Botanical Garden of Medicinal Plant, Nanning, Guangxi, China.
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Sun YC, Han SC, Yao MZ, Liu HB, Wang YM. Exploring the metabolic biomarkers and pathway changes in crucian under carbonate alkalinity exposure using high-throughput metabolomics analysis based on UPLC-ESI-QTOF-MS. RSC Adv 2020; 10:1552-1571. [PMID: 35494719 PMCID: PMC9047290 DOI: 10.1039/c9ra08090b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2019] [Accepted: 12/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The aims of this study is to explore the metabolomic biomarker and pathway changes in crucian under carbonate alkalinity exposures using high-throughput metabolomics analysis based on ultra-performance liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization-quadrupole time of flight-tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-ESI-QTOF-MS) for carrying out adaptive evolution of fish in environmental exposures and understanding molecular physiological mechanisms of saline–alkali tolerance in fishes. Under 60 day exposure management, the UPLC-ESI-QTOF-MS technology, coupled with a pattern recognition approach and metabolic pathway analysis, was utilized to give insight into the metabolic biomarker and pathway changes. In addition, biochemical parameters in response to carbonate alkalinity in fish were detected for chronic impairment evaluation. A total of twenty-seven endogenous metabolites were identified to distinguish the biochemical changes in fish in clean water under exposure to different concentrations of carbonate alkalinity (CA); these mainly involved amino acid synthesis and metabolism, arachidonic acid metabolism, glyoxylate and dicarboxylate metabolism, pyruvate metabolism and the citrate cycle (TCA cycle). Compared with the control group, CA exposure increased the level of blood ammonia; TP; ALB; Gln in the liver and gills; GS; urea in blood, the liver and gills; CREA; CPS; Glu and LDH; and decreased the level of weight gain rate, oxygen consumption, discharge rate of ammonia, SOD, CAT, ALT, AST and Na+/K+-ATPase. At low concentrations, CA can change the normal metabolism of fish in terms of changing the osmotic pressure regulation capacity, antioxidant capacity, ammonia metabolism and liver and kidney function to adapt to the CA exposure environment. As the concentration of CA increases, various metabolic processes in crucian are inhibited, causing chronic damage to the body. The results show that the metabolomic strategy is a potentially powerful tool for identifying the mechanisms in response to different environmental exposomes and offers precious information about the chronic response of fish to CA. We explore the metabolic biomarker and pathway changes accompanying the adaptive evolution of crucian subjected to carbonate alkalinity exposure, using UPLC-ESI-QTOF-MS, in order to understand the molecular physiological mechanisms of saline–alkali tolerance.![]()
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- Yan-chun Sun
- Heilongjiang River Fisheries Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences
- Laboratory of Quality & Safety Risk Assessment for Aquatic Products
- Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Areas
- Harbin 150070
- P. R. China
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- Heilongjiang River Fisheries Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences
- Laboratory of Quality & Safety Risk Assessment for Aquatic Products
- Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Areas
- Harbin 150070
- P. R. China
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- Heilongjiang River Fisheries Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences
- Laboratory of Quality & Safety Risk Assessment for Aquatic Products
- Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Areas
- Harbin 150070
- P. R. China
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- Heilongjiang River Fisheries Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences
- Laboratory of Quality & Safety Risk Assessment for Aquatic Products
- Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Areas
- Harbin 150070
- P. R. China
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- Heilongjiang River Fisheries Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences
- Laboratory of Quality & Safety Risk Assessment for Aquatic Products
- Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Areas
- Harbin 150070
- P. R. China
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Zhang AH, Ma ZM, Kong L, Gao HL, Sun H, Wang XQ, Yu JB, Han Y, Yan GL, Wang XJ. High-throughput lipidomics analysis to discover lipid biomarkers and profiles as potential targets for evaluating efficacy of Kai-Xin-San against APP/PS1 transgenic mice based on UPLC-Q/TOF-MS. Biomed Chromatogr 2019; 34:e4724. [PMID: 31755117 DOI: 10.1002/bmc.4724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2019] [Revised: 10/01/2019] [Accepted: 10/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Lipid metabolism has a significant function in the central nervous system and Alzheimer's disease (AD) is an age-related senile disease characterized by central nerve degeneration. The pathological development of AD is closely related to lipid metabolism disorders. To reveal the influence of Kai-Xin-San (KXS) on lipid metabolism in APP/PSI transgenic mice and potential therapeutic targets for treating AD, brain tissue samples were collected and analyzed by high-throughput lipidomics based on UPLC-Q/TOF-MS. The collected raw data were processed by multivariate data analysis to discover the potential biomarkers and lipid metabolic profiles. Compared with the control wild-type mouse group, nine potential lipid biomarkers were found in the AD model group, of which seven were up-regulated and two were down-regulated. Orally administrated KXS can reverse the changes in these potential biomarkers. Compared with the model group, a total of six differential metabolites showed a recovery trend and may be potential targets for KXS to treat AD. This study showed that high-throughput lipidomics can be used to discover the perturbed pathways and lipid biomarkers as potential targets to reveal the therapeutic effects of KXS.
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- Ai-Hua Zhang
- National Chinmedomics Research Center, Sino-America Chinmedomics Technology Collaboration Center, National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry, Laboratory of Metabolomics, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China
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- National Chinmedomics Research Center, Sino-America Chinmedomics Technology Collaboration Center, National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry, Laboratory of Metabolomics, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China
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- National Chinmedomics Research Center, Sino-America Chinmedomics Technology Collaboration Center, National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry, Laboratory of Metabolomics, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China
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- National Chinmedomics Research Center, Sino-America Chinmedomics Technology Collaboration Center, National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry, Laboratory of Metabolomics, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China
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- National Chinmedomics Research Center, Sino-America Chinmedomics Technology Collaboration Center, National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry, Laboratory of Metabolomics, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China
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- National Chinmedomics Research Center, Sino-America Chinmedomics Technology Collaboration Center, National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry, Laboratory of Metabolomics, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China
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- National Chinmedomics Research Center, Sino-America Chinmedomics Technology Collaboration Center, National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry, Laboratory of Metabolomics, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China
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- National Chinmedomics Research Center, Sino-America Chinmedomics Technology Collaboration Center, National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry, Laboratory of Metabolomics, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China
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- National Chinmedomics Research Center, Sino-America Chinmedomics Technology Collaboration Center, National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry, Laboratory of Metabolomics, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China
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- National Chinmedomics Research Center, Sino-America Chinmedomics Technology Collaboration Center, National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry, Laboratory of Metabolomics, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China
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Wang XJ, Ren JL, Zhang AH, Sun H, Yan GL, Han Y, Liu L. Novel applications of mass spectrometry-based metabolomics in herbal medicines and its active ingredients: Current evidence. MASS SPECTROMETRY REVIEWS 2019; 38:380-402. [PMID: 30817039 DOI: 10.1002/mas.21589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2018] [Accepted: 01/25/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Current evidence shows that herbal medicines could be beneficial for the treatment of various diseases. However, the complexities present in chemical compositions of herbal medicines are currently an obstacle for the progression of herbal medicines, which involve unclear bioactive compounds, mechanisms of action, undetermined targets for therapy, non-specific features for drug metabolism, etc. To overcome those issues, metabolomics can be a great to improve and understand herbal medicines from the small-molecule metabolism level. Metabolomics could solve scientific difficulties with herbal medicines from a metabolic perspective, and promote drug discovery and development. In recent years, mass spectrometry-based metabolomics was widely applied for the analysis of herbal constituents in vivo and in vitro. In this review, we highlight the value of mass spectrometry-based metabolomics and metabolism to address the complexity of herbal medicines in systems pharmacology, and to enhance their biomedical value in biomedicine, to shed light on the aid that mass spectrometry-based metabolomics can offer to the investigation of its active ingredients, especially, to link phytochemical analysis with the assessment of pharmacological effect and therapeutic potential. © 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Mass Spec Rev.
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- Xi-Jun Wang
- National Chinmedomics Research Center, Sino-America Chinmedomics Technology Collaboration Center, National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry, Laboratory of Metabolomics, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Heping Road 24, Harbin, 150040, China
- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Avenida Wai Long, Taipa, Macau
- National Engineering Laboratory for the Development of Southwestern Endangered Medicinal Materials, Guangxi Botanical Garden of Medicinal Plant, Nanning Guangxi, China
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- National Chinmedomics Research Center, Sino-America Chinmedomics Technology Collaboration Center, National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry, Laboratory of Metabolomics, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Heping Road 24, Harbin, 150040, China
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- National Chinmedomics Research Center, Sino-America Chinmedomics Technology Collaboration Center, National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry, Laboratory of Metabolomics, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Heping Road 24, Harbin, 150040, China
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- National Chinmedomics Research Center, Sino-America Chinmedomics Technology Collaboration Center, National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry, Laboratory of Metabolomics, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Heping Road 24, Harbin, 150040, China
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- National Chinmedomics Research Center, Sino-America Chinmedomics Technology Collaboration Center, National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry, Laboratory of Metabolomics, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Heping Road 24, Harbin, 150040, China
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- National Chinmedomics Research Center, Sino-America Chinmedomics Technology Collaboration Center, National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry, Laboratory of Metabolomics, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Heping Road 24, Harbin, 150040, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Avenida Wai Long, Taipa, Macau
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Wang D, Li Q, Liu R, Xu H, Yin Y, Wang Y, Wang H, Bi K. Quality control of Semen Ziziphi Spinosae standard decoction based on determination of multi-components using TOF-MS/MS and UPLC-PDA technology. J Pharm Anal 2019; 9:406-413. [PMID: 31890340 PMCID: PMC6931073 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpha.2019.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2018] [Revised: 12/30/2018] [Accepted: 01/02/2019] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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A sensitive, fast and comprehensive method for the quality assessment of Semen Ziziphi Spinosae (SZS) standard decoction with characterization of its chemical components was developed and validated. UPLC-Q/TOF-MS/MS system was used to identify thirty-six chemical components of SZS standard decoction which included nucleosides, phenolic acids, alkaloids, and flavonoids. Furthermore, a UPLC-PDA method was validated to simultaneously determine adenosine, protocatechuic acid, magnoflorine, catechin, protocatechin, vicenin II, spinosin, kaempferol-3-rutinoside, and 6'''-feruloylspinosin which represent four species of characteristic compounds. The qualitative method had been validated according to Chinese Pharmacopoeia (2015 edition) in terms of lineary, repeatability, recovery and stability for all analytes, with the results showing good precision, accuracy and stability. In conclusion, the method using UPLC combined with MS and PDA provided a novel way for the standardization and identification of SZS standard decoction, and also offered a basis for qualitative analysis and quality assessment of the preparations for SZS standard decoction.
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- Di Wang
- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
- National and Local United Engineering Laboratory for Key Technology of Chinese Material Medical Quality Control, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
- National and Local United Engineering Laboratory for Key Technology of Chinese Material Medical Quality Control, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
- National and Local United Engineering Laboratory for Key Technology of Chinese Material Medical Quality Control, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
- National and Local United Engineering Laboratory for Key Technology of Chinese Material Medical Quality Control, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
- National and Local United Engineering Laboratory for Key Technology of Chinese Material Medical Quality Control, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
- National and Local United Engineering Laboratory for Key Technology of Chinese Material Medical Quality Control, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
- National and Local United Engineering Laboratory for Key Technology of Chinese Material Medical Quality Control, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
- National and Local United Engineering Laboratory for Key Technology of Chinese Material Medical Quality Control, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
- Corresponding author at: School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China.
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Zheng W, Wang F, Zhao Y, Sun X, Kang L, Fan Z, Qiao L, Yan R, Liu S, Ma B. Rapid Characterization of Constituents in Tribulus terrestris from Different Habitats by UHPLC/Q-TOF MS. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2017; 28:2302-2318. [PMID: 28766114 DOI: 10.1007/s13361-017-1761-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2017] [Revised: 07/04/2017] [Accepted: 07/09/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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A strategy for rapid identification of the chemical constituents from crude extracts of Tribulus terrestris was proposed using an informatics platform for the UHPLC/Q-TOF MSE data analyses. This strategy mainly utilizes neutral losses, characteristic fragments, and in-house library to rapidly identify the structure of the compounds. With this strategy, rapid characterization of the chemical components of T. terrestris from Beijing, China was successfully achieved. A total of 82 steroidal saponins and nine flavonoids were identified or tentatively identified from T. terrestris. Among them, 15 new components were deduced based on retention times and characteristic MS fragmentation patterns. Furthermore, the chemical components of T. terrestris, including the other two samples from Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region, China, and Rome, Italy, were also identified with this strategy. Altogether, 141 chemical components were identified from these three samples, of which 39 components were identified or tentatively identified as new compounds, including 35 groups of isomers. It demonstrated that this strategy provided an efficient protocol for the rapid identification of chemical constituents in complex samples such as traditional Chinese medicines (TCMs) by UHPLC/Q-TOF MSE with informatics platform. Graphical Abstract ᅟ.
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- Wei Zheng
- Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, No. 27 Taiping Road, Beijing, 100850, China
- Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 88 Yuquan Road, Tianjin, 300193, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, No. 27 Taiping Road, Beijing, 100850, China
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- Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, No. 27 Taiping Road, Beijing, 100850, China
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- Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, No. 27 Taiping Road, Beijing, 100850, China
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- Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, No. 27 Taiping Road, Beijing, 100850, China
- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Dao-di Herbs, National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100700, China
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- Waters Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd, Shanghai, 201206, China
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- Waters Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd, Shanghai, 201206, China
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- Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, No. 27 Taiping Road, Beijing, 100850, China
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- Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, No. 27 Taiping Road, Beijing, 100850, China
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- Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, No. 27 Taiping Road, Beijing, 100850, China.
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Du Y, He B, Li Q, He J, Wang D, Bi K. Identification and analysis of chemical constituents and rat serum metabolites in Suan-Zao-Ren granule using ultra high performance liquid chromatography quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry combined with multiple data processing approaches. J Sep Sci 2017; 40:2914-2924. [PMID: 28544541 DOI: 10.1002/jssc.201700236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2017] [Revised: 05/13/2017] [Accepted: 05/15/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Suan-Zao-Ren granule is widely used to treat insomnia in China. However, because of the complexity and diversity of the chemical compositions in traditional Chinese medicine formula, the comprehensive analysis of constituents in vitro and in vivo is rather difficult. In our study, an ultra high performance liquid chromatography with quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry and the PeakView® software, which uses multiple data processing approaches including product ion filter, neutral loss filter, and mass defect filter, method was developed to characterize the ingredients and rat serum metabolites in Suan-Zao-Ren granule. A total of 101 constituents were detected in vitro. Under the same analysis conditions, 68 constituents were characterized in rat serum, including 35 prototype components and 33 metabolites. The metabolic pathways of main components were also illustrated. Among them, the metabolic pathways of timosaponin AI were firstly revealed. The bioactive compounds mainly underwent the phase I metabolic pathways including hydroxylation, oxidation, hydrolysis, and phase II metabolic pathways including sulfate conjugation, glucuronide conjugation, cysteine conjugation, acetycysteine conjugation, and glutathione conjugation. In conclusion, our results showed that this analysis approach was extremely useful for the in-depth pharmacological research of Suan-Zao-Ren granule and provided a chemical basis for its rational.
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- Yiyang Du
- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China.,National and Local United Engineering Laboratory for Key Technology of Chinese Material Medica Quality Control, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China.,National and Local United Engineering Laboratory for Key Technology of Chinese Material Medica Quality Control, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China.,National and Local United Engineering Laboratory for Key Technology of Chinese Material Medica Quality Control, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China.,National and Local United Engineering Laboratory for Key Technology of Chinese Material Medica Quality Control, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China.,National and Local United Engineering Laboratory for Key Technology of Chinese Material Medica Quality Control, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China.,National and Local United Engineering Laboratory for Key Technology of Chinese Material Medica Quality Control, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
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Han Y, Zhang A, Sun H, Zhang Y, Meng X, Yan G, Liu L, Wang X. High-throughput ultra high performance liquid chromatography combined with mass spectrometry approach for the rapid analysis and characterization of multiple constituents of the fruit ofAcanthopanax senticosus(Rupr. et Maxim.) Harms. J Sep Sci 2017; 40:2178-2187. [DOI: 10.1002/jssc.201601445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2017] [Revised: 03/17/2017] [Accepted: 03/17/2017] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Yue Han
- Sino-America Chinmedomics Technology Collaboration Center; National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry; Chinmedomics Research Center of State Administration of TCM; Laboratory of Metabolomics; Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis; Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine; Harbin China
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- Sino-America Chinmedomics Technology Collaboration Center; National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry; Chinmedomics Research Center of State Administration of TCM; Laboratory of Metabolomics; Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis; Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine; Harbin China
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- Sino-America Chinmedomics Technology Collaboration Center; National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry; Chinmedomics Research Center of State Administration of TCM; Laboratory of Metabolomics; Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis; Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine; Harbin China
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- Sino-America Chinmedomics Technology Collaboration Center; National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry; Chinmedomics Research Center of State Administration of TCM; Laboratory of Metabolomics; Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis; Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine; Harbin China
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- Sino-America Chinmedomics Technology Collaboration Center; National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry; Chinmedomics Research Center of State Administration of TCM; Laboratory of Metabolomics; Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis; Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine; Harbin China
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- Sino-America Chinmedomics Technology Collaboration Center; National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry; Chinmedomics Research Center of State Administration of TCM; Laboratory of Metabolomics; Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis; Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine; Harbin China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine; Macau University of Science and Technology; Taipa Macau
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- Sino-America Chinmedomics Technology Collaboration Center; National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry; Chinmedomics Research Center of State Administration of TCM; Laboratory of Metabolomics; Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis; Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine; Harbin China
- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine; Macau University of Science and Technology; Taipa Macau
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Sun H, Liu J, Zhang A, Zhang Y, Meng X, Han Y, Zhang Y, Wang X. Characterization of the multiple components of Acanthopanax Senticosus stem by ultra high performance liquid chromatography with quadrupole time-of-flight tandem mass spectrometry. J Sep Sci 2015; 39:496-502. [PMID: 26632031 DOI: 10.1002/jssc.201500915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2015] [Revised: 10/29/2015] [Accepted: 11/13/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Acanthopanax Senticosus Harms. has been used widely in traditional Chinese medicine for the treatment of chronic bronchitis, neurasthenia, hypertension and ischemic heart disease. However, the in vivo constituents of the stem of Acanthopanax Senticosus remain unknown. In this paper, ultra high performance liquid chromatography with electrospray ionization quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry and the MarkerLynx(TM) software combined with multiple data processing approach were used to study the constituents in vitro and in vivo. The aqueous extract from the Acanthopanax Senticosus stem and the compositions in rat serum after intragastric administration were completely analyzed. Consequently, 115 compounds in the aqueous extract from Acanthopanax Senticosus stem and 41 compounds absorbed into blood were characterized. Of the 115 compounds in vitro, 54 were reported for first time, including sinapyl alcohol, sinapyl alcohol diglucoside, and 1-O-sinapoyl-β-D-glucose. In the 41 compounds in vivo, 7 were prototype components and 34 were metabolites which were from 21 components of aqueous extract from Acanthopanax Senticosus stem, and the metabolic pathways of the metabolites were elucidated for first time. The results narrowed the range of screening the active components and provided a basis for the study of action mechanism and pharmacology.
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- Hui Sun
- National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry, Laboratory of Metabolomics and Chinmedomics, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China
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- National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry, Laboratory of Metabolomics and Chinmedomics, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China.,Research Center of Medical Science, Qiqihar Medical University, Jianhua District, Qiqihar, China
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- National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry, Laboratory of Metabolomics and Chinmedomics, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China
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- National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry, Laboratory of Metabolomics and Chinmedomics, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China
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- National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry, Laboratory of Metabolomics and Chinmedomics, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China
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- National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry, Laboratory of Metabolomics and Chinmedomics, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China
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- National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry, Laboratory of Metabolomics and Chinmedomics, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China
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- National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry, Laboratory of Metabolomics and Chinmedomics, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China
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Dong P, Zhang L, Zhan L, Liu Y. Ultra high performance liquid chromatography with mass spectrometry for the rapid analysis and global characterization of multiple constituents from Zibu Piyin Recipe. J Sep Sci 2015; 39:595-602. [DOI: 10.1002/jssc.201500852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2015] [Revised: 10/23/2015] [Accepted: 11/09/2015] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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- Peipei Dong
- Institute of Integrative Medicine; Dalian Medical University; Dalian China
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- Institute of Integrative Medicine; Dalian Medical University; Dalian China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences; Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine; Nanjing China
- Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital; Dalian Medical University; Dalian China
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- Institute of Integrative Medicine; Dalian Medical University; Dalian China
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Li MN, Dong X, Gao W, Liu XG, Wang R, Li P, Yang H. Global identification and quantitative analysis of chemical constituents in traditional Chinese medicinal formula Qi-Fu-Yin by ultra-high performance liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2015; 114:376-89. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2015.05.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2015] [Revised: 05/05/2015] [Accepted: 05/28/2015] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Li H, Yu Y, Wang Z, Geng J, Dai Y, Xiao W, Yao X. Chemical profiling of Re-Du-Ning injection by ultra-performance liquid chromatography coupled with electrospray ionization tandem quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry through the screening of diagnostic Ions in MS(E) mode. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0121031. [PMID: 25875968 PMCID: PMC4395252 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0121031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2014] [Accepted: 02/05/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The broad applications and mechanism explorations of traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions (TCMPs) require a clear understanding of TCMP chemical constituents. In the present study, we describe an efficient and universally applicable analytical approach based on ultra-performance liquid chromatography coupled to electrospray ionization tandem quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UPLC-ESI-Q/TOF-MS) with the MSE (E denotes collision energy) data acquisition mode, which allowed the rapid separation and reliable determination of TCMP chemical constituents. By monitoring diagnostic ions in the high energy function of MSE, target peaks of analogous compounds in TCMPs could be rapidly screened and identified. “Re-Du-Ning” injection (RDN), a eutherapeutic traditional Chinese medicine injection (TCMI) that has been widely used to reduce fever caused by viral infections in clinical practice, was studied as an example. In total, 90 compounds, including five new iridoids and one new sesquiterpene, were identified or tentatively characterized by accurate mass measurements within 5 ppm error. This analysis was accompanied by MS fragmentation and reference standard comparison analyses. Furthermore, the herbal sources of these compounds were unambiguously confirmed by comparing the extracted ion chromatograms (EICs) of RDN and ingredient herbal extracts. Our work provides a certain foundation for further studies of RDN. Moreover, the analytical approach developed herein has proven to be generally applicable for profiling the chemical constituents in TCMPs and other complicated mixtures.
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- Haibo Li
- Jiangsu Kanion Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Lianyungang, China
- Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine & Natural Products, College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
- State Key Lab of New-Tech for Chinese Medicine Pharmaceutical Process, Lianyungang, China
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- Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine & Natural Products, College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Jiangsu Kanion Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Lianyungang, China
- State Key Lab of New-Tech for Chinese Medicine Pharmaceutical Process, Lianyungang, China
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- Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine & Natural Products, College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Jiangsu Kanion Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Lianyungang, China
- State Key Lab of New-Tech for Chinese Medicine Pharmaceutical Process, Lianyungang, China
- * E-mail: (XY); (WX)
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- Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine & Natural Products, College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
- Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
- * E-mail: (XY); (WX)
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Wang F, Ai Y, Wu Y, Ma W, Bian Q, Lee DYW, Dai R. Systematic chemical profiling of a multicomponent Chinese herbal formula Huo Luo Xiao Ling Dan by ultra high performance liquid chromatography coupled with electrospray ionization quadrupoletime-of-flight mass spectrometry. J Sep Sci 2015; 38:917-24. [DOI: 10.1002/jssc.201401245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2014] [Revised: 12/16/2014] [Accepted: 12/25/2014] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Fenrong Wang
- School of Pharmacy; Shenyang Pharmaceutical University; Shenyang China
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- School of Pharmacy; Shenyang Pharmaceutical University; Shenyang China
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- School of Pharmacy; Shenyang Pharmaceutical University; Shenyang China
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- School of Pharmacy; Shenyang Pharmaceutical University; Shenyang China
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- School of Pharmacy; Shenyang Pharmaceutical University; Shenyang China
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- Mailman Research Center; McLean Hospital; Harvard Medical School; Boston MA USA
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- School of Pharmacy; Shenyang Pharmaceutical University; Shenyang China
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Pi J, Wu X, Yang S, Zeng P, Feng Y. Rapid identification of erythrocyte phospholipids in Sprague-Dawley rats by ultra high performance liquid chromatography with electrospray ionization quadrupole time-of-flight tandem mass spectrometry. J Sep Sci 2015; 38:886-93. [PMID: 25564825 DOI: 10.1002/jssc.201401120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2014] [Revised: 11/24/2014] [Accepted: 12/22/2014] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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A rapid, sensitive, and reliable approach for analyzing five kinds of erythrocyte phospholipids in Sprague-Dawley rats was provided by ultra high performance liquid chromatography coupled with electrospray ionization quadrupole time-of-flight tandem mass spectrometry with MassLynx(TM) MassFragment. Improving conventional high performance liquid chromatography techniques, ultra high performance liquid chromatography integrated with quadrupole time-of-flight tandem mass spectrometry offers high sensitivity and increased analytical speed by using columns packed with sub-2 μm particles (1.7 μm), which allows a faster separation to be achieved. Through this method, 83 phospholipids were tentatively characterized based on their mass spectra and tandem mass spectra, as well as by matching the in-house formula database within a mass error of 5 ppm, including 40 phosphatidylcholines, 24 phosphatidyl ethanolamines, three phosphatidylinositols, six phosphatidylserines, and ten sphingomyelins. Our present results proved that the established method could be used to qualitatively analyze complex erythrocyte phospholipids in Sprague-Dawley rats and provide a useful data base for pharmacology and phospholipidomics to seek potential biomarkers of disease prediction.
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- Juanjuan Pi
- Central laboratory, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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Su MX, Zhou WD, Lan J, Di B, Hang TJ. Rapid and sensitive analysis of multiple bioactive constituents in tripterygium glycosides tablets using liquid chromatography coupled with time-of-flight mass spectrometry. J Sep Sci 2015; 38:804-12. [PMID: 25546170 DOI: 10.1002/jssc.201400946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2014] [Revised: 12/09/2014] [Accepted: 12/17/2014] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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A simultaneous determination method based on liquid chromatography coupled with time-of-flight mass spectrometry was developed for the analysis of 11 bioactive constituents in tripterygium glycosides tablets, an immune and inflammatory prescription used in China. The analysis was fully optimized on a 1.8 μm particle size C18 column with linear gradient elution, permitting good separation of the 11 analytes and two internal standards in 21 min. The quantitation of each target constituent was carried out using the narrow window extracted ion chromatograms with a ±l0 ppm extraction window, yielding good linearity (r(2) > 0.996) with a linear range of 10-1000 ng/mL. The limits of quantitation were low ranging from 0.25 to 5.02 ng/mL for the 11 analytes, and the precisions and repeatability were better than 1.6 and 5.3%, respectively. The acceptable recoveries obtained were in the range of 93.4-107.4%. This proposed method was successfully applied to quantify the 11 bioactive constituents in commercial samples produced by nine pharmaceutical manufacturers to profile the quality of these preparations. The overall results demonstrate that the contents of the 11 bioactive constituents in different samples were in great diversity, therefore, the quality, clinical safety, and efficacy of this drug needs further research and evaluation.
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- Meng-xiang Su
- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, P. R. China; Key Laboratory of Drug Quality Control and Pharmacovigilance (China Pharmaceutical University), Ministry of Education, Nanjing, P. R. China
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Fitzgerald C, Aluko RE, Hossain M, Rai DK, Hayes M. Potential of a renin inhibitory peptide from the red seaweed Palmaria palmata as a functional food ingredient following confirmation and characterization of a hypotensive effect in spontaneously hypertensive rats. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2014; 62:8352-8356. [PMID: 25062358 DOI: 10.1021/jf500983n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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This work examined the resistance of the renin inhibitory, tridecapeptide IRLIIVLMPILMA derived previously from a Palmaria palmata papain hydrolysate, during gastrointestinal (GI) transit. Following simulated GI digestion, breakdown products were identified using mass spectrometry analysis and the known renin and angiotensin I converting enzyme inhibitory dipeptide IR was identified. In vivo animal studies using spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs) were used to confirm the antihypertensive effects of both the tridecapeptide IRLIIVLMPILMA and the seaweed protein hydrolysate from which this peptide was isolated. After 24 h, the SHR group fed the P. palmata protein hydrolysate recorded a drop of 34 mm Hg in systolic blood pressure (SBP) from 187 (±0.25) to 153 (± 0.64) mm Hg SBP, while the group fed the tridecapeptide IRLIIVLMPLIMA presented a drop of 33 mm Hg in blood pressure from 187 (±0.95) to 154 (±0.94) mm Hg SBP compared to the SBP recorded at time zero. The results of this study indicate that the seaweed protein derived hydrolysate has potential for use as antihypertensive agents and that the tridecapeptide is cleaved and activated to the dipeptide IR when it travels through the GI tract. Both the hydrolysate and peptide reduced SHR blood pressure when administered orally over a 24 h period.
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- Ciaran Fitzgerald
- Food Biosciences Department, Teagasc Food Research Centre , Ashtown, Dublin 15, Ireland
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Huang H, Liu M, Chen P. RECENT ADVANCES IN ULTRA-HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY FOR THE ANALYSIS OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE. ANAL LETT 2014; 47:1835-1851. [PMID: 25045170 DOI: 10.1080/00032719.2014.888727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Traditional Chinese medicine has been widely used for the prevention and treatment of various diseases for thousands of years in China. Ultra-high performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC) is a relatively new technique offering new possibilities. This paper reviews recent developments in UHPLC in the separation and identification, fingerprinting, quantification, and metabolism of traditional Chinese medicine. Recently, the combination of UHPLC with MS has improved the efficiency of the analysis of these materials.
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- Huilian Huang
- Key Laboratory of Modern Preparation of TCM, Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ministry of Education, Nanchang 330004, China ; Food Composition and Methods Development Laboratory, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, MD, US
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- Key Laboratory of Modern Preparation of TCM, Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ministry of Education, Nanchang 330004, China
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- Food Composition and Methods Development Laboratory, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, MD, US
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Gao X, Sun W, Fu Q, Niu X. Ultra-performance liquid chromatography coupled with electrospray ionization/quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry for the rapid analysis of constituents in the traditional Chinese medical formula Danggui San. J Sep Sci 2013; 37:53-60. [DOI: 10.1002/jssc.201300969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2013] [Revised: 10/11/2013] [Accepted: 10/22/2013] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Xin Gao
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences; School of Pharmacy, Health Science Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University; Xi'an Shaanxi P. R. China
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- Information Department of Science and Technology, Xi'an Xintong Pharmaceutical Research Co., Ltd; Xi'an Shaanxi P. R. China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences; School of Pharmacy, Health Science Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University; Xi'an Shaanxi P. R. China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences; School of Pharmacy, Health Science Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University; Xi'an Shaanxi P. R. China
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Liang J, Wu WY, Sun GX, Wang DD, Hou JJ, Yang WZ, Jiang BH, Liu X, Guo DA. A dynamic multiple reaction monitoring method for the multiple components quantification of complex traditional Chinese medicine preparations: Niuhuang Shangqing pill as an example. J Chromatogr A 2013; 1294:58-69. [PMID: 23647610 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2013.04.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2012] [Revised: 03/15/2013] [Accepted: 04/05/2013] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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It is a challenging task to simultaneously and quantitatively analyze multiple components in DFF [Da-Fu-Fang, namely, complex traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) preparations containing more than ten TCMs] due to their numerous and extreme complex chemical compositions possessing a wide variety of chemical and physical features, and their very low content. Rather than using a conventional mass spectrometry (MS) method with multiple reaction monitoring (MRM), in the current study, this challenge was addressed by using dynamic multiple reaction monitoring (DMRM). Using a DFF, Niuhuang Shangqing pill, which is composed of 19 TCMs, as a model, a rapid (one run in 20min), sensitive [lower limit of detection (LOD) and limit of quantitation (LOQ) were achieved comparable with MRM] and accessible (a standard HPLC/MS/MS instrumentation was employed) MS method was successfully developed for the simultaneous quantification of 41 bioactive components which represented 15 of the 19 medicinal plants. A comparison of LOD and LOQ using MRM and DMRM was made to quantitatively reveal that the latter demonstrated advantages over the former. Meanwhile, a standard operating procedure concerning the development of a new DMRM method was recommended. The MS data were obtained in the positive ion mode with electrospray ionization as the ion source, acetonitrile and water as mobile phase and a Kinetex C18 core-shell column (100mm×2.10mm, 2.6μm, Phenomenex Inc.) as the analytical column. This method was then applied to 32 batches of samples. It transpired, through principal component analysis and orthogonal partial least squares discriminant analysis, that the consistency of the products was relatively good within one company, but poor among different companies among the 32 samples; one failed to qualify in terms of the Chinese Pharmacopeia. This work illustrated that the proposed DMRM method was particularly suitable for quantifying the trace components in DFF and capable of ensuring the quality of DFF.
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- Jian Liang
- Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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Sun H, Wu F, Zhang A, Wei W, Han Y, Wang X. Pharmacokinetic study of schisandrin, schisandrol B, schisantherin A, deoxyschisandrin, and schisandrin B in rat plasma after oral administration of Shengmaisan formula by UPLC-MS. J Sep Sci 2013; 36:485-91. [DOI: 10.1002/jssc.201200887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2012] [Revised: 10/08/2012] [Accepted: 10/10/2012] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Hui Sun
- National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry; Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, and Key Pharmacometabolomics Platform of Chinese Medicines; Harbin P. R. China
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- National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry; Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, and Key Pharmacometabolomics Platform of Chinese Medicines; Harbin P. R. China
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- National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry; Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, and Key Pharmacometabolomics Platform of Chinese Medicines; Harbin P. R. China
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- National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry; Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, and Key Pharmacometabolomics Platform of Chinese Medicines; Harbin P. R. China
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- National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry; Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, and Key Pharmacometabolomics Platform of Chinese Medicines; Harbin P. R. China
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- National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry; Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, and Key Pharmacometabolomics Platform of Chinese Medicines; Harbin P. R. China
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Sun H, Dong W, Zhang A, Wang W, Wang X. Pharmacokinetics study of multiple components absorbed in rat plasma after oral administration of Stemonae radix using ultra-performance liquid-chromatography/mass spectrometry with automated MetaboLynx software analysis. J Sep Sci 2012; 35:3477-85. [DOI: 10.1002/jssc.201200791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2012] [Revised: 09/04/2012] [Accepted: 09/06/2012] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Hui Sun
- National TCM Key Lab of Serum Pharmacochemistry, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine; and Key Pharmacometabolomics Platform of Chinese Medicines; Harbin China
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- National TCM Key Lab of Serum Pharmacochemistry, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine; and Key Pharmacometabolomics Platform of Chinese Medicines; Harbin China
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- National TCM Key Lab of Serum Pharmacochemistry, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine; and Key Pharmacometabolomics Platform of Chinese Medicines; Harbin China
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- National TCM Key Lab of Serum Pharmacochemistry, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine; and Key Pharmacometabolomics Platform of Chinese Medicines; Harbin China
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- National TCM Key Lab of Serum Pharmacochemistry, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine; and Key Pharmacometabolomics Platform of Chinese Medicines; Harbin China
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Sun H, Dong W, Zhang A, Wang W, Wang X. Ultra-performance liquid-chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry performing pharmacokinetic and biodistribution studies of croomine, neotuberostemonine and tuberostemonine alkaloids absorbed in the rat plasma after oral administration of Stemonae Radix. Fitoterapia 2012; 83:1699-705. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2012.09.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2012] [Revised: 09/14/2012] [Accepted: 09/20/2012] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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