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Tachikawa H, Nishiyama R, Kosugi Y, Ichikawa-Kaji Y, Uemura N, Moriuchi Y, Moriyasu T, Suzuki T, Inomata A. Variable temperature-nuclear magnetic resonance experiment and high-resolution MS/MS n measurement of hydroxycarbodenafil, and its PDE5 inhibitory activity. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2024; 246:116226. [PMID: 38788623 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2024.116226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2024] [Revised: 05/10/2024] [Accepted: 05/14/2024] [Indexed: 05/26/2024]
Abstract
Hydroxycarbodenafil, an analogue of carbodenafil, was detected in a dietary supplement in China in 2020. However, previous reports have not identified some carbon signals from the piperazine ring in nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) experiments. Because the compound contains an amide bond, the reaction was suggested to be characteristic of compounds with rotational isomers. Variable-temperature NMR is used to determine the rotational barrier between different conformations by changing the measurement temperature. Using this technique, we succeeded in obtaining the first distinct data, including the carbon signals of the piperazine ring in the NMR spectrum of hydroxycarbodenafil. We also confirmed that this technique could be applied to other carbodenafil analogues. Multi-stage mass spectrometry (MSn) measurements with a high-resolution mass spectrometer specific to the substructures were performed to develop a protocol for the structural determination of the carbodenafil analogues. In addition, hydroxycarbodenafil was analysed using X-ray crystallography, and its inhibitory activity against phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) was measured. The IC50 value of the inhibitory activity of hydroxycarbodenafil for PDE5A1, a PDE5 isoform, of 2.9 nM was lower than the 4.5 nM for sildenafil, a positive control.
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- Hajime Tachikawa
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Public Health, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Public Health, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Public Health, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Public Health, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Public Health, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Public Health, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo Food Sanitation Association Food Research Laboratory, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Public Health, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Public Health, Tokyo, Japan
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Kee CL, Ge X, Low MY, Gilard V, Malet-Martino M. Analytical methods for the detection and characterization of unapproved phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors (PDE-5i) used in adulteration of dietary supplements- a review. Food Addit Contam Part A Chem Anal Control Expo Risk Assess 2023; 40:1495-1530. [PMID: 38011602 DOI: 10.1080/19440049.2023.2279567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2023] [Accepted: 10/31/2023] [Indexed: 11/29/2023]
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This article is an up-to-date review of 112 unapproved phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors (PDE-5i) found as adulterants in sexual enhancement dietary supplements and other products from 2003 to July 2023. Seventy-five of these unapproved PDE-5i are analogues of sildenafil (67%), followed by 26 analogues of tadalafil (23%), 9 analogues of vardenafil (8%) and 2 other type of compounds (2%). The products have been formulated in various packaging, primarily in capsule, tablet, and powder forms. Common screening techniques allowing detection of such analogues include high performance or ultra-high performance liquid chromatography in tandem with ultra-violet detector (HPLC-UV or UPLC-UV) (50%) and thin-layer chromatography in tandem with ultra-violet detection (TLC-UV) (7%). Screening by mass spectrometry (MS) is relatively less common with the use of single-, triple-quadrupole or time-of-flight (TOF) mass spectrometers (9%). Meanwhile, the combined detection by UV-MS has been recorded at 10% usage. Screening by proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR) (11%) has also been applied. For compound characterization, i.e. structural elucidation, NMR spectroscopy has been preferred (100 out of 112 compounds), followed by high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS) (74 out of 112 compounds) and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) (44 out of 112 compounds). Over the past two decades, analytical technology has been evolving with enhanced sensitivity and resolution. Despite this, structural elucidation of the new emerging analogues in adulterated dietary supplements remains a challenge, especially when the analogues involve complex structural modification. Therefore, the above-mentioned techniques may not be adequate to characterize the analogues. Additional work involving chiroptical methods, two-dimensional (2D) NMR experiments and X-ray crystallography are likely to be required in the future.
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- Chee-Leong Kee
- Pharmaceutical Laboratory, Applied Sciences Group, Health Sciences Authority, Singapore
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- Pharmaceutical Laboratory, Applied Sciences Group, Health Sciences Authority, Singapore
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- Pharmaceutical Laboratory, Applied Sciences Group, Health Sciences Authority, Singapore
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- Laboratoire IMRCP (UMR CNRS 5623), Université Paul Sabatier, Université de Toulouse, Toulouse cedex, France
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- Laboratoire SPCMIB (UMR CNRS 5068), Université Paul Sabatier, Université de Toulouse, Toulouse cedex, France
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Balayssac S, Danoun S, Gilard V, Martino R, Malet-Martino M. The POWER saga from 2007 to 2022: An example of a sexual enhancement dietary supplement tainted by different adulterants and still on the market. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2023; 227:115283. [PMID: 36780864 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2023.115283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2023] [Revised: 02/04/2023] [Accepted: 02/06/2023] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
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Ten POWER dietary supplements, chronologically called tabs, pills then caps, and advertised as 100% natural aphrodisiacs, were analyzed by 1H NMR from 2007 to 2022. They were all tainted by PDE-5 inhibitors. Eight different adulterants were identified (sildenafil (1), sildenafil analogues (6), and vardenafil analogue (1)). Their amounts ranged from 15 to 145 mg/capsule. Four supplements contained at least 100 mg/capsule of PDE-5 inhibitor or analogue, the maximal recommended dose of sildenafil. The nature of the adulterant has changed over time, probably to evade its detection by regulatory agencies routine screening tests. Despite several warnings and/or seizures from several European food and/or health authorities, the dietary supplement POWER is still on sale on the Internet, thus demonstrating the impossibility of controlling this market. Faced with this situation, the consumer should be better informed by establishing at the European level a public database of tainted dietary supplements on the model of that of the US Food and Drug Administration. It should indicate the product name, its photo, the adulterant name, and be easily accessible to everyone.
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- Stéphane Balayssac
- Biomedical NMR Group, Laboratoire SPCMIB (UMR CNRS 5068), Université Paul Sabatier, 118 route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse cedex, France; Laboratoire IMRCP (UMR CNRS 5623), Université Paul Sabatier, 118 route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse cedex, France
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- Biomedical NMR Group, Laboratoire SPCMIB (UMR CNRS 5068), Université Paul Sabatier, 118 route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse cedex, France
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- Biomedical NMR Group, Laboratoire SPCMIB (UMR CNRS 5068), Université Paul Sabatier, 118 route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse cedex, France; Laboratoire IMRCP (UMR CNRS 5623), Université Paul Sabatier, 118 route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse cedex, France
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- Biomedical NMR Group, Laboratoire SPCMIB (UMR CNRS 5068), Université Paul Sabatier, 118 route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse cedex, France
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- Biomedical NMR Group, Laboratoire SPCMIB (UMR CNRS 5068), Université Paul Sabatier, 118 route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse cedex, France.
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Jairoun AA, Al-Hemyari SS, Shahwan M, Zyoud SH, Ibrahim B, Zyoud SH. Screening and Determination of Synthetic PDE-5 Inhibitors in Adulterated Sexual Enhancement Supplements. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27196737. [PMID: 36235271 PMCID: PMC9571517 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27196737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2022] [Revised: 09/24/2022] [Accepted: 09/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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This paper reports an important investigation and quantification of adulteration of sexual enhancement supplements with prescription medicines available in United Arab Emirates (UAE): tadalafil, sildenafil and vardenafil. A total of 158 sexual enhancement supplements were collected and analyzed in the current study. The samples were screened using REVERSE-phase liquid chromatography tandem high-resolution mass spectrometry/mass spectrometry (RP-HPLC-MS/MS). Of all sexual enhancements, 12.7% (95% CI: 7.4-18) contained undeclared sildenafil, 3.8% (95% CI: 0.78-6.81) contained undeclared tadalafil and 1.9% (95% CI: 0.25-4.05) contained undeclared vardenafil. Of all sexual enhancement supplements, 13.9% (95% CI: 8.5-19.4) contained significant concentrations of sildenafil, tadalafil or vardenafil. While the study found relatively low levels of undeclared pharmaceutical ingredients in the sexual enhancement dietary supplements available on the UAE market, it is likely that patients with ED tend to consume multiple such supplements daily, thereby exposing themselves to highly elevated cumulative levels.
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- Ammar Abdulrahman Jairoun
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Pulau Pinang 11500, Malaysia
- Health and Safety Department, Dubai Municipality, Dubai 67, United Arab Emirates
- Correspondence: (A.A.J.); (M.S.); Tel.: +971-558099957 (A.A.J.)
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Pulau Pinang 11500, Malaysia
- Pharmacy Department, Emirates Health Services, Dubai 2299, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Ajman University, Ajman 346, United Arab Emirates
- Center of Medical and Bio-Allied Health Sciences Research, Ajman University, Ajman 346, United Arab Emirates
- Correspondence: (A.A.J.); (M.S.); Tel.: +971-558099957 (A.A.J.)
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- Poison Control and Drug Information Center (PCDIC), College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus 44839, Palestine
- Clinical Research Centre, An-Najah National University Hospital, Nablus 44839, Palestine
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia
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- Center of Medical and Bio-Allied Health Sciences Research, Ajman University, Ajman 346, United Arab Emirates
- Department of Mathematics and Sciences, Ajman University, Ajman 346, United Arab Emirates
- Nonlinear Dynamics Research Center (NDRC), Ajman University, Ajman 346, United Arab Emirates
- School of Physics, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Penang 11800, Malaysia
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Mohd Yusop AY, Xiao L, Fu S. Isolation and identification of an isomeric sildenafil analogue as an adulterant in an instant coffee premix. Forensic Sci Res 2022; 7:290-298. [PMID: 35784429 PMCID: PMC9245998 DOI: 10.1080/20961790.2020.1829375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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- Ahmad Yusri Mohd Yusop
- Centre for Forensic Science, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, Australia
- Pharmacy Enforcement Division, Ministry of Health, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Centre for Forensic Science, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, Australia
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- Centre for Forensic Science, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, Australia
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Kim U, Cho HD, Kang MH, Suh JH, Eom HY, Kim J, Seo S, Kim G, Koo HR, Ha N, Song UT, Han SB. Screening of Phosphodiesterase-5 Inhibitors and Their Analogs in Dietary Supplements by Liquid Chromatography-Hybrid Ion Trap-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25122734. [PMID: 32545673 PMCID: PMC7355528 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25122734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2020] [Revised: 06/09/2020] [Accepted: 06/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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An accurate and reliable method based on ion trap–time of flight mass spectrometry (IT–TOF MS) was developed for screening phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors, including sildenafil, vardenafil, and tadalafil, and their analogs in dietary supplements. Various parameters affecting liquid chromatographic separation and IT–TOF detection were investigated, and the optimal conditions were determined. The separation was achieved on a reversed-phase column under gradient elution using acetonitrile and water containing 0.2% acetic acid at a flow rate of 0.2 mL/min. The chromatographic eluents were directly ionized in the IT–TOF system equipped with an electrospray ion source operating in the positive ion mode. The proposed screening method was validated by assessing its linearity, precision, and accuracy. Sequential tandem MS was conducted to obtain structural information of the references, and the fragmentation mechanism of each reference was proposed for providing spectral insight for newly synthesized analogs. Structural information, including accurate masses of both parent and fragment ions, was incorporated into the MSn spectral library. The developed method was successfully applied for screening adulterated dietary supplement samples.
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- Unyong Kim
- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, College of Pharmacy, Chung-Ang University, 84 Heukseok-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul 06974, Korea; (U.K.); (H.-D.C.); (S.S.); (G.K.); (H.R.K); (N.H.); (U.T.S.)
- Biocomplete Co., Ltd., 272 Digital-ro, Guro-gu, Seoul 08389, Korea
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, College of Pharmacy, Chung-Ang University, 84 Heukseok-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul 06974, Korea; (U.K.); (H.-D.C.); (S.S.); (G.K.); (H.R.K); (N.H.); (U.T.S.)
- Bioanalysis and Pharmacokinetics Study Group, Korea Institute of Toxicology, 141 Gajeong-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34114, Korea;
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- Agro-Livestock and Fishery Products Division, Busan Regional Korea Food and Drug Administration, 222 Geoje-daero, Yunje-gu, Busan 47537, Korea;
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- Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Citrus Research and Education Center, University of Florida, 700 Experiment Station Rd, Lake Alfred, FL 33850, USA;
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- Bioanalysis and Pharmacokinetics Study Group, Korea Institute of Toxicology, 141 Gajeong-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34114, Korea;
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- Forensic Toxicology Division, National Forensic Service, 10 Ipchoon-ro, Wonju, Gangwon-do 26460, Korea;
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, College of Pharmacy, Chung-Ang University, 84 Heukseok-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul 06974, Korea; (U.K.); (H.-D.C.); (S.S.); (G.K.); (H.R.K); (N.H.); (U.T.S.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, College of Pharmacy, Chung-Ang University, 84 Heukseok-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul 06974, Korea; (U.K.); (H.-D.C.); (S.S.); (G.K.); (H.R.K); (N.H.); (U.T.S.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, College of Pharmacy, Chung-Ang University, 84 Heukseok-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul 06974, Korea; (U.K.); (H.-D.C.); (S.S.); (G.K.); (H.R.K); (N.H.); (U.T.S.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, College of Pharmacy, Chung-Ang University, 84 Heukseok-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul 06974, Korea; (U.K.); (H.-D.C.); (S.S.); (G.K.); (H.R.K); (N.H.); (U.T.S.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, College of Pharmacy, Chung-Ang University, 84 Heukseok-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul 06974, Korea; (U.K.); (H.-D.C.); (S.S.); (G.K.); (H.R.K); (N.H.); (U.T.S.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, College of Pharmacy, Chung-Ang University, 84 Heukseok-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul 06974, Korea; (U.K.); (H.-D.C.); (S.S.); (G.K.); (H.R.K); (N.H.); (U.T.S.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +82-2-820-5596
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Gu Y, Hu Q, Sun J, Yu H, Pan H, Zhao X, Ji S. Isolation and identification of a new sildenafil analogue, hydroxycarbodenafil, found as an adulterant in a health supplement. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2020; 185:113222. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2020.113222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2020] [Revised: 02/26/2020] [Accepted: 02/29/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Koo K, Aro T, Matlaga BR. Buyer Beware: Evidence-Based Evaluation of Dietary Supplements for Nephrolithiasis. J Endourol 2020; 34:702-707. [DOI: 10.1089/end.2019.0828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Kevin Koo
- Department of Urology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Urology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Urology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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Muschietti L, Redko F, Ulloa J. Adulterants in selected dietary supplements and their detection methods. Drug Test Anal 2020; 12:861-886. [DOI: 10.1002/dta.2806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2020] [Revised: 04/14/2020] [Accepted: 04/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Liliana Muschietti
- Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Cátedra de Farmacognosia, IQUIMEFA (UBA‐CONICET) Buenos Aires Argentina
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- Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Cátedra de Farmacognosia, IQUIMEFA (UBA‐CONICET) Buenos Aires Argentina
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- Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Cátedra de Farmacognosia, IQUIMEFA (UBA‐CONICET) Buenos Aires Argentina
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Diehl B, Holzgrabe U, Monakhova Y, Schönberger T. Quo Vadis qNMR? J Pharm Biomed Anal 2019; 177:112847. [PMID: 31505431 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2019.112847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2019] [Revised: 08/27/2019] [Accepted: 08/28/2019] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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The quantification of a drug, its impurities, and e.g. components of a mixture has become routine in NMR laboratories and many applications have been described in the literature. However, besides simply using 1D 1H or 13C NMR, a number of more advanced methods has been developed and used in the past. Here, we want to describe the applicability of nuclei beyond the classical ones 1H and 13C. Mixtures can be characterized much better by applying various chemometric methods and separating the signals of mixture components can be achieved by DOSY experiments. All these methods contribute to the platform of qNMR methods and extend the possibilities of NMR for quantification and quality evaluation of drugs, excipients, polymers, and plant extracts. However, for quantification purposes, validation is always an issue and it is necessary to think about taking NMR related measures which might be different from the ones considered for chromatographic methods.
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- Bernd Diehl
- Spectral Service AG, Emil-Hoffmann-Str. 33, 50996, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacy, University of Wuerzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Wuerzburg, Germany.
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- Spectral Service AG, Emil-Hoffmann-Str. 33, 50996, Cologne, Germany; Institute of Chemistry, Saratov State University, Astrakhanskaya Street 83, 410012, Saratov, Russia; Institute of Chemistry, Saint Petersburg State University, 13B Universitetskaya Emb., St Petersburg, 199034, Russia
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- Bundeskriminalamt, Forensic Science Institute, KT43 - Central Analytics II, 65173 Wiesbaden, Germany
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Wang K, Zeng H, Zhang Y, Xie X, Yue Z, Zhang W, Fu C, Luo L, Fan H. A hierarchical screening method for detection of illegal adulterants in Fur seal ginseng pills by profiling analysis of HPLC multi‐dimensional fingerprints. J Sep Sci 2019; 42:1509-1519. [DOI: 10.1002/jssc.201900003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2019] [Revised: 02/03/2019] [Accepted: 02/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Ke Wang
- School of PharmacyGuangdong Pharmaceutical University Guangzhou P. R. China
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- School of Basic CoursesGuangdong Pharmaceutical University Guangzhou P. R. China
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- Food Inspection and Quarantine Technology CenterShenzhen Academy of Inspection and Quarantine Shenzhen P. R. China
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- School of PharmacyGuangdong Pharmaceutical University Guangzhou P. R. China
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- Food Inspection and Quarantine Technology CenterShenzhen Academy of Inspection and Quarantine Shenzhen P. R. China
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- School of Basic CoursesGuangdong Pharmaceutical University Guangzhou P. R. China
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- School of Basic CoursesGuangdong Pharmaceutical University Guangzhou P. R. China
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- School of Basic CoursesGuangdong Pharmaceutical University Guangzhou P. R. China
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- School of PharmacyGuangdong Pharmaceutical University Guangzhou P. R. China
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Ekar T, Kreft S. Common risks of adulterated and mislabeled herbal preparations. Food Chem Toxicol 2018; 123:288-297. [PMID: 30339960 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2018.10.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2018] [Revised: 10/08/2018] [Accepted: 10/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Due to the growing trend of returning to nature and the fear of adverse reactions from conventional medicines, people are increasingly resorting to the use of herbal preparations. Because of long-term use and natural origin these preparations give a sense of security. But herbal formulations also possess undesirable effects and, among other dangers, present a risk connected with deliberate addition of synthetic compounds, deliberate or unintentional replacement of the plant species or simply a risk of mislabeling. While the replacement of the plant species occurs in a very different groups of herbal products, reports of added illicit synthetic substances often include groups of herbal weight-loss preparations, sexual enhancers, preparations for treatment of rheumatic and inflammatory diseases, antidiabetic and blood pressure lowering preparations. In the world of Internet ordering, these are the dangers that everyone should be aware of. In this article, we reviewed the safety issues related to adulterated or mislabeled herbal products.
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- Tjaša Ekar
- Public Institution Gorenjske Lekarne, Kranj, Slovenia
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- University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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Pereira C, Barros L, Ferreira ICFR. Dietary Supplements: Foods, Medicines, or Both? A Controversial Designation with Unspecific Legislation. Curr Pharm Des 2018; 23:2722-2730. [PMID: 28124610 DOI: 10.2174/1381612823666170117122801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2016] [Accepted: 01/14/2017] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND Dietary supplements have been widely used among the United States of America (USA) and the European Union (EU) population not only as a form of nutrition but also for medicinal purposes. Still, the legislation regulating these supplements remains unclear due to the fact that they can be considered as foodstuffs and/or medicinal products depending on various factors. METHODS The present review article intends to provide information concerning the variations on the definition of dietary supplements, the allowable substances on it, as well as the marketing and labelling requirements among the USA and the EU legislation. RESULTS/CONCLUSIONS In fact, several discrepancies can be found between regulations in the USA (mainly regulated by the Food and Drugs Administration) and in the EU (principally regulated by the Food Supplements Directive or by the Directive 2001/83/EC), and even between the different Member States of the EU, with the main differences observed in new products marketing requirements.
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- Carla Pereira
- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), ESA, Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 1172, 5301-855 Bragança, Portugal
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), ESA, Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 1172, 5301-855 Braganca, Portugal
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), ESA, Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 1172, 5301-855 Braganca, Portugal
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Sakamoto M, Suzuki J, Saito Y, Shimizu S, Kobayashi K, Nagashima M, Moriyasu T, Fukaya H, Saito K. Structural characterization of dimethyldithiodenafil and dimethylthiocarbodenafil, analogs of sildenafil. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2018; 148:136-141. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2017.09.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2017] [Revised: 09/01/2017] [Accepted: 09/13/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Kee CL, Ge X, Gilard V, Malet-Martino M, Low MY. A review of synthetic phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors (PDE-5i) found as adulterants in dietary supplements. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2018; 147:250-277. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2017.07.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2017] [Revised: 07/17/2017] [Accepted: 07/26/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Skalicka-Woźniak K, Georgiev MI, Orhan IE. Adulteration of herbal sexual enhancers and slimmers: The wish for better sexual well-being and perfect body can be risky. Food Chem Toxicol 2017; 108:355-364. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2016.06.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2016] [Revised: 06/16/2016] [Accepted: 06/17/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Li J, Roh SH, Shaodong J, Hong JY, Lee DK, Shin BK, Park JH, Lee J, Kwon SW. Solid-phase extraction assisted dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction based on solidification of floating organic droplet to determine sildenafil and its analogues in dietary supplements. J Sep Sci 2017; 40:3120-3129. [DOI: 10.1002/jssc.201700159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2017] [Revised: 05/29/2017] [Accepted: 05/29/2017] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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- Jing Li
- College of Pharmacy; Seoul National University; Seoul Korea
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- College of Pharmacy; Seoul National University; Seoul Korea
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- College of Pharmacy; Seoul National University; Seoul Korea
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- College of Pharmacy; Seoul National University; Seoul Korea
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- College of Pharmacy; Seoul National University; Seoul Korea
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- College of Pharmacy; Seoul National University; Seoul Korea
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- College of Pharmacy and Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Seoul National University; Seoul Korea
- Faculty of Pharmacy; Ton Duc Thang University; Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam
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- School of Pharmacy; Sungkyunkwan University; Suwon Korea
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- College of Pharmacy and Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Seoul National University; Seoul Korea
- Plant Genomics and Breeding Institute; Seoul National University; Seoul Korea
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Pagès G, Gilard V, Martino R, Malet-Martino M. Pulsed-field gradient nuclear magnetic resonance measurements (PFG NMR) for diffusion ordered spectroscopy (DOSY) mapping. Analyst 2017; 142:3771-3796. [DOI: 10.1039/c7an01031a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The advent of Diffusion Ordered SpectroscopY (DOSY) NMR has enabled diffusion coefficients to be routinely measured and used to characterize chemical systems in solution. Indeed, DOSY NMR allows the separation of the chemical entities present in multicomponent systems and provides information on their intermolecular interactions as well as on their size and shape.
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- G. Pagès
- INRA
- AgroResonance – UR370 Qualité des Produits Animaux
- Saint Genès Champanelle
- France
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- Groupe de RMN Biomédicale
- Laboratoire de Synthèse et Physicochimie de Molécules d'Intérêt Biologique
- UMR CNRS 5068
- Université de Toulouse
- 31062 Toulouse cedex 9
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- Groupe de RMN Biomédicale
- Laboratoire de Synthèse et Physicochimie de Molécules d'Intérêt Biologique
- UMR CNRS 5068
- Université de Toulouse
- 31062 Toulouse cedex 9
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- Groupe de RMN Biomédicale
- Laboratoire de Synthèse et Physicochimie de Molécules d'Intérêt Biologique
- UMR CNRS 5068
- Université de Toulouse
- 31062 Toulouse cedex 9
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Jeong JH, Lee JH, Kim HJ, Park HJ, Hwang IS, Han KM, Yoon CY, Cho S, Kim WS. LC-ESI-MS/MS analysis of phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors and their analogues in foods and dietary supplements in Korea. FOOD ADDITIVES & CONTAMINANTS PART B-SURVEILLANCE 2016; 9:1-8. [PMID: 25263347 DOI: 10.1080/19393210.2014.968220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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A number of 188 food and dietary supplement samples were collected from 2009 to the first half of 2013 in Korean online and offline stores. A method to identify phosphodiesterase-5 (PDE-5) inhibitors and their analogues using liquid chromatography-electrospray ionisation-mass spectrometry/mass spectrometry (LC-ESI-MS/MS) was validated. Limit of detection and limit of quantitation of liquid-type and solid-type negative samples ranged from 0.05 to 3.33 ng/mL or ng/g and from 0.15 to 10.00 ng/mL or ng/g, respectively. Recoveries ranged from 83% to 112%. Nineteen PDE-5 inhibitors and their analogues were detected, with tadalafil group compounds being the most frequently observed (53.0%), followed by the sildenafil group (42.5%). Tadalafil concentrations ranged from 0.08 to 138.69 mg/g. Compounds were most frequently detected in capsules (in 40 of 80 adulterated samples). To protect public health and food safety, appropriate monitoring of PDE-5 inhibitors and their analogues in foods and dietary supplements is recommended.
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- Ji Hye Jeong
- a Advanced Analysis Team, Toxicological Evaluation and Research Department, National Institute of Food and Drug Safety Evaluation, Ministry of Food and Drug Safety , Osong Health Technology Administration Complex , Cheongju-si , Korea
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- a Advanced Analysis Team, Toxicological Evaluation and Research Department, National Institute of Food and Drug Safety Evaluation, Ministry of Food and Drug Safety , Osong Health Technology Administration Complex , Cheongju-si , Korea
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- a Advanced Analysis Team, Toxicological Evaluation and Research Department, National Institute of Food and Drug Safety Evaluation, Ministry of Food and Drug Safety , Osong Health Technology Administration Complex , Cheongju-si , Korea
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- a Advanced Analysis Team, Toxicological Evaluation and Research Department, National Institute of Food and Drug Safety Evaluation, Ministry of Food and Drug Safety , Osong Health Technology Administration Complex , Cheongju-si , Korea
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- a Advanced Analysis Team, Toxicological Evaluation and Research Department, National Institute of Food and Drug Safety Evaluation, Ministry of Food and Drug Safety , Osong Health Technology Administration Complex , Cheongju-si , Korea
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- a Advanced Analysis Team, Toxicological Evaluation and Research Department, National Institute of Food and Drug Safety Evaluation, Ministry of Food and Drug Safety , Osong Health Technology Administration Complex , Cheongju-si , Korea
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- a Advanced Analysis Team, Toxicological Evaluation and Research Department, National Institute of Food and Drug Safety Evaluation, Ministry of Food and Drug Safety , Osong Health Technology Administration Complex , Cheongju-si , Korea
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- a Advanced Analysis Team, Toxicological Evaluation and Research Department, National Institute of Food and Drug Safety Evaluation, Ministry of Food and Drug Safety , Osong Health Technology Administration Complex , Cheongju-si , Korea
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- a Advanced Analysis Team, Toxicological Evaluation and Research Department, National Institute of Food and Drug Safety Evaluation, Ministry of Food and Drug Safety , Osong Health Technology Administration Complex , Cheongju-si , Korea
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Custers D, Krakowska B, De Beer JO, Courselle P, Daszykowski M, Apers S, Deconinck E. Testing of complementarity of PDA and MS detectors using chromatographic fingerprinting of genuine and counterfeit samples containing sildenafil citrate. Anal Bioanal Chem 2016; 408:1643-56. [PMID: 26753972 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-015-9275-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2015] [Revised: 12/09/2015] [Accepted: 12/15/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Counterfeit medicines are a global threat to public health. High amounts enter the European market, which is why characterization of these products is a very important issue. In this study, a high-performance liquid chromatography-photodiode array (HPLC-PDA) and high-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS) method were developed for the analysis of genuine Viagra®, generic products of Viagra®, and counterfeit samples in order to obtain different types of fingerprints. These data were included in the chemometric data analysis, aiming to test whether PDA and MS are complementary detection techniques. The MS data comprise both MS1 and MS2 fingerprints; the PDA data consist of fingerprints measured at three different wavelengths, i.e., 254, 270, and 290 nm, and all possible combinations of these wavelengths. First, it was verified if both groups of fingerprints can discriminate between genuine, generic, and counterfeit medicines separately; next, it was studied if the obtained results could be ameliorated by combining both fingerprint types. This data analysis showed that MS1 does not provide suitable classification models since several genuines and generics are classified as counterfeits and vice versa. However, when analyzing the MS1_MS2 data in combination with partial least squares-discriminant analysis (PLS-DA), a perfect discrimination was obtained. When only using data measured at 254 nm, good classification models can be obtained by k nearest neighbors (kNN) and soft independent modelling of class analogy (SIMCA), which might be interesting for the characterization of counterfeit drugs in developing countries. However, in general, the combination of PDA and MS data (254 nm_MS1) is preferred due to less classification errors between the genuines/generics and counterfeits compared to PDA and MS data separately.
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- Deborah Custers
- Division of Food, Medicines and Consumer Safety, Section Medicinal Products, Scientific Institute of Public Health (WIV-ISP), J. Wytsmanstraat 14, 1050, Brussels, Belgium
- Research group NatuRA (Natural products and Food - Research and Analysis), Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610, Wilrijk, Belgium
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Silesia, 9 Szkolna Street, 40-006, Katowice, Poland
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- Division of Food, Medicines and Consumer Safety, Section Medicinal Products, Scientific Institute of Public Health (WIV-ISP), J. Wytsmanstraat 14, 1050, Brussels, Belgium
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- Division of Food, Medicines and Consumer Safety, Section Medicinal Products, Scientific Institute of Public Health (WIV-ISP), J. Wytsmanstraat 14, 1050, Brussels, Belgium
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Silesia, 9 Szkolna Street, 40-006, Katowice, Poland
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- Research group NatuRA (Natural products and Food - Research and Analysis), Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610, Wilrijk, Belgium
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- Division of Food, Medicines and Consumer Safety, Section Medicinal Products, Scientific Institute of Public Health (WIV-ISP), J. Wytsmanstraat 14, 1050, Brussels, Belgium.
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Ge X, Kee CL, Zeng Y, Low MY. Identification of Sildenafil Designer Analogues Found in Dietary Supplements. APPLICATIONS OF TIME-OF-FLIGHT AND ORBITRAP MASS SPECTROMETRY IN ENVIRONMENTAL, FOOD, DOPING, AND FORENSIC ANALYSIS 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/bs.coac.2016.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Rocha T, Amaral JS, Oliveira MBPP. Adulteration of Dietary Supplements by the Illegal Addition of Synthetic Drugs: A Review. Compr Rev Food Sci Food Saf 2015; 15:43-62. [PMID: 33371574 DOI: 10.1111/1541-4337.12173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2015] [Revised: 09/02/2015] [Accepted: 09/03/2015] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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In the last few years, the consumption of dietary supplements, especially those having plants as ingredients, has been increasing due to the common idea that they are natural products posing no risks to human health. In the European Union and the United States, dietary supplements are legally considered as foods/special category of foods, thus are not being submitted to any safety assessment prior to their commercialization. Among the issues that can affect safety, adulteration by the illegal addition of pharmaceutical substances or their analogs is of major concern since unscrupulous producers can falsify these products to provide for quick effects and to increase sales. This review discusses the various classes of synthetic drugs most frequently described as being illegally added to dietary supplements marketed for weight loss, muscle building/sport performance and sexual performance enhancement. Information regarding regulation and consumption is also presented. Finally, several conventional and advanced analytical techniques used to detect and identify different adulterants in dietary supplements and therefore also in foods, with particular emphasis on plant food supplements, are critically described. This review demonstrates that dietary supplement adulteration is an emerging food safety problem and that an effective control by food regulatory authorities is needed to safeguard consumers.
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- Tiago Rocha
- REQUIMTE, Dept. of Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Univ. of Porto, Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira 228, 4050-313, Porto, Portugal
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- REQUIMTE, Dept. of Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Univ. of Porto, Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira 228, 4050-313, Porto, Portugal.,ESTiG, Polytechnic Inst. of Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5301-857, Bragança, Portugal
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- REQUIMTE, Dept. of Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Univ. of Porto, Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira 228, 4050-313, Porto, Portugal
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Rooney JS, McDowell A, Strachan CJ, Gordon KC. Evaluation of vibrational spectroscopic methods to identify and quantify multiple adulterants in herbal medicines. Talanta 2015; 138:77-85. [PMID: 25863375 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2015.02.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2014] [Revised: 02/06/2015] [Accepted: 02/09/2015] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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To counter the growth of herbal medicines adulterated with pharmaceuticals crossing borders, rapid, inexpensive and non-destructive analytical techniques, that can handle complex matrices, are required. Since mid-infrared (MIR), near infrared (NIR) and Raman spectroscopic techniques meet these criteria, their performance in identifying adulterants in seized weightloss herbal medicines is definitively determined. Initially a validated high pressure liquid chromatography methodology was used for reference identification and quantification of the adulterants sibutramine H2O·HCl, fenfluramine HCl and phenolphthalein. Of 38 products, only sibutramine and phenolphthalein were detected by HPLC. The spectroscopic measurements showed Raman was ill-suited due to sample burning and emission while NIR lacked adulterant selectivity. Conversely, MIR demonstrated apt identification performance, which manifested as spectrally meaningful separation based on the presence and type of adulterant during principal component analysis (test set validated). Partial least squares regression models were constructed from the MIR training sets for sibutramine and phenolphthalein - both models fitted the training set data well. Average test set prediction errors were 0.8% for sibutramine and 2.2% for phenolphthalein over the respective concentration ranges of 1.7-11.7% and 0.9-34.4%. MIR is apposite for the screening of anorectic and laxative adulterants and is the most viable technique for wider adulterant screening in herbal medicines.
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- Jeremy S Rooney
- Department of Chemistry, MacDiarmid Institute, Dodd-Walls Centre, University of Otago, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Otago, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Otago, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand; Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, 00790 Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Chemistry, MacDiarmid Institute, Dodd-Walls Centre, University of Otago, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand.
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Pagès G, Gerdova A, Williamson D, Gilard V, Martino R, Malet-Martino M. Evaluation of a benchtop cryogen-free low-field ¹H NMR spectrometer for the analysis of sexual enhancement and weight loss dietary supplements adulterated with pharmaceutical substances. Anal Chem 2014; 86:11897-904. [PMID: 25337675 DOI: 10.1021/ac503699u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is a unique tool for detection, structural characterization, and quantification of compounds in complex mixtures. However, due to cost constraints, NMR is rarely used in routine quality control (QC) analysis. The recent release of benchtop cryogen-free low-field NMR spectrometers represents a technological break in the NMR field. In this paper, we evaluated the potential of a benchtop cryogen-free 60 MHz spectrometer for uncovering adulteration of "100% natural" sexual enhancement and weight loss dietary supplements. We demonstrated that the adulterant(s) can readily be detected in ≈20 min of recording after a very simple and rapid sample preparation. We also showed that the quantification by the internal standard method can be done on the low-field NMR spectrometer and leads to results similar to those obtained with high-field NMR. Considering the cost and space efficiency of these spectrometers, we anticipate their introduction in QC laboratories as well as in governmental agencies, especially in the field of fraud detection.
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- Guilhem Pagès
- Groupe de RMN Biomédicale, Laboratoire de Synthèse et Physicochimie de Molécules d'Intérêt Biologique UMR CNRS 5068, Université de Toulouse , 118 route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse cedex 9, France
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Gilard V, Balayssac S, Tinaugus A, Martins N, Martino R, Malet-Martino M. Detection, identification and quantification by 1H NMR of adulterants in 150 herbal dietary supplements marketed for improving sexual performance. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2014; 102:476-93. [PMID: 25459948 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2014.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2014] [Revised: 10/08/2014] [Accepted: 10/10/2014] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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One hundred and fifty dietary supplements (DS) marketed to increase sexual performance were analyzed. All these formulations were claimed to contain only natural compounds, plant extracts and/or vitamins. (1)H NMR spectroscopy was used for detecting the presence of adulterants and for their identification and quantification. Mass spectrometry was used as a complementary method for confirming the chemical structures. 61% of DS were adulterated with phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors (PDE-5i) (27% with the PDE-5i medicines sildenafil, tadalafil and vardenafil, and 34% with their structurally modified analogues). Among them, 64% contained only one PDE-5i and 36% mixtures of two, three and even four. The amounts of PDE-5i medicines were higher than the maximum recommended dose in 25% of DS tainted with these drugs. Additional 5.5% DS included other drugs for the treatment of sexual dysfunction (yohimbine, flibanserin, phentolamine, dehydroepiandrosterone or testosterone). Some DS (2.5%) contained products (osthole, icariin) extracted from plants known to improve sexual performance. Only 31% of the samples could be considered as true herbal/natural products. A follow-up over time of several DS revealed that manufacturers make changes in the chemical composition of the formulations. Lack of quality or consistent manufacture (contamination possibly due to inadequate cleaning of the manufacturing chain, presence of impurities or degradation products, various compositions of a given DS with the same batch number, inadequate labelling) indicated poor manufacturing practices. In conclusion, this paper demonstrates the power of (1)H NMR spectroscopy as a first-line method for the detection of adulterated herbal/natural DS and the need for more effective quality control of purported herbal DS.
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- Véronique Gilard
- Groupe de RMN Biomédicale, Laboratoire SPCMIB (UMR CNRS 5068), Université Paul Sabatier, 118 route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse cedex 9, France
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- Groupe de RMN Biomédicale, Laboratoire SPCMIB (UMR CNRS 5068), Université Paul Sabatier, 118 route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse cedex 9, France
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- Groupe de RMN Biomédicale, Laboratoire SPCMIB (UMR CNRS 5068), Université Paul Sabatier, 118 route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse cedex 9, France
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- Service commun de spectrométrie de masse, Université Paul Sabatier, 118 route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse cedex 9, France
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- Groupe de RMN Biomédicale, Laboratoire SPCMIB (UMR CNRS 5068), Université Paul Sabatier, 118 route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse cedex 9, France
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- Groupe de RMN Biomédicale, Laboratoire SPCMIB (UMR CNRS 5068), Université Paul Sabatier, 118 route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse cedex 9, France.
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Moreira APL, Martini M, de Carvalho LM. Capillary electrophoretic methods for the screening and determination of pharmacologic adulterants in herbal-based pharmaceutical formulations. Electrophoresis 2014; 35:3212-30. [DOI: 10.1002/elps.201400059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2014] [Revised: 07/15/2014] [Accepted: 07/18/2014] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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- Ana Paula L. Moreira
- Graduate Programme in Pharmaceutical Sciences; Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM); Santa Maria RS Brazil
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- Graduate Programme in Chemistry; Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM); Santa Maria RS Brazil
- Department of Chemistry; Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM); Santa Maria RS Brazil
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- Graduate Programme in Pharmaceutical Sciences; Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM); Santa Maria RS Brazil
- Graduate Programme in Chemistry; Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM); Santa Maria RS Brazil
- Department of Chemistry; Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM); Santa Maria RS Brazil
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Kee CL, Koh HL, Bloodworth BC, Zeng Y, Kiang KH, Low MY, Ge X. Structural elucidation of propoxyphenyl isobutyl aildenafil, adulterant in a health supplement using high-resolution Orbitrap mass spectrometry. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2014; 98:153-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2014.05.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2014] [Revised: 05/16/2014] [Accepted: 05/21/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Mustazza C, Borioni A, Rodomonte AL, Bartolomei M, Antoniella E, Di Martino P, Valvo L, Sestili I, Costantini E, Gaudiano MC. Characterization of Sildenafil analogs by MS/MS and NMR: A guidance for detection and structure elucidation of phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2014; 96:170-86. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2014.03.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2013] [Revised: 03/21/2014] [Accepted: 03/24/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Wiest J, Schollmayer C, Gresser G, Holzgrabe U. Identification and quantitation of the ingredients in a counterfeit Vietnamese herbal medicine against rheumatic diseases. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2014; 97:24-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2014.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2014] [Revised: 04/03/2014] [Accepted: 04/09/2014] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Corazza O, Martinotti G, Santacroce R, Chillemi E, Di Giannantonio M, Schifano F, Cellek S. Sexual enhancement products for sale online: raising awareness of the psychoactive effects of yohimbine, maca, horny goat weed, and Ginkgo biloba. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2014; 2014:841798. [PMID: 25025070 PMCID: PMC4082836 DOI: 10.1155/2014/841798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2014] [Revised: 05/23/2014] [Accepted: 05/26/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The use of unlicensed food and herbal supplements to enhance sexual functions is drastically increasing. This phenomenon, combined with the availability of these products over the Internet, represents a challenge from a clinical and a public health perspective. METHODS A comprehensive multilingual assessment of websites, drug fora, and other online resources was carried out between February and July 2013 with exploratory qualitative searches including 203 websites. Additional searches were conducted using the Global Public Health Intelligence Network (GPHIN). Once the active constitutes of the products were identified, a comprehensive literature search was carried out using PsycInfo and PubMed. RESULTS The most common sexual enhancement products available on the Internet were identified. Their active ingredients included yohimbine, maca, horny goat weed and Ginkgo biloba. These four substances were reported with the occurrence of adverse events and the induction of psychological symptoms, such as mood changes, anxiety, and hallucinations as well as addictive behaviours. CONCLUSIONS Uncontrolled availability of sexual enhancement products that contain potentially harmful substances is a major public health concern. The possible impact on population health, particularly among subjects with psychiatric disorders, usually at risk for sexual dysfunction, may be significant. This new trend needs to be extensively studied and monitored.
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- Ornella Corazza
- School of Life and Medical Sciences, University of Hertfordshire, College Lane, Hatfield AL10 9AB, UK
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- Department of Neuroscience and Imaging, University “G. d'Annunzio”, 66100 Chieti, Italy
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- School of Life and Medical Sciences, University of Hertfordshire, College Lane, Hatfield AL10 9AB, UK
- Department of Neuroscience and Imaging, University “G. d'Annunzio”, 66100 Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience and Imaging, University “G. d'Annunzio”, 66100 Chieti, Italy
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- School of Life and Medical Sciences, University of Hertfordshire, College Lane, Hatfield AL10 9AB, UK
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Feng Y, Lei D, Hu C. Rapid identification of illegal synthetic adulterants in herbal anti-diabetic medicines using near infrared spectroscopy. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2014; 125:363-374. [PMID: 24566115 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2014.01.117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2013] [Revised: 01/23/2014] [Accepted: 01/26/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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We created a rapid detection procedure for identifying herbal medicines illegally adulterated with synthetic drugs using near infrared spectroscopy. This procedure includes a reverse correlation coefficient method (RCCM) and comparison of characteristic peaks. Moreover, we made improvements to the RCCM based on new strategies for threshold settings. Any tested herbal medicine must meet two criteria to be identified with our procedure as adulterated. First, the correlation coefficient between the tested sample and the reference must be greater than the RCCM threshold. Next, the NIR spectrum of the tested sample must contain the same characteristic peaks as the reference. In this study, four pure synthetic anti-diabetic drugs (i.e., metformin, gliclazide, glibenclamide and glimepiride), 174 batches of laboratory samples and 127 batches of herbal anti-diabetic medicines were used to construct and validate the procedure. The accuracy of this procedure was greater than 80%. Our data suggest that this protocol is a rapid screening tool to identify synthetic drug adulterants in herbal medicines on the market.
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- Yanchun Feng
- National Institutes for Food and Drug Control, Beijing 100050, China
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- Shaoyang Institute for Drug Control of Hunan, Shaoyang 422000, China
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- National Institutes for Food and Drug Control, Beijing 100050, China.
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Analysis of illicit dietary supplements sold in the Italian market: identification of a sildenafil thioderivative as adulterant using UPLC-TOF/MS and GC/MS. Sci Justice 2014; 54:228-37. [PMID: 24796952 DOI: 10.1016/j.scijus.2014.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2013] [Revised: 01/02/2014] [Accepted: 02/18/2014] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Identification of pharmaceutical active ingredients sildenafil and tadalafil and the characterization of a dimethylated thio-derivative of sildenafil, called thioaildenafil or thiodimethylsildenafil, in illicit dietary supplements were described. A multi-residual ultra-performance liquid chromatography-time of flight mass spectrometry (UPLC-TOF/MS) method was developed to screen for the presence of the phosphodiesterase-5 (PDE-5) inhibitors sildenafil, tadalafil, and vardenafil and their analogues thioaildenafil and thiohomosildenafil in powders and pharmaceutical dosage forms. The study was developed in connection with an operation supervised by the Italian Medicines Agency (A.I.F.A.), aimed to monitor dietary supplements in the Italian market. In two of the eleven specimens under investigation, high-resolution mass spectrometry (HR-MS) allowed the identification of the PDE-5 inhibitors sildenafil and tadalafil, while another specimen proved to contain a unapproved dimethylated thioderivative of sildenafil, thioaildenafil or thiodimethylsildenafil, identified for the first time in Italy as adulterant in food supplements.
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Han KM, Lee JH, Park HJ, Hwang I, Heo OS, Kim WS. Isolation and identification of novel propoxyphenyl thiosildenafil found in natural health food product. Food Addit Contam Part A Chem Anal Control Expo Risk Assess 2014; 31:1-6. [DOI: 10.1080/19440049.2013.855948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Vaclavik L, Krynitsky AJ, Rader JI. Targeted analysis of multiple pharmaceuticals, plant toxins and other secondary metabolites in herbal dietary supplements by ultra-high performance liquid chromatography–quadrupole-orbital ion trap mass spectrometry. Anal Chim Acta 2014; 810:45-60. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2013.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2013] [Revised: 12/02/2013] [Accepted: 12/03/2013] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Poplawska M, Blazewicz A, Bukowinska K, Fijalek Z. Application of high-performance liquid chromatography with charged aerosol detection for universal quantitation of undeclared phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors in herbal dietary supplements. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2013; 84:232-43. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2013.06.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2013] [Revised: 06/11/2013] [Accepted: 06/14/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Kim NS, Lee JH, Han KM, Kim HJ, Cho S, Han SY, Kim WS. Isolation and structural characterisation of a propoxyphenyl-linked thiohomosildenafil analogue found in a herbal product. Food Addit Contam Part A Chem Anal Control Expo Risk Assess 2013; 30:1693-700. [DOI: 10.1080/19440049.2013.823571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Kee CL, Ge X, Low MY, Koh HL. Structural elucidation of a new sildenafil analogue using high-resolution Orbitrap mass spectrometry. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2013; 27:1380-1384. [PMID: 23681816 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.6590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2013] [Revised: 03/25/2013] [Accepted: 03/31/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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RATIONALE One new phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE-V) inhibitor, propoxyphenyl homohydroxysildenafil (PP-HHS), has been isolated from one health supplement, and analyzed using high-resolution Orbitrap mass spectrometry. High-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS) is useful to elucidate unknown substances at low concentrations. METHODS Two isolated compounds, propoxyphenyl thiohomohydroxysildenafil (PP-THHS) and propoxyphenyl homohydroxysildenafil (PP-HHS), were infused into the Thermo Fischer Scientific LTQ Orbitrap XL™ hybrid FTMS system at a flow rate of 3 μL per min. The high-resolution MS(2) spectra were acquired using different high-energy collision dissolution (HCD) mode; 40 V for PPT-HHS and 45 V for PP-HHS. The accurate mass measurement was assisted with the aid of Mass Frontier software, version 5.0. RESULTS The fragmentation pattern of PP-HHS in the MS(2) spectrum is very similar to that of PP-THHS except the product ions at m/z 519, 501, 325, 299 and 283 are less than PP-THHS by 16 m/z units. This is a result of the replacement of sulfur atom by oxygen at the thiolactam moiety. All the mass errors are below 5.0 ppm. CONCLUSIONS High-resolution Orbitrap mass spectrometry is an alternative method to determine unknown compounds like PDE-V inhibitor analogues unambiguously by analyzing the product ions at high mass accuracy. PP-HHS is an unapproved drug and no pharmacological study has been reported. Hence, it could be harmful to unknowing consumers with undesirable side effects.
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- Chee-Leong Kee
- Pharmaceutical Laboratory, Applied Sciences Group, Health Sciences Authority, 11 Outram Road, Singapore 160978.
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Patel DN, Li L, Kee CL, Ge X, Low MY, Koh HL. Screening of synthetic PDE-5 inhibitors and their analogues as adulterants: analytical techniques and challenges. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2013; 87:176-90. [PMID: 23721687 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2013.04.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2013] [Revised: 04/25/2013] [Accepted: 04/26/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The popularity of phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE-5) enzyme inhibitors for the treatment of erectile dysfunction has led to the increase in prevalence of illicit sexual performance enhancement products. PDE-5 inhibitors, namely sildenafil, tadalafil and vardenafil, and their unapproved designer analogues are being increasingly used as adulterants in the herbal products and health supplements marketed for sexual performance enhancement. To date, more than 50 unapproved analogues of prescription PDE-5 inhibitors were found as adulterants in the literature. To avoid detection of such adulteration by standard screening protocols, the perpetrators of such illegal products are investing time and resources to synthesize exotic analogues and devise novel means for adulteration. A comprehensive review of conventional and advance analytical techniques to detect and characterize the adulterants is presented. The rapid identification and structural elucidation of unknown analogues as adulterants is greatly enhanced by the wide myriad of analytical techniques employed, including high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), liquid chromatography mass-spectrometry (LC-MS), nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, vibrational spectroscopy, liquid chromatography-Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance-mass spectrometry (LC-FT-ICR-MS), liquid chromatograph-hybrid triple quadrupole linear ion trap mass spectrometer with information dependent acquisition, ultra high performance liquid chromatography-time of flight-mass spectrometry (UHPLC-TOF-MS), ion mobility spectroscopy (IMS) and immunoassay methods. The many challenges in detecting and characterizing such adulterants, and the need for concerted effort to curb adulteration in order to safe guard public safety and interest are discussed.
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- Dhavalkumar Narendrabhai Patel
- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, 18 Science Drive 4, Singapore 117543, Singapore
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Alp M, Coşkun M, Göker H. Isolation and identification of a new sildenafil analogue adulterated in energy drink: Propoxyphenyl sildenafil. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2013; 72:155-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2012.09.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2012] [Revised: 09/20/2012] [Accepted: 09/22/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Kee CL, Ge X, Koh HL, Low MY. Isolation and characterization of propoxyphenyl linked sildenafil and thiosildenafil analogues in health supplements. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2012; 70:265-72. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2012.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2012] [Revised: 06/26/2012] [Accepted: 07/06/2012] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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