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Xu H, Feng Z, Du Y. Synthesis, application and molecular modeling study of ionic liquid functionalized lactobionic acid, 3-methyl-1-(3-sulfopropyl)-1H-imidazol-3-ium lactobionate, as a chiral selector in capillary electrophoresis. Analyst 2020; 145:1025-1032. [DOI: 10.1039/c9an02009h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Ionic liquid MSI-LA was used as the sole chiral selector, both cation and anion contribute in forming interactions with enantiomers.
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- Hui Xu
- Key Laboratory of Drug Quality Control and Pharmacovigilance (Ministry of Education)
- China Pharmaceutical University
- Nanjing 210009
- P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines
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- Key Laboratory of Drug Quality Control and Pharmacovigilance (Ministry of Education)
- China Pharmaceutical University
- Nanjing 210009
- P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines
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- Key Laboratory of Drug Quality Control and Pharmacovigilance (Ministry of Education)
- China Pharmaceutical University
- Nanjing 210009
- P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines
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Huang D, Zhao X, Liu X, Chao R. Determination of Five Aminoalcohol-diterpenoid Alkaloids in the Lateral Root of Aconitum carmichaeli by HPLC–ELSD with SPE. J Chromatogr Sci 2017; 55:940-945. [DOI: 10.1093/chromsci/bmx059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Chen Z, Ye Q, Liu L, Dong H. Simultaneous Determination of Five Alkaloid Compounds in a Drug Based on a Hydrophilic Monolithic Column by Capillary Electrochromatography. J Chromatogr Sci 2015; 54:88-95. [PMID: 26187925 DOI: 10.1093/chromsci/bmv096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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A novel capillary electrochromatography (CEC) method was developed by using a hydrophilic monolithic column for the simultaneous determination of five alkaloids in a drug. The monolithic stationary phase was first prepared via in situ polymerization of acrylamide (AM), glycidyl methacrylate (GMA), N,N'-methylenebisacrylamide (MBA) and 2-acrylamido-2-methyl-1-propane-sulfonic acid (AMPS) in a ternary porogen solvent system consisting of cyclohexanol, dodecanol and toluene. The obtained monolithic stationary phase was subsequently modified by 0.1 mol/L ammonia water for opening epoxide groups of GMA. The separation performance and efficiency of the resulting monolithic column were investigated by the use of five compounds (thiourea, aniline, naphthylamine, diphenylamine and dimethyl acetamide) by CEC. The optimized monolithic column has obtained high column efficiencies with 74,000-121,000 theoretical plates/m. Finally, the prepared monolithic column was used to separate and determine five alkaloids (piperine, nuciferine, kukoline, berberine and tetrandrine) using CEC. Under the conditions of acetonitrile/10 mM phosphate buffer solution (65/35, v/v, pH 8.5) and 15 kV applied voltage, the baseline separation of five alkaloids was achieved. The proposed method has been successfully applied to the determination of berberine in a tablet sample. The percentage of recovery of spiked tablet samples ranged from 93.4 to 108.0% with relative standard deviations (RSDs) <9.20%.
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- Zongbao Chen
- Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, College of Jiangxi Province, Department of Chemistry, Shangrao Normal University, Shangrao, Jiangxi 334001, PR China Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Analysis and Detection for Food Safety, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian 335002, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, College of Jiangxi Province, Department of Chemistry, Shangrao Normal University, Shangrao, Jiangxi 334001, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, College of Jiangxi Province, Department of Chemistry, Shangrao Normal University, Shangrao, Jiangxi 334001, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, College of Jiangxi Province, Department of Chemistry, Shangrao Normal University, Shangrao, Jiangxi 334001, PR China
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Tascon M, Benavente F, Sanz-Nebot VM, Gagliardi LG. Fast determination of harmala alkaloids in edible algae by capillary electrophoresis mass spectrometry. Anal Bioanal Chem 2015; 407:3637-45. [PMID: 25749794 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-015-8579-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2014] [Revised: 01/20/2015] [Accepted: 02/19/2015] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The use of algae as a foodstuff is rapidly expanding worldwide from the East Asian countries, where they are also used for medical care. Harmala alkaloids (HAlk) are a family of bioactive compounds found in the extracts of some plants, including wakame (Undaria pinnatifida), an edible marine invasive algae. HAlks are based on a characteristic β-carboline structure with at least one amino ionizable group. In this work, we report the successful separation of a mixture of six HAlks (harmine, harmaline, harmol, harmalol, harmane, and norharmane) by capillary electrophoresis ion-trap mass spectrometry (CE-IT-MS) in less than 8 min. Optimum separation in fused-silica capillaries and detection sensitivity in positive-ion mode were achieved using a background electrolyte (BGE) with 25 mmol L(-1) ammonium acetate (pH 7.8) and 10% (v/v) methanol, and a sheath liquid with 60:40 (v/v) isopropanol-water and 0.05% (v/v) formic acid. The separation method was validated in terms of linearity, limits of detection and quantification, repeatability, and reproducibility. Later, a sample pretreatment was carefully optimized to determine HAlks in commercial wakame samples with excellent recovery and repeatability. For the complex wakame extracts, the MS-MS fragmentation patterns of the different HAlks were useful to ensure a reliable identification. The complete procedure was validated using the standard-addition calibration method, determining matrix effects on the studied compounds. Harmalol, harmine, and harmaline were naturally present in the samples and were quantified at very low concentrations, ranging from 7 to 24 μg kg(-1) dry algae.
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- Marcos Tascon
- Laboratorio de Investigación y Desarrollo de Métodos Analíticos (LIDMA), Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Calle 47 y 115, 1900, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Liu JX, Zhang YW, Yuan F, Chen HX, Zhang XX. Differential detection of Rhizoma coptidis by capillary electrophoresis electrospray ionization mass spectrometry with a nanospray interface. Electrophoresis 2014; 35:3258-63. [PMID: 25143257 DOI: 10.1002/elps.201400334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2014] [Revised: 08/06/2014] [Accepted: 08/12/2014] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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A lab prototype CE-nanospray-MS platform with a high sensitivity porous sprayer was successfully applied in differential identification of Rhizoma coptidis in this paper. To obtain a stable and reliable nanospray, detailed optimizations about emitter geometry, buffer composition, emitter position, and spray voltage, as well as emitter cleanliness were discussed. Results showed that the reproducibility and sensitivity for separations of alkaloid standards were satisfactory using CE-nanospray-MS, which were also compared to ultra-HPLC (UHPLC)-MS. Their signal responds were at the same order of magnitude (intensities: 0.8 - 1.5 × 10(8) vs. 3.8 - 6.2 × 10(8) ), even though a 2 nL injection for CE was 2500-fold lower than UHPLC (5 μL injection). The absolute LOD results of CE-MS showed a remarkable superiority (18-24 fg), equal to 1000-fold lower than that of UHPLC-MS. Principal component analysis (PCA) of adulterated R. coptidis showed that this protocol had the ability to profile and qualify complex herb medicines, which also created a great potential for evaluation and qualification of rare and valuable Chinese medicines in future.
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- Jing-Xin Liu
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Institute of Analytical Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Peking University, Beijing, P. R. China
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Liu J, Li Q, Yin Y, Liu R, Xu H, Bi K. Ultra-fast LC-ESI-MS/MS method for the simultaneous determination of six highly toxic Aconitum
alkaloids from Aconiti kusnezoffii radix in rat plasma and its application to a pharmacokinetic study. J Sep Sci 2014; 37:171-8. [DOI: 10.1002/jssc.201300775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2013] [Revised: 10/22/2013] [Accepted: 10/23/2013] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Jingjing Liu
- School of Chinese Material Medica; 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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- Schools 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 Chinese Material Medica; 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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- Schools 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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- Schools 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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- Schools 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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Wang X, Davis I, Liu A, Shamsi SA. Development of a CZE-ESI-MS assay with a sulfonated capillary for profiling picolinic acid and quinolinic acid formation in multienzyme system. Electrophoresis 2013; 34:1828-35. [PMID: 23576119 PMCID: PMC4153595 DOI: 10.1002/elps.201200679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2012] [Revised: 01/26/2013] [Accepted: 01/27/2013] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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This article describes the development of a reliable CZE-ESI-MS method to simultaneously separate and quantitate three specific metabolites (3-hydroxyanthranilic acid (3-HAA), quinolinic acid (QA), and picolinic acid (PA)) of the kynurenine pathway (KP) of tryptophan catabolism. Using a covalently bonded sulfonated capillary, the parameters such as pH, type of background electrolyte, type of organic solvent, nebulizer pressure as well as both negative and positive ESI-MS modes were optimized to achieve the best Rs and S/N of three KP metabolites. The developed CZE-ESI-MS assay provided high resolution of PA/QA, high specificity, a total analysis time of 10 min with satisfactory intraday and interday repeatability of migration time and peak areas. Under optimized CZE-ESI-MS conditions, the calibration curves over a concentration range of 19-300 μM for 3-HAA and QA, and 75-300 μM for PA were simultaneously generated. The method was successfully applied for the first time to profile the concentrations of initial substrate, 3-HAA, and its eventual products, PA and QA, formed in the complex multienzyme system. As the ratio of two enzymes, 3-hydroxyanthranilate 3,4-dioxygenase (HAO) and α-amino-β-carboxymuconate-ε-semialdehyde decarboxylase (ACMSD) decreases, the concentration of QA approaches essentially zero indicating that all ACMS formed by the action of HAO is consumed by ACMSD rather than its spontaneous decay to QA.
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- Xiaochun Wang
- Department of Chemistry, Center of Diagnostics and Therapeutics, Georgia State University, 50 Decatur Street, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Center of Diagnostics and Therapeutics, Georgia State University, 50 Decatur Street, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Center of Diagnostics and Therapeutics, Georgia State University, 50 Decatur Street, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Center of Diagnostics and Therapeutics, Georgia State University, 50 Decatur Street, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
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Behpour M, Ghoreishi SM, Khayatkashani M, Motaghedifard M. A new method for the simultaneous analysis of strychnine and brucine in Strychnos nux-vomica unprocessed and processed seeds using a carbon-paste electrode modified with multi-walled carbon nanotubes. PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS : PCA 2012; 23:95-102. [PMID: 21618309 DOI: 10.1002/pca.1327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2010] [Revised: 01/30/2011] [Accepted: 02/14/2011] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Strychnos nux-vomica L. (Loganiaceae), widely used in folk medicine, is grown extensively in southern Asian countries. Its major bioactive constituents are strychnine and brucine, which are frequently used in traditional herbal medicines for treatment of nervous diseases, vomiting and traumatic pain. OBJECTIVE A new method using a carbon-paste electrode modified with multi-walled carbon nanotubes (CNT/CPE) was developed and validated for single or simultaneous determination of strychnine and brucine in Strychnos nux-vomica seeds. Additionally, an environmentally friendly method was successfully applied to reduce the levels of strychnine and brucine in seeds. MATERIALS AND METHODS Cyclic voltammetry, chronocoulometry and differential pulse voltammetry were used with multi-walled carbon nanotube modified carbon-paste electrodes. RESULTS The peak currents increase linearly with the strychnine and brucine concentrations in the ranges of 50-1000 and 5-355 µ m, and the detection limits for strychnine and brucine were 0.43 and 0.28 µ m, respectively. Of the processing methods used, the greatest reduction in the strychnine and brucine levels was observed in samples processed using milk and saltwater. CONCLUSION A new, sensitive and selective method was developed for the measurement of strychnine and brucine. This method was successfully applied to the determination of strychnine and brucine in unprocessed and processed Strychnos nux-vomica seed.
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- Mohsen Behpour
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Kashan, Kashan, I.R., Iran.
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Bao Y, Yang F, Yang X. CE-electrochemiluminescence with ionic liquid for the facile separation and determination of diester-diterpenoid aconitum alkaloids in traditional Chinese herbal medicine. Electrophoresis 2011; 32:1515-21. [PMID: 21692082 DOI: 10.1002/elps.201100040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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A CE-electrochemiluminescence(CE-ECL) detection system, CE/tris(2,2'-bipyridyl) ruthenium(II)ECL with ionic liquid, was established for the determination of diester-diterpenoid aconitum alkaloids (aconitine (AC), mesaconitine (MA) and hypaconitine (HA)) in traditional Chinese herbal medicine. Running buffer containing 25 mM borax-20 mM 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate at pH 9.15 was used, which resulted in significant changes in separation and obvious enhancement in ECL intensity for AC, MA and HA with similar structures. End-column detection was achieved in 50 mM phosphate buffer with 5 mM Ru(bpy)₃²⁺ (pH 9.15) at applied detection voltage of 1.20 V when the distance between the Pt working electrode and outlet of capillary (50 cm × 25 μm id) was set at 150 μm. One single quantitative analysis of three alkaloids was achieved at a separation voltage of 15 kV within 10 min. Moreover, two extraction processes (ethanol extraction and ethyl ether extraction after basification) were investigated. The result showed that ethanol extraction process has higher extraction efficiency than ethyl ether extraction process. Under the optimized conditions, the detection limits of AC, MA and HA were 5.62 × 10(-8) , 2.78 × 10(-8) and 3.50 × 10(-9) mol/L (S/N=3), respectively. The method was successfully applied to determine the amounts of AC, MA and HA in the aconitum herbal samples.
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- Yi Bao
- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, P R China
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Yang G, Pan Y, Liu L, Jiang Y. Simultaneous Determination of Strychnine, Brucine, Strychnine N-Oxide and Brucine N-Oxide in Crude and Fermented Nux Vomica by CZE with Ephedrine Hydrochloride as an Internal Standard. Chromatographia 2011. [DOI: 10.1007/s10337-011-1912-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Yang Y, Chen J, Shi YP. Determination of aconitine, hypaconitine and mesaconitine in urine using hollow fiber liquid-phase microextraction combined with high-performance liquid chromatography. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2010; 878:2811-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2010.08.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2010] [Revised: 08/16/2010] [Accepted: 08/22/2010] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Hong B, Cheng W, Wu J, Zhao C. Screening and Identification of Many of the Compounds Present in Rauvolfia verticillata by Use of High-Pressure LC and Quadrupole TOF MS. Chromatographia 2010. [DOI: 10.1365/s10337-010-1760-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Analysis of microcystins by capillary zone electrophoresis coupling with electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. Talanta 2010; 82:1101-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2010.05.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2010] [Revised: 05/16/2010] [Accepted: 05/18/2010] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Liu W, Pi Z, Wang X, Song F, Liu S. HPLC/ESI-MSn and ESI-MS studies on the Aconitum alkaloids in three Chinese medicinal herbs. J Sep Sci 2010; 33:2898-906. [DOI: 10.1002/jssc.201000285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Song JZ, Han QB, Qiao CF, But PPH, Xu HX. Development and validation of a rapid capillary zone electrophoresis method for the determination of aconite alkaloids in aconite roots. PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS : PCA 2010; 21:137-143. [PMID: 19810124 DOI: 10.1002/pca.1168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Aconites, with aconite alkaloids as the major therapeutic and toxic components, are used for the treatment of analgesic, antirheumatic and neurological symptoms. Quantification of the aconite alkaloids is important for the quality control of aconite-containing drugs. OBJECTIVE To establish a validated capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE) method for the simultaneous determination of six major alkaloids, namely aconitine, mesaconitine, hypaconitine, benzoylaconine, benzoylmesaconine and benzoylhypaconine, in crude and processed aconite roots. METHODOLOGY The CZE method was optimised and validated using a stability-indicating method. The optimised running buffer was a mixture of 200 mm Tris, 150 mm perchloric acid and 40% 1,4-dioxane (pH 7.8) with the capillary thermostated at 25 degrees C. RESULTS Using the optimised method, six aconite alkaloids were well separated. The established method showed good precision, accuracy and recovery. Contents of these alkaloids in crude and processed aconites were determined and it was observed that the levels of individual alkaloids varied between samples. CONCLUSION The developed CZE method was reliable for the quality control of aconites contained in herbal medicines. The method could also be used as an approach for toxicological studies.
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- Jing-Zheng Song
- Chinese Medicine Laboratory, Hong Kong Jockey Club Institute of Chinese Medicine, Rm 220, No. 2 Biotech. Ave, 12 Miles, Tai Po Road, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong, China
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Li J, Jiang Y. Rapid and sensitive determination of strychnine and brucine in human urine by capillary electrophoresis with field-amplified sample stacking. Biomed Chromatogr 2009; 24:186-94. [PMID: 19609870 DOI: 10.1002/bmc.1270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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A simple, rapid, sensitive and low-cost method using capillary electrophoresis (CE) coupled with field-amplified sample stacking (FASS) has been developed and validated for the simultaneous determination of strychnine and brucine residues in human urine. Before sample loading, a water plug (3.5 kPa, 3 s) was injected to contain sample cations and to permit FASS. Electrokinetic injection at a voltage (20 kV, 25 s) was then used to introduce cations. Separation was performed using 20 mM acetate buffer (pH 3.8) with an applied voltage of 20 kV. The calibration curves were linear over a range of 8.00-2.56 infinity 10(2) ng/mL (r = 0.9995) for strychnine and 10.0-3.20 x 10(2) ng/mL (r = 0.9999) for brucine. Extraction recoveries in urine were greater than 79.6 and 82.8% for strychnine and brucine, respectively, with an RSD of less than 4.9%. The detection limits (signal-to-noise ratio 3) for strychnine and brucine were 2.00 and 2.50 ng/mL, respectively. A urine sample from one healthy female volunteer (26 years old, 50 kg) was pretreated and analyzed. Strychnine and brucine levels in urine could be detected 24 h after administration. On these grounds, this method was feasible for application to preliminary screening of trace levels of abused drugs for both doping control and forensic analysis.
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- Junmei Li
- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, School of Pharmacy, Hebei Medical University, 361 East Zhongshan Road, Shijiazhuang City, People's Republic of China
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Hu R, Zhao J, Qi LW, Li P, Jing SL, Li HJ. Structural characterization and identification of C(19)- and C(20)-diterpenoid alkaloids in roots of Aconitum carmichaeli by rapid-resolution liquid chromatography coupled with time-of-flight mass spectrometry. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2009; 23:1619-1635. [PMID: 19408253 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.4038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Aconite alkaloids from the roots of Aconitum carmichaeli (Fuzi, in Chinese) have been investigated by rapid-resolution liquid chromatography coupled with time-of-flight mass spectrometry (TOFMS) in positive mode. With dynamic adjustment of the key role as fragmentor voltage in TOFMS, an efficient transmission of the ions was achieved to obtain the best sensitivity for providing the molecular formula for each analyte, and abundant fragment ions for structural information. Fifteen authentic standards isolated from Fuzi with various structures were first characterized by TOFMS, including diester-diterpenoid alkaloids (DDAs), monoester-diterpenoid alkaloids (MDAs), alkylol amine-diterpenoid alkaloids (ADAs), veatchine-type alkaloids and atisine-type alkaloids. Fragmentation rules and key diagnostic fragment ions have been summarized, and possible pathways of fragmentation have been proposed. By accurate mass measurements within 5 ppm error for each ion, 30 C(19)-diterpenoid alkaloids including 10 DDAs, 3 MDAs, 9 ADAs and 8 other type alkaloids, and 8 C(20)-diterpenoid alkaloids including 4 veatchine-type alkaloids and 4 atisine-type alkaloids could be identified in a methanolic extract of Fuzi. Some isomers of aconite alkaloids were also differentiated. Based on the differences between their fragmentation pathways and special fragment ions, each type of aconite alkaloids was differentiated.
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- Rong Hu
- Key Laboratory of Modern Chinese Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Ministry of Education, Nanjing 210009, China
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Beyer J, Drummer OH, Maurer HH. Analysis of toxic alkaloids in body samples. Forensic Sci Int 2009; 185:1-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2008.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2008] [Revised: 09/25/2008] [Accepted: 12/03/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Chen JH, Lee CY, Liau BC, Lee MR, Jong TT, Chiang ST. Determination of aconitine-type alkaloids as markers in fuzi (Aconitum carmichaeli) by LC/(+)ESI/MS(3). J Pharm Biomed Anal 2008; 48:1105-11. [PMID: 18834688 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2008.08.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2008] [Revised: 08/13/2008] [Accepted: 08/21/2008] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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LC/(+)ESI/MS(3) was used to determine aconitine, mesaconitine, and hypaconitine as target markers in crude methanol extracts of (i) the raw lateral roots of Aconitum carmichaeli, (ii) roots treated by three different refining processes, and (iii) eight generally available traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) preparations containing fuzi (treated lateral roots of A. carmichaeli). The optimal ionization behavior resulted when using electrospray ionization (ESI) in positive-ion mode with 0.005% TFA as an additive in the mobile phase. The consecutive reaction monitoring (CRM) mode provided additional improvements in selectivity, which was exploited to minimize the noise and interference problems. Employing this approach, aconitine and mesaconitine were found to decompose readily during the refining processes, but hypaconitine remains present at the same content, presumably because of its characteristic chemical structure. Thus, treated and untreated fuzi samples can be distinguished by monitoring the ratio of aconitine and mesaconitine to hypaconitine. The limits of detection (LODs) for these three markers were 0.05, 0.08, and 0.03 ng/ml. The linearity range for the three marker compounds was 0.1-1,000 ng/ml. The analysis time was 12 min per sample.
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- Jung-Hui Chen
- National Chung-Hsing University, Department of Chemistry, 250 Kuo-Kuang Road, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC
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Liang XM, Jin Y, Wang YP, Jin GW, Fu Q, Xiao YS. Qualitative and quantitative analysis in quality control of traditional Chinese medicines. J Chromatogr A 2008; 1216:2033-44. [PMID: 18656880 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2008.07.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 147] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2008] [Revised: 05/31/2008] [Accepted: 07/01/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Separation techniques with high efficiency and sensitive detection have been widely used for quality control of traditional Chinese medicines (TCMs). High-performance liquid chromatography, gas chromatography, and capillary electrophoresis are commonly used to separate various components in TCMs. Ultraviolet detection, fluorescence detection, evaporative light-scattering detection, mass spectrometry and nuclear magnetic resonance can be applied to separation techniques for qualitative and quantitative analysis of TCMs. The development of quality control for TCMs based on quantitative and qualitative analysis from 2000 to 2007 are reviewed; the fingerprint technique is also discussed due to its broad application in the quality control of TCMs. Prospects for further research based on our primary results are also discussed.
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- Xin-miao Liang
- Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian 116023, China.
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Yue H, Pi ZF, Li HL, Song FR, Liu ZQ, Liu SY. Studies on the stability of diester-diterpenoid alkaloids from the genus Aconitum L. by high performance liquid chromatography combined with electrospray ionisation tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC/ESI/MSn). PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS : PCA 2008; 19:141-7. [PMID: 17853383 DOI: 10.1002/pca.1027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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The stability of diester-diterpenoid alkaloids (DDA) from plants of the genus Aconitum L. has been studied in different solvents and pH buffers. The HPLC/ESIMS method for analysing the concentration of DDA was established and DDA's decomposition products were elucidated by HPLC/ESI-MS/MS(n). In different solvents, e.g. dichloromethane, ether, methanol and distilled water, the decomposition pathways of DDA are quite different and their difference in stabilities depends on the difference of their structures, in which substituents at the N atom and substituents at C-3 are different. The pyrolytic products of DDA, such as deacetoxy aconitine-type alkaloids, have been observed in the above solvents, whereas 8-methoxy-14-benzoyl aconitine-type alkaloids have been obtained only in methanol. Furthermore, the experimental results demonstrate that the stability of DDA depends on pH values of the buffer. Aconine as hydrolysate has been only found in pH 10.0 buffer, and the other hydrolysates and the pyrolyzates of DDA, such as benzoylaconine and deacetoxy aconitine, have been observed in all pH aqueous solutions. The decomposition pathways of DDA in buffers are related to the substituent on the C-3 position. The decomposition pathway of aconitine is similar to that of mesaconitine, but different from that of hypaconitine.
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- Hao Yue
- Changchun Center of Mass Spectrometry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 5625 Renmin Street, Changchun 130022, People's Republic of China
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12 CE in impurity profiling of drugs. CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS METHODS FOR PHARMACEUTICAL ANALYSIS 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/s0149-6395(07)00012-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Chen G, Liu W. Determination of Six Functional Compounds in Crataegus pinatifida BGE by Capillary Zone Electrophoresis. J LIQ CHROMATOGR R T 2007. [DOI: 10.1081/jlc-200041295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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- Guanhua Chen
- a College of Life Science , Agricultural University of Hebei , Baoding, 071001, P.R. China
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- a College of Life Science , Agricultural University of Hebei , Baoding, 071001, P.R. China
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Boatto G, Nieddu M, Dessì G, Manconi P, Cerri R. Determination of four thiophenethylamine designer drugs (2C-T-series) in human plasma by capillary electrophoresis with mass spectrometry detection. J Chromatogr A 2007; 1159:198-202. [PMID: 17098243 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2006.10.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2006] [Revised: 10/16/2006] [Accepted: 10/17/2006] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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In recent years, the frequent appearance of phenethylamine designer drugs on the illicit drug market has been a matter of concern for all authorities involved. New phenethylamine drugs are being introduced because these compounds are not covered by existing legislation. Therefore, the new drugs cannot be considered illicit drugs until their names are officially recognized. This paper describes a method to screen for and quantify four 2,5-methylenedioxy-derivatives of 4-thio-phenethylamine (2C-T-series) in human plasma, using capillary electrophoresis coupled with electrospray ionisation-mass spectrometry (CE-ESI-MS). Prior to CE-MS analysis, a simple liquid extraction was used for sample cleanup. The method was validated according to international guidelines.
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- Gianpiero Boatto
- Dipartimento Farmaco Chimico Tossicologico, Università degli Studi di Sassari, Italy.
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Wu W, Qiao C, Liang Z, Xu H, Zhao Z, Cai Z. Alkaloid profiling in crude and processed Strychnos nux-vomica seeds by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2007; 45:430-6. [PMID: 17706394 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2007.06.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2007] [Revised: 06/20/2007] [Accepted: 06/29/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Direct analysis of alkaloids in the tissues of crude and processed Strychnos nux-vomica seeds by MALDI-TOFMS was described. The alkaloid profiles of the herb drugs were obtained without the need of complicated sample preparation to avoid potential damage or change of the active components. Seed tissues that were optimally sliced to a thickness of 10-20 microm from the crude and processed Strychnos nux-vomica seeds as well as various parts of tissue such as endosperm and epidermis were analyzed on MALDI target plate after the matrix was directly applied onto the tissue surface. The obtained alkaloid profiles provided valuable information for the differentiation of crude and processed Strychnos nux-vomica seeds and for the explanation of the significantly different toxicity. Experimental results indicated that the direct MALDI-TOFMS analysis allowed rapid screening of the alkaloid components in Strychnos nux-vomica seeds.
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- Wei Wu
- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Nieddu M, Boatto G, Dessì G. Determination of 4-alkyl 2,5 dimethoxy-amphetamine derivatives by capillary electrophoresis with mass spectrometry detection from urine samples. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2007; 852:578-81. [PMID: 17347059 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2007.02.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2006] [Revised: 12/14/2006] [Accepted: 02/12/2007] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The methylenedioxy-derivatives of amphetamine represent the largest group of designer drugs. The 4-methyl (DOM), -ethyl (DOET) and -propyl (DOPR) derivatives of 2,5-dimethoxy-amphetamine (2,5-DMA) were found to possess quite similar serotonin receptor affinities [R.A. Glennon, D.L. Doot, R. Young, Pharmacol. Biochem. Behav. 14 (1981) 287.]. This paper describes a method to screen for and quantify DOM, DOET and DOPR in urine samples, using capillary electrophoresis coupled to electrospray ionisation-mass spectrometry (CE-ESI-MS). Prior to CE-MS analysis, a simple solid-phase extraction (SPE) was used for sample cleanup. The method was validated according to international guidelines. Data for accuracy and precision were within required limits. Calibration curves were generated ranging from 10 to 1000 ng/mL and correlation coefficients always exceeded 0.996.
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- Maria Nieddu
- Dipartimento Farmaco Chimico Tossicologico, Università di Sassari, via Muroni 23/a, 07100 Sassari, Italy
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Wang C, Li C, Zang X, Han D, Liu Z, Wang Z. Hollow fiber-based liquid-phase microextraction combined with on-line sweeping for trace analysis of Strychnos alkaloids in urine by micellar electrokinetic chromatography. J Chromatogr A 2007; 1143:270-5. [PMID: 17239897 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2007.01.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2006] [Revised: 01/06/2007] [Accepted: 01/09/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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A new method for the enrichment of Strychnos alkaloids in biological samples via liquid-phase microextraction (LPME) based on porous polypropylene hollow fibers combined with on-line sweeping in micellar electrokinetic chromatography (MEKC) was developed. Strychnos alkaloids were first extracted from urine sample which was adjusted to alkaline conditions (0.5 mol l(-1) NaOH). The unionized analytes were subsequently extracted into 1-octanol impregnated in the pores of hollow fibers, and then into an acidic acceptor solution (100 mmol l(-1) H3PO4) inside the hollow fiber. The extract was analyzed directly by on-line sweeping in MEKC. In the method, the compound berberine was used as the internal standard (I.S.) for the improvement of the experimental reproducibility. The calibration curve was linear over a range of 20-200 ng ml(-1) for both strychnine and brucine in human urine sample, with a correlation coefficient of 0.996 and 0.997, respectively. The detection limits (S/N=3:1) for strychnine and brucine were 1 and 2 ng ml(-1), respectively. The LPME-sweeping method has been successfully applied to the analysis of strychnine and brucine in real urine sample, indicating that LPME-sweeping-MEKC is a promising combination for analysis of basic drugs present at low levels in some biological matrices.
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- Chun Wang
- Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic Chemistry, College of Science, Agricultural University of Hebei, Baoding 071001, China
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Huang T, Zhang X. Optimization of Conditions for Capillary Electrophoresis of Winged Euonymus by a Variable Dimension Expansion‐Selection Method. J LIQ CHROMATOGR R T 2007. [DOI: 10.1080/10826070600674984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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- Ting Huang
- a College of Chemistry , Peking University , Beijing, P. R. China
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- a College of Chemistry , Peking University , Beijing, P. R. China
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Boatto G, Nieddu M, Pirisi MA, Dessì G. Simultaneous determination of new thioamphetamine designer drugs in plasma by capillary electrophoresis coupled with mass spectrometry. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2007; 21:3716-20. [PMID: 17955568 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.3273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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A simple method for the simultaneous identification and quantification of four 2,5-methylenedioxy derivatives of 4-thioamphetamine (ALEPH series) in plasma samples was developed. The method consists of solid-phase extraction (SPE) using a Bond Elut C(18) cartridge and capillary electrophoresis coupled with electrospray ionisation mass spectrometry (CE/ESI-MS). The SPE method used required only simple steps and provided a clean extract from which identification of each drug was feasible, even at low concentrations. The method was validated according to international guidelines. The calibration curves were linear over the concentration range of 50 to 1000 ng/mL for all drugs with correlation coefficients that exceeded 0.998. The lower limits of detection of the drugs were 23-43 ng/mL. The absolute recoveries for the drugs were 64-92% and 75-96% at concentrations of 100 and 500 ng/mL, respectively. The validation data (precision, accuracy, and recovery) show the reproducibility and selectivity of the method. This clean and simple method allows the routine detection of designer drugs such as thioamphetamines which may become a serious problem in the control of illegal drugs.
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- Gianpiero Boatto
- Dipartimento Farmaco Chimico Tossicologico, Università degli Studi di Sassari, Via Muroni 23, 07100 Sassari, Italy.
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Li P, Li SP, Wang YT. Optimization of CZE for analysis of phytochemical bioactive compounds. Electrophoresis 2006; 27:4808-19. [PMID: 17136720 DOI: 10.1002/elps.200600219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Advantages of CZE such as high efficiency, low cost, short analysis time, and easy implementation result in its wide applications for analysis of phytochemical bioactive compounds (e.g. flavonoids, alkaloids, terpenoids, phenolic acid, saponins, anthraquinones and coumarins). However, several aspects, including sample preparation, separation, and detection have significant effects on CZE analysis. Therefore, optimization of these procedures is necessary for development of the method. In this review, sample preparation such as extraction method and preconcentration, separation factors including buffer type, concentration and pH, additives, voltage and temperature, as well as detection, e.g. direct and indirect UV detection, LIF and MS were discussed for optimization of CZE analysis on phytochemical bioactive compounds. The optimized strategies were also reviewed.
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- Peng Li
- Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Taipa, Macau, China
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Hernández-Borges J, Borges-Miquel TM, Rodríguez-Delgado MA, Cifuentes A. Sample treatments prior to capillary electrophoresis-mass spectrometry. J Chromatogr A 2006; 1153:214-26. [PMID: 17098242 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2006.10.070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2006] [Revised: 10/13/2006] [Accepted: 10/30/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Sample preparation is a crucial part of chemical analysis and in most cases can become the bottleneck of the whole analytical process. Its adequacy is a key factor in determining the success of the analysis and, therefore, careful selection and optimization of the parameters controlling sample treatment should be carried out. This work revises the different strategies that have been developed for sample preparation prior to capillary electrophoresis-mass spectrometry (CE-MS). Namely the present work presents an exhaustive and critical revision of the different samples treatments used together with on-line CE-MS including works published from January 2000 to July 2006.
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- Javier Hernández-Borges
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Nutrition and Food Science, University of La Laguna, Avda. Astrofísico Fco. Sánchez s/n, 38071 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain.
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Zhang HY, Hu P, Luo GA, Liang QL, Wang YL, Yan SK, Wang YM. Screening and identification of multi-component in Qingkailing injection using combination of liquid chromatography/time-of-flight mass spectrometry and liquid chromatography/ion trap mass spectrometry. Anal Chim Acta 2006; 577:190-200. [PMID: 17723671 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2006.06.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2006] [Revised: 05/25/2006] [Accepted: 06/21/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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An approach for screening and identification of multi-component in complex traditional Chinese medicine systems with a combinative LC/MS (MS(n)) technique was described in this paper. The chemical profile of Qingkailing injection, a well-known traditional Chinese formula in China, was studied using the established method as for an application. Benefit from combining the accurate mass measurement of LC/TOF-MS to generate elemental compositions and the complementary multilevel structural information provided by LC/ion trap MS(n), 33 components in Qingkailing injection were identified in all. The three isomers of chlorogenic acid, isochlorogenic acid and neochlorogenic acid which are derived from Flos Lonicerae, one of the medicinal materials in Qingkailing, were differentiated by verifying their MS3 fragmentation data. All the components identified were surveyed and classified according to their medicinal materials derivation. This study is expected to provide an effective and reliable pattern for comprehensive and systematic characterization of the complex traditional Chinese medicine systems.
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- Hong-Yang Zhang
- School of Chemistry & Pharmaceutics, Mordern Engineering Center for TCM, East-China University of Science & Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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Li SP, Yang FQ, Tsim KWK. Quality control of Cordyceps sinensis, a valued traditional Chinese medicine. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2006; 41:1571-84. [PMID: 16504449 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2006.01.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 184] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2005] [Revised: 01/14/2006] [Accepted: 01/19/2006] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Cordyceps sinensis, a well-known and valued traditional Chinese medicine, is also called DongChongXiaCao (winter worm summer grass) in Chinese. It is commonly used to replenish the kidney and soothe the lung for the treatment of fatigue, night sweating, hyposexualities, hyperglycemia, hyperlipidemia, asthemia after severe illness, respiratory disease, renal dysfunction and renal failure, arrhythmias and other heart disease, and liver disease. As the rarity and upstanding curative effects of natural Cordyceps, several mycelial strains have been isolated from natural Cordyceps and manufactured in large quantities by fermentation technology, and they are commonly sold as health food products in Asia. In addition, some substitutes such as Cordyceps militaris also have been used and adulterants also confused the market. Therefore, quality control of C. sinensis and its products is very important to ensure their safety and efficacy. Herein, markers and analytical methods for quality control of Cordyceps were reviewed and discussed.
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- S P Li
- Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Taipa, Macau SAR, China.
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Wang C, Han D, Wang Z, Zang X, Wu Q. Analysis of Strychnos alkaloids in traditional Chinese medicines with improved sensitivity by sweeping micellar electrokinetic chromatography. Anal Chim Acta 2006; 572:190-6. [PMID: 17723477 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2006.05.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2006] [Revised: 05/07/2006] [Accepted: 05/09/2006] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The application of an on-line sweeping preconcentration method in micellar electrokinetic chromatography (MEKC) for the determination of Strychnos alkaloids, namely strychnine and brucine, has been investigated in this work. After experimental optimizations, the best separation was achieved in 50 mmol l(-1) H3PO4 (pH 2.0) containing 100 mmol l(-1) SDS and acetonitrile in a ratio of 4:1 (v/v), with an applied voltage of -20 kV at 20 degrees C. The sample matrix consisted of 100 mmol l(-1) H3PO4 (pH 2.0), and sample introduction was performed at 0.5 psi for 270 s, with photodiode array detection at 203 nm. Compared with the conventional MEKC injection method, up to 100-fold improvement in concentration sensitivity was achieved in terms of peak height by using this sweeping injection technique. In the method, the compound berberine was used as the internal standard for the improvement of the experimental reproducibility. The calibration curve was linear over a range of 0.5-15 microg ml(-1) for both strychnine and brucine, with a correlation coefficient of 0.998 and 0.997, respectively. The detection limits (S/N=3:1) for strychnine and brucine were 0.05 and 0.07 microg ml(-1), respectively. The sweeping-MEKC method has been successfully applied to the analysis of strychnine and brucine in Strychnos nux-vomica L. and its Chinese medicinal preparations.
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- Chun Wang
- Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic Chemistry, College of Science, Agricultural University of Hebei, Baoding 071001, Hebei Province, PR China
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Wahby I, Arráez-Román D, Segura-Carretero A, Ligero F, Caba JM, Fernández-Gutiérrez A. Analysis of choline and atropine in hairy root cultures ofCannabis sativa L. by capillary electrophoresis-electrospray mass spectrometry. Electrophoresis 2006; 27:2208-15. [PMID: 16637019 DOI: 10.1002/elps.200500792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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We describe a capillary zone electrophoresis method coupled to electrospray ionization (ion trap) mass spectrometry (CZE-ESI-MS) for the identification and determination of choline and atropine compounds in hairy root extracts from Cannabis sativa L. Fused-silica capillary and an alkaline solution of 20 mM ammonium acetate at pH 8.5 are used being the most suitable for the analysis of choline and atropine in less than 10 min. Under the optimized conditions, including CE and ESI-MS parameters, the method resolved both compounds with very high sensitivity. The system exhibited good linear response in the range of 25-500 mg/L and 500-1000 microg/L for choline and atropine, respectively. The detection limit of choline was 18 mg/L and 320 microg/L for atropine. Finally, the developed method was applied to the analysis of these compounds in transgenic root cultures of Cannabis sativa L.
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- Imane Wahby
- Department of Plant Physiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Granada, Spain
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Gu X, Li H, Zhu R, Zou H. Determination of Strychnine and Brucine in Strychnos nux-vomica L. by Nonaqueous Capillary Electrophoresis. Chromatographia 2006. [DOI: 10.1365/s10337-006-0734-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Hsieh SC, Huang MF, Lin BS, Chang HT. Determination of aristolochic acid in Chinese herbal medicine by capillary electrophoresis with laser-induced fluorescence detection. J Chromatogr A 2006; 1105:127-34. [PMID: 16439258 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2005.07.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2005] [Revised: 07/13/2005] [Accepted: 07/15/2005] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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We have demonstrated the analysis of aristolochic acids (AAs) that are naturally occurring nephrotoxin and carcinogen by capillary electrophoresis in conjunction with laser-induced fluorescence detection (CE-LIF). Owing to lack of intrinsic fluorescence characteristics of oxidized AAs (OAAs), reduction of the analytes by iron powder in 10.0 mM HCl is required prior to CE analysis. The reduced AAs (RAAs) exhibit fluorescence at 477 nm when excited at 405 nm using a solid-state blue laser. By using 50.0 mM sodium tetraborate (pH 9.0) containing 10.0 mM SDS, the determination of AA-I and AA-II by CE-LIF has been achieved within 12 min. The CE-LIF provides the LODs of 8.2 and 5.4 nM for AA-I and AA-II, respectively. The simple CE-LIF method has been validated by the analysis of 61 Chinese herbal samples. Prior to CE analysis, OAAs were extracted by using 5.0 mL MeOH, and then the extracts were subjected to centrifugation at 3,000 rpm for 5 min. After reduction, extraction, and centrifugation, the supernatants were collected and subjected to CE analysis. Of the 61 samples, 14 samples contain AA-I and AA-II, as well as 10 samples contain either AAI or AAII. The relative standard deviation (RSD) values of the migration times for AA-I and AA-II are less than 2.5% and 2.1% for three consecutive measurements of each sample. The RSD values for the peak heights corresponding to AA-I and AA-II in most samples are about 8.0% and 10.0%, respectively. The result shows that the present CE-LIF approach is sensitive, simple, efficient, and accurate for the determination of AAs in real samples.
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- Shih-Chung Hsieh
- Division of Nephrology, Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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Klampfl CW. Recent advances in the application of capillary electrophoresis with mass spectrometric detection. Electrophoresis 2006; 27:3-34. [PMID: 16315165 DOI: 10.1002/elps.200500523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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This review gives an overview of applications of CE coupled to MS detection published in the literature of the last three years. The works discussed in this paper comprise a wide range of different fields of application. These include important sections such as the analysis of biomolecules, the analysis of pharmaceuticals and their metabolites in different matrices, environmental analysis, and also investigations on the composition of technical products.
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- Christian W Klampfl
- Institute of Analytical Chemistry, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Linz, Austria.
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Ohnesorge J, Neusüss C, Wätzig H. Quantitation in capillary electrophoresis-mass spectrometry. Electrophoresis 2005; 26:3973-87. [PMID: 16252322 DOI: 10.1002/elps.200500398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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CE-MS has evolved into a strong alternative to LC-MS. Most of CE-MS applications deal with characterization and identification. However, quantitative aspects have gained importance in, e.g., pharmaceutical and biotechnological applications. Here we summarize and evaluate various methodological aspects in order to achieve sensitive and reproducible results. Similar to LC-MS, aspects of matrix influence on the electrospray process need to be carefully addressed when quantitative results are intended by CE-MS. Due to a more complicated coupling special emphasis needs to be put on the CE-MS interface. Generally linearity over more than three orders of magnitude can be achieved by CE-ESI-MS. Furthermore, a literature survey has been performed in order to give an overview over quantitative measurements performed by CE-MS. The precision can be doubled when changing from a structural related to an isotopically labeled internal standard. Thus a level of precision better than 5% RSD can be achieved.
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- Jens Ohnesorge
- Institut für Pharmazeutische Chemie, TU Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany
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Smyth WF. Recent applications of capillary electrophoresis-electrospray ionisation-mass spectrometry in drug analysis. Electrophoresis 2005; 26:1334-57. [PMID: 15761915 DOI: 10.1002/elps.200406202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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A critical review of applications for the period 2000-2004, taken from the Web of Knowledge database, of the technique capillary electrophoresis-electrospray ionisation-mass spectrometry (CE-ESI-MS) in drug analysis is presented. The review is concerned with molecules of mass less than 500 Da, chosen according to selected structural classes in which they give ESI signals primarily as [M+H](+) ions although other ions, such as [M-H](-), [M+Na](+), and [M+NH(4)](+), are also reported. These structural classes are drugs with amine-containing side chains, drugs with N-containing saturated ring structures, 1,4-benzodiazepines, other heterocyclic hypnotics, carbohydrates, sulphonylureas, anthracyclines, sulphonamides, penicillins, cephalosporins, tetracyclines, nitrocatechols, steroids, flavonoids/polyphenols, cannabinols, and miscellaneous molecules. Details are given on the fragmentations, where available, that these ionic species exhibit in-source and in ion-trap, triple quadrupole, and time of flight-mass spectrometers. The review gives a critical evaluation of these recent CE-ESI-MS analytical methods in drug analysis. Analytical information on, for example, sample concentration techniques, CE separation conditions, recoveries from biological media and limits of detection (LODs) are provided. Potential applications of CE-MS to particular drugs or drug classes are also briefly discussed in the text.
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- W Franklin Smyth
- School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Ulster, Coleraine, Co Derry, Northern Ireland.
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Simó C, Barbas C, Cifuentes A. Capillary electrophoresis-mass spectrometry in food analysis. Electrophoresis 2005; 26:1306-18. [PMID: 15761921 DOI: 10.1002/elps.200410108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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This work provides an updated overview (including works published till June 2004) on the principal applications of capillary electrophoresis-mass spectrometry (CE-MS) together with their main advantages and drawbacks in food science. Thus, analysis of amino acids, peptides, proteins, carbohydrates, or polyphenols by CE-MS in different foods is reviewed. Also, other natural compounds (e.g., alkaloids) and toxins analyzed by CE-MS in foods are revised. Moreover, exogenous substances with a potential risk for human health (e.g., pesticides, drugs) detected in foods by CE-MS are included in this work. The usefulness of CE-MS for food analysis and the information that this coupling can provide in terms of processing, composition, authenticity, quality, or safety of foods is also discussed.
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- Carolina Simó
- Department of Food Analysis, Institute of Industrial Fermentations (CSIC) Madrid, Spain
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Schmitt-Kopplin P, Englmann M. Capillary electrophoresis - mass spectrometry: survey on developments and applications 2003-2004. Electrophoresis 2005; 26:1209-20. [PMID: 15776480 DOI: 10.1002/elps.200410355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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The major developments and applications related to CE-MS over the last two years (2003-2004) and most of the reviews and applications found in the ISI Web of Science and publisher data bases are presented in a tabulated way. This article complements our previous review "Capillary electrophoresis - mass spectrometry: 15 years of developments and applications", Electrophoresis, 2003, 24, 3837-3867 for the last two years 2003-2004. All cited articles were analyzed in a way to illustrate (i) in which journals CE-MS-related papers were mostly found over the last decades and (ii) which commercial CE-, MS-instrumentations or CE-MS combinations were mostly used in the European, Asian, and American continent. Additionally, like it was done in our last review, the reader will rapidly find applications classified as forensics, environment, bioanalytics, pharmaceutics, and metabolites.
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- Philippe Schmitt-Kopplin
- GSF - National Research Center for Environment and Health, Institute of Ecological Chemistry, Neuherberg, Germany.
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Kumar A, Nair AGC, Reddy AVR, Garg AN. Analysis of essential elements in Pragya-peya—a herbal drink and its constituents by neutron activation. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2005; 37:631-8. [PMID: 15797781 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2004.11.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2004] [Revised: 11/20/2004] [Accepted: 11/22/2004] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Ayurvedic herbal formulations are a good source of several nutrient elements essential for metabolic processes. Pragya-peya, a herbal drink and its 12 herbal constituents have been analyzed for 7 minor (Al, Ca, Cl, Mg, Na, K, P) and 15 trace (Ba, Br, Co, Cr, Cs, Fe, Hg, La, Mn, Rb, Sc, Se, Th, V, Zn) elements by instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA). The method involves thermal neutron irradiation in a reactor followed by counting at several intervals. Also Cd, Cu, Ni and Pb contents were determined by atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS). Elemental data were validated by simultaneously analysing reference materials (RMs) such as mixed Polish herbs (INCT-MPH-2) and peach leaves (SRM-1547). Sample homogeneity was tested by analysing samples from three different batches collected at different intervals. Pragya-peya has been found to be especially rich in several nutrient elements such as Ca, K, V, Fe, Mn, Se and Zn whereas no single constituent is enriched in all the nutrient elements. Concentrations of elements are discussed vis-a-vis their medicinal/therapeutic uses. Several elements such as Na, K, P, Ca, Fe, Co, and Zn seem to be well correlated in 12 constituent herbs.
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- A Kumar
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee 247667, India
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Zheng J, Jann MW, Hon YY, Shamsi SA. Development of capillary zone electrophoresis-electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry for the determination of lamotrigine in human plasma. Electrophoresis 2005; 25:2033-2043. [PMID: 15237404 DOI: 10.1002/elps.200305823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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A method of coupling capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE) with electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) detection has been developed for monitoring an antiepileptic drug, lamotrigine (LTG) in human plasma. The CZE-MS was developed in three stages: (i) CZE separation and ESI-MS detection of LTG and tyramine (TRM, internal standard) were simultaneously optimized by studying the influence of CZE background electrolyte (BGE) pH, BGE ionic strength, and nebulizer pressure of the MS sprayer; (ii) sheath liquid parameters, such as pH, ionic strength, organic modifier content, and flow rate of the sheath liquid, were systematically varied under optimum CZE-MS conditions developed in the first stage; (iii) MS sprayer chamber parameters (drying gas temperature and drying gas flow rate) were varied for the best MS detection of LTG. The developed assay was finally applied for the determination of LTG in plasma samples. The linear range of LTG in plasma sample assay was between 0.1-5.0 microg/mL with a limit of detection as low as 0.05 microg/mL and run time less than 6 min. Finally, the concentration-time profile of LTG in human plasma sample was found to correlate well when CZE-ESI-MS was compared to a more established method of high-performance liquid chromatography with ultraviolet detection.
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- Jack Zheng
- Department of Chemistry, Center of Biotechnology and Drug Design, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Clinical and Administrative Science, Mercer University, Southern School of Pharmacy, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Clinical Pharmacokinetics, Research Laboratory, Clinical Center Pharmacy Department, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Center of Biotechnology and Drug Design, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Li W, Chen Z, Liao Y, Liu H. Separation Methods for Toxic Components in Traditional Chinese Medicines. ANAL SCI 2005; 21:1019-29. [PMID: 16363468 DOI: 10.2116/analsci.21.1019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Traditional Chinese medicines (TCMs) with many unique functions for treating diseases have attracted the interest of people worldwide. They have been popularly utilized for therapy and health promotion in most Asian countries and even in many European and North American countries. However, it should be clearly noted that TCMs are mixtures with complicated composition usually containing hundreds, even thousands of chemically different constituents, and it is the multiple constituents that work synthetically to determine the ultimate effect of a formula of TCM. Meanwhile, some components with toxicity in some TCMs, having various negative effects on different parts of body, may do serious harm to people's health; such harm in particular requires our attention. In this article, applications of different chromatographic and electrophoretic techniques in the analysis of toxic components in TCMs in recent decades have been comprehensively reviewed and some hyphenated procedures (combinations of two kinds of measurement) applied in this field are also summarized.
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- Wei Li
- The Key Lab of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, PR China
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Drasar P, Moravcova J. Recent advances in analysis of Chinese medical plants and traditional medicines. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2004; 812:3-21. [PMID: 15556485 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2004.09.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 133] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2004] [Accepted: 09/08/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Chinese herbal medicine is gaining increasing popularity worldwide for health promotion and adjuvant therapy. Thus, selective and efficient analytical methods are required not only for quality assurance but also for authentication of the plant material. Applications of both chromatographic and electrophoretic techniques to the analysis of medicinal plants and Chinese traditional medicine preparations over the last 3 years are outlined in this review. The role of chemical fingerprinting is highlighted and a brief survey of determination of toxic components, natural and synthetic adulterants is also included. Moreover, different sample pretreatment and extraction methods are discussed.
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- Pavel Drasar
- Institute of Chemical Technology, Technická 5, CZ-166 28 Praha 6, Czech Republic
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Cao Y, Wang Y, Ji C, Ye J. Determination of liquiritigenin and isoliquiritigenin in Glycyrrhiza uralensis and its medicinal preparations by capillary electrophoresis with electrochemical detection. J Chromatogr A 2004; 1042:203-9. [PMID: 15296407 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2004.05.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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A simple, reliable, reproducible and sensitive method, based on capillary electrophoresis with electrochemical detection (ED), for the determination of liquiritigenin and isoliquiritigenin in Glycyrrhiza uralensis and its medicinal preparations was described. Operated in a wall-jet configuration, a 300 microm diameter carbon-disk electrode was used as the working electrode, which exhibits good responses at + 1000 mV (versus SCE) for the two analytes. Under the optimum conditions, the analytes were base-line separated within 8 min, and excellent linearity was obtained in the concentration range from 5.0 x 10(-4) to 1.0 x 10(-6) mol/l. The detection limit (S/N = 3) was 4.7 x 10(-7) and 2.9 x 10(-7) mol/l for liquiritigenin and isoliquiritigenin, respectively. This work provides a useful method for the analysis of traditional Chinese medicines.
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- Yuhua Cao
- School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Southern Yangze University, Wuxi 214036, China.
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