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Ncongwane TB, Ndinteh DT, Smit E. Automated silylation of flavonoids using 3D printed microfluidics prior to chromatographic analysis: system development. Anal Bioanal Chem 2023; 415:7151-7160. [PMID: 37804326 PMCID: PMC10684624 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-023-04981-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2023] [Revised: 08/30/2023] [Accepted: 09/22/2023] [Indexed: 10/09/2023]
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Flavonoids are a class of secondary plant metabolites with low molecular weights. Most flavonoids are highly polar and unsuitable for gas chromatographic analyses. Derivatization is commonly used to make them amenable to gas chromatography by altering their physicochemical properties. Although highly effective, derivatization techniques introduce extra preparation steps and often use hazardous chemicals. The aim of this study was to automate derivatization (specifically, silylation) by developing 3D printed microfluidic devices in which derivatization of flavonoids can occur. A microfluidic device was designed and 3D printed using clear polypropylene. Quercetin and other flavonoids (TED 13 and ZTF 1016) isolated from plant extracts were silylated with N-tert-butyldimethylsilyl-N-methyltrifluoroacetamide (MTBSTFA) at room temperature both in batch and in continuous flow. All the samples were analyzed using Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, gas chromatography combined with mass spectrometry (GC-MS), and high-resolution accurate mass spectrometry (HR-MS). Interestingly, the HR-MS results showed that the flow method was about 25 times more efficient than the batch method for quercetin samples. The TED 13 flavonoid was completely derivatized in the flow method compared to the batch method where the reaction was incomplete. Similar results were observed for ZTF 1016, where the flow method resulted in a four times derivatized compound, while the compound was only derivatized once in batch. In conclusion, 3D printed microfluidic devices have been developed and used to demonstrate a semi-automated, inexpensive, and more efficient natural product derivatization method based on continuous flow chemistry as an alternative to the traditional batch method.
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- Thabang Bernette Ncongwane
- Center for Natural Products Research, Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park, PO Box 524, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Center for Natural Products Research, Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park, PO Box 524, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Center for Natural Products Research, Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park, PO Box 524, Johannesburg, South Africa.
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Fujii S, Ohta T, Ehama R, Irikida M, Nomura S, Shoyama Y, Uto T. Development of an indirect competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for formononetin and its application in a cell-based assay using MC3T3-E1 cells. Food Chem 2023; 403:134339. [PMID: 36174344 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2022.134339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2022] [Revised: 09/02/2022] [Accepted: 09/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Formononetin (FMN) is a methoxy isoflavone found abundantly in leguminous plants and associated foods. Several analytical methods have been developed to detect FMN. However, they are costly, complicated, and time-consuming. This study describes an indirect competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (icELISA) to determine FMN content in food samples using a monoclonal antibody (mAb) against FMN produced by a newly established hybridoma cell line. Validation studies were conducted, and this assay was found to be sufficiently reliable, with an analytical measurement range of 19.53-1250 ng/mL and a detection limit of 17.42 ng/mL. Furthermore, icELISA was successfully applied for a cell-based assay in which the amount of FMN and ononin uptake was quantified in MC3T3-E1 cells. Hence, icELISA is a simple and reliable method for the detection and quantification of FMN, as well as elucidation of its functions and underlying mechanisms of action.
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- Shunsuke Fujii
- Department of Health and Nutrition, Faculty of Health Management, Nagasaki International University, 2825-7 Huis Ten Bosch, Sasebo 859-3298 Japan
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagasaki International University, 2825-7 Huis Ten Bosch, Sasebo 859-3298 Japan
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- Department of Health and Nutrition, Faculty of Health Management, Nagasaki International University, 2825-7 Huis Ten Bosch, Sasebo 859-3298 Japan
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- Department of Health and Nutrition, Faculty of Health Management, Nagasaki International University, 2825-7 Huis Ten Bosch, Sasebo 859-3298 Japan
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- Department of Health and Nutrition, Faculty of Health Management, Nagasaki International University, 2825-7 Huis Ten Bosch, Sasebo 859-3298 Japan
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagasaki International University, 2825-7 Huis Ten Bosch, Sasebo 859-3298 Japan
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagasaki International University, 2825-7 Huis Ten Bosch, Sasebo 859-3298 Japan.
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Chaturvedi S, Malik MY, Sultana N, Jahan S, Singh S, Taneja I, Raju KSR, Rashid M, Wahajuddin M. Chromatographic separation and estimation of natural antimalarial flavonoids in biological matrices. PROCEEDINGS OF THE INDIAN NATIONAL SCIENCE ACADEMY 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s43538-021-00050-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Simultaneous determination of formononetin, biochanin A and their active metabolites in human breast milk, saliva and urine using salting-out assisted liquid-liquid extraction and ultra high performance liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrum. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2020; 1145:122108. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2020.122108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2019] [Revised: 03/02/2020] [Accepted: 04/07/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Tava A, Pecetti L, Bertoli A, Piano E. Oestrogenic Isoflavone Content in Natural Strains of Subterranean Clover (Trifolium subterraneum L.) from Sardinia. Nat Prod Commun 2019. [DOI: 10.1177/1934578x0600100708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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A collection of subterranean clover (Trifolium subterraneum L.) genotypes from Sardinia was evaluated for the content of oestrogenic isoflavones to assess differences in total and individual compounds. Daidzein, genistein, and their respective 4′-methoxy derivatives biochanin A and formononetin, were detected in leaves and quantified by GC/FID and GC/MS methods. A large variation among genotypes for individual compounds and for the total isoflavone concentration was observed. Total isoflavones were measured in the range 0.8-13.4 mg/g fresh weight (0.3-4.5% dry matter). Daidzein was usually present in lower amount compared to the other isoflavones. Genistein and biochanin A were found in most cases in higher concentration than formononetin. Phyto-oestrogens have been shown to have both oestrogenic and anti-oestrogenic properties, and their effects entail a positive role for the human health. T. subterraneum revealed the presence of higher concentration of isoflavones compared to other sources of these compounds, e.g. soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merrill) and red clover (Trifolium pratense L.). This study provided information on the biodiversity of the natural strains from Sardinia, emphasizing the importance of these genetic resources for their variation in the amount of total and individual isoflavones.
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- Aldo Tava
- C.R.A. Istituto Sperimentale Per le Colture Foraggere, viale Piacenza 29, 26900 Lodi, Italy
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- C.R.A. Istituto Sperimentale Per le Colture Foraggere, viale Piacenza 29, 26900 Lodi, Italy
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- C.R.A. Istituto Sperimentale Per le Colture Foraggere, viale Piacenza 29, 26900 Lodi, Italy
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- C.R.A. Istituto Sperimentale Per le Colture Foraggere, viale Piacenza 29, 26900 Lodi, Italy
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Chrzanowska AM, Poliwoda A, Wieczorek PP. Surface molecularly imprinted silica for selective solid-phase extraction of biochanin A, daidzein and genistein from urine samples. J Chromatogr A 2015; 1392:1-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2015.03.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2014] [Revised: 02/26/2015] [Accepted: 03/05/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Zhang R, Wang S, Lu M, Zhang Z, Tian X, Lv D. Simultaneous determination and pharmacokinetic study of three isoflavones fromTrifolium pratenseextract in rat plasma by LC-MS/MS. Biomed Chromatogr 2014; 29:210-9. [PMID: 24898405 DOI: 10.1002/bmc.3261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2014] [Revised: 04/23/2014] [Accepted: 05/01/2014] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Rui Zhang
- Department of Orthopedics; the First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University; Dalian 116011 People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopedics; the First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University; Dalian 116011 People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopedics; the First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University; Dalian 116011 People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopedics; the First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University; Dalian 116011 People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopedics; the First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University; Dalian 116011 People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopedics; the First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University; Dalian 116011 People's Republic of China
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Braune A, Maul R, Schebb NH, Kulling SE, Blaut M. The red clover isoflavone irilone is largely resistant to degradation by the human gut microbiota. Mol Nutr Food Res 2010; 54:929-38. [PMID: 19998384 DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.200900233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Intestinal bacteria may influence bioavailability and physiological activity of dietary isoflavones. We therefore investigated the ability of human intestinal microbiota to convert irilone and genistein in vitro. In contrast to genistein, irilone was largely resistant to transformation by fecal slurries of ten human subjects. The fecal microbiota converted genistein to dihydrogenistein, 6'-hydroxy-O-desmethylangolensin, and 2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-propionic acid. However, considerable interindividual differences in the rate of genistein degradation and the pattern of metabolites formed from genistein were observed. Only one metabolite, namely dihydroirilone, was formed from irilone in minor amounts. In further experiments, Eubacterium ramulus, a prevalent flavonoid-degrading species of the human gut, was tested for transformation of irilone. In contrast to genistein, irilone was not converted by E. ramulus. Irilone only differs from genistein by a methylenedioxy group attached to the A-ring of the isoflavone skeleton. This substitution obviously restricts the degradability of irilone by human intestinal bacteria.
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- Annett Braune
- Department of Gastrointestinal Microbiology, German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbrücke, 14558 Nuthetal, Germany.
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Column switching high-performance liquid chromatography with two channels electrochemical detection for high-sensitive determination of isoflavones. J Chromatogr A 2010; 1217:2986-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2010.02.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2009] [Revised: 02/16/2010] [Accepted: 02/22/2010] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Maul R, Schebb NH, Kulling SE. Application of LC and GC hyphenated with mass spectrometry as tool for characterization of unknown derivatives of isoflavonoids. Anal Bioanal Chem 2008; 391:239-50. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-008-1884-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2007] [Revised: 12/27/2007] [Accepted: 01/15/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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de Arruda Oliveira E, Gomes Cheim LM, Veloso RV, Arantes VC, Reis MADB, Carneiro EM, Boschero AC, Latorraca MQ. Nutritional recovery with a soybean flour diet improves the insulin response to a glucose load without modifying glucose homeostasis. Nutrition 2008; 24:76-83. [PMID: 18070660 DOI: 10.1016/j.nut.2007.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2006] [Revised: 09/19/2007] [Accepted: 09/19/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE We investigated the effect of nutritional recovery with a soybean flour diet on glucose tolerance, insulin response to a glucose load, and the action of insulin in adult rats exposed to a protein deficiency during intrauterine life and lactation. METHODS Male Wistar rats from dams fed a normal- or low-protein diet during pregnancy and lactation were maintained after weaning by feeding them normal-protein isoenergetic diets containing soybean flour or casein and low-protein casein diet. RESULTS Rats fed a soybean flour diet had a lower final body weight, epididymal fat pad, carcass fat content, and liver glycogen level. The serum glucose concentrations in the basal and fed states and the area under the glucose curves during the glucose tolerance test were not significantly different among the four groups. Their serum insulin levels during fasting were observed to be similar to those fed a casein diet. These rats also had a higher serum insulin levels in a fed state and total area under the insulin curves in response to a glucose load, but a lower ratio of area under the glucose/insulin curves during the glucose tolerance test than those fed a casein diet. CONCLUSION These results indicate that nutritional recovery with a soybean flour diet improved the insulin response to a glucose load and decreased the sensitivity to insulin, at least in hepatic tissue.
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Moors S, Blaszkewicz M, Bolt HM, Degen GH. Simultaneous determination of daidzein, equol, genistein and bisphenol A in human urine by a fast and simple method using SPE and GC-MS. Mol Nutr Food Res 2007; 51:787-98. [PMID: 17579895 DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.200600289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Human diet contains weakly estrogenic compounds such as daidzein (DAI) and genistein (GEN), phytoestrogens present in soy and many vegetables as well as bisphenol A (BPA), a contaminant from packing materials and plastic containers for foods and beverages. In light of concerns about hormonally active agents, biomonitoring methods are needed to assess human exposure to such compounds. A method for simultaneous determination of DAI, its metabolite equol (EQ), GEN, and BPA by GC-MS analysis was established, validated and applied to measure concentrations in human urine. Sample preparation involves enzymatic conjugate cleavage, SPE and derivatization by silylation. For GC/MS analysis, deuterated DAI and GEN and( 13)C-BPA are used as internal standards. LOD are 4, 4, 5 and 3 ng/mL urine for DAI, EQ, GEN and BPA, respectively. Interassay variations were 9% for DAI, 15% for EQ, 18% for GEN and 10% for BPA. Simple workup and accuracy of the method are suited for biomonitoring. An analysis of urine samples from 15 adults consuming typical German food revealed dietary exposure to phytoestrogens in all samples: GEN concentrations ranged between 13 and 238 ng/mL, those for DAI ranged from 12 to 356 ng/mL. More than half of the individuals excreted also the more estrogenic metabolite EQ, at levels of 8-128 ng/mL. Higher concentrations (GEN: 820, DAI: 960 and EQ: 1740 ng/mL) were measured in a 24 h urine sample upon ingestion of soy protein (50 g with 12.9 mg DAI and 25.2 mg GEN). Only urine collected after some days on strict phytoestrogen-free diet had undetectable isoflavone levels. BPA was detected in 9 of 15 urine samples ranging from 3 to 11 ng/mL, and at 55 ng/mL in one sample. In conclusion, a reliable method to determine BPA and isoflavones in urine was established and applied in a pilot study: Biomonitoring results show much higher dietary exposure to phytoestrogens than to BPA in German adults.
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- Stefan Moors
- Institut für Arbeitsphysiologie an der Universität Dortmund, Dortmund, Germany
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Grace PB, Mistry NS, Carter MH, Leathem AJC, Teale P. High throughput quantification of phytoestrogens in human urine and serum using liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2007; 853:138-46. [PMID: 17403619 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2007.03.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2007] [Revised: 02/23/2007] [Accepted: 03/05/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Phytoestrogens are currently the subject of intense study owing to their potential protective effects against a number of complex diseases. However, in order to investigate the interactions between phytoestrogens and disease state effectively, it is necessary to have analytical methods which are sensitive, reproducible, and require low sample volumes. We report an assay for three isoflavones (daidzein, genistein, and glycitein), two metabolites of daidzein (equol and O-desmethylangolensin), three lignans (secoisolariciresinol, enterodiol, and enterolactone), and one flavanone (naringenin) in human urine and serum. A high throughput of samples has been achieved via the use of 96-well plate sample extraction and liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) analysis incorporating column switching, thus making the assay suitable for use on large sample numbers, such as those found in epidemiological studies. The robustness of the assay was proven via the comparison of data generated on two different LC-MS/MS systems, with and without column switching.
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- Philip B Grace
- HFL, Newmarket Road, Fordham, Cambridgeshire CB7 5WW, United Kingdom.
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Tian H, Yang B, Xu J, Wang H, Guan Y. Liquid chromatography–mass spectrometric analysis of puerarin and its metabolite in human urine. J Sep Sci 2006; 29:2692-6. [PMID: 17313111 DOI: 10.1002/jssc.200600033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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A specific LC-MS method was developed that allowed simultaneous determination of puerarin (PU) and its major metabolite, daidzein (DA), in human urine samples. PU and DA were separated on a packed capillary ODS column with on column concentration. Identification and quantification of the analytes were performed with ESI-Q-TOF mass spectroscopy in negative ionization mode. The method was validated, yielding calibration curves with correlation coefficients greater than 0.998. The LOQ for PU and DA from human urine samples was 0.1 and 0.05 nmol/mL, respectively. Assay accuracy and precision of quality control samples were within +/- 15%. Recoveries of PU and DA in spiked samples were in the range of 79.6-90.4 and 82.3-92.4%, respectively.
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- Hongzhe Tian
- Department of Instrumentation and Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, PR China
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de Rijke E, Out P, Niessen WMA, Ariese F, Gooijer C, Brinkman UAT. Analytical separation and detection methods for flavonoids. J Chromatogr A 2006; 1112:31-63. [PMID: 16480997 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2006.01.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 476] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2005] [Revised: 12/28/2005] [Accepted: 01/10/2006] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Flavonoids receive considerable attention in the literature, specifically because of their biological and physiological importance. This review focuses on separation and detection methods for flavonoids and their application to plants, food, drinks and biological fluids. The topics that will be discussed are sample treatment, column liquid chromatography (LC), but also methods such as gas chromatography (GC), capillary electrophoresis (CE) and thin-layer chromatography (TLC), various detection methods and structural characterization. Because of the increasing interest in structure elucidation of flavonoids, special attention will be devoted to the use of tandem-mass spectrometric (MS/MS) techniques for the characterization of several important sub-classes, and to the potential of combined diode-array UV (DAD UV), tandem-MS and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) detection for unambiguous identification. Emphasis will be on recent developments and trends.
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- Eva de Rijke
- Quest International, Department of Analytical Research and Development, Huizerstraatweg 28, 1411 GP Naarden, The Netherlands.
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Lee SH, Jung BH, Kim SY, Chung BC. Determination of phytoestrogens in traditional medicinal herbs using gas chromatography–mass spectrometry. J Nutr Biochem 2004; 15:452-60. [PMID: 15302079 DOI: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2004.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2003] [Revised: 11/28/2003] [Accepted: 01/04/2004] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Quantitative analytical methods for the 17 phytoestrogens containing isoflavonoids, lignans, and mycoestrogens in herbs were developed, and the amount of phytoestrogens was determined in 22 traditional medicinal herbs. The focus of this study was to simplify the purification procedure for removing many kinds of interferences in herbs, and to select adequate derivatization reagent for getting desirable selectivity and sensitivity in the quantitative determination of phytoestrogens. To satisfy these goals, we performed a solid-phase extraction with Oasis HLB cartridges following enzymatic and acidic hydrolysis, and we used the mixture of MSTFA/NH4I/DTE (1000:4:5, v/w/w) to form TMS derivatives of phytoestrogens. Overall recovery was more than 84% in all of the phytoestrogens, and the limit of quantification for phytoestrogens in herbs were set at 0.2 microg/g. Coefficient of variation percentages were in the range of 0.18-15.68% (within-day) and 0.23-16.61% (day-to-day), respectively. Most of the isoflavonoids and lignans were found in all of the herbs, but mycoestrogens were not detected at all. The Leguminosae family proved to be the richest source of isoflavonoids. Lignans such as enterodiol and enterolactone were detected at low concentration in most of the herbs. These results indicate that this assay is accurate and reliable for the determination of phytoestrogens in herbs. Also, information regarding the phytoestrogen contents in traditional medicinal herbs is useful in the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases such as cancer, osteoporosis, dementia, and cardiovascular disease.
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- Sang Hee Lee
- Bioanalysis and Biotransformation Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Cheongryang, Seoul, South Korea
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Klejdus B, Vacek J, Adam V, Zehnálek J, Kizek R, Trnková L, Kubán V. Determination of isoflavones in soybean food and human urine using liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2004; 806:101-11. [PMID: 15171918 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2004.03.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2004] [Accepted: 03/17/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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A highly sensitive high-performance liquid chromatographic method with electrochemical detection (HPLC-ED) was developed for the determination of isoflavones. Electrochemical behaviour of daidzein and genistein was studied on carbon paste electrode (CPE) by adsorptive transfer stripping square wave voltammetry. The obtained electrochemical results were used for the development of HPLC-ED method. Furthermore, isoflavones were separated on an Atlantis dC18 column using a mobile phase consisting of acetonitrile (solvent A) and 0.15M acetate buffer of pH 5.5 (solvent B) at a flow rate 0.4 mL/min. A linear gradient profile (solvent B) was at 0-2 min 87%; 22 min 60%; 27 min 50%; 31 min 45%; 47 min 87%. Full scan of multi-channel coulometric detection was tested and optimal potential at 450 mV was chosen for our purposes. Calibration curves were linear (daidzein R(2) = 0.9993 and genistein R(2) = 0.9987). The detection limit for daidzein/genistein was 480/394 pg/mL (1.8/1.5 nM) and per column 2.4/1.9 pg. Isoflavones extracted from soybean products (farina, meat, milk) by the accelerated solvent extraction (ASE) procedure and isoflavones present in human urine were determined by the HPLC-ED method.
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- Borivoj Klejdus
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry, Zemedelská 1, CZ-613 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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Klejdus B, Mikelová R, Adam V, Zehnálek J, Vacek J, Kizek R, Kubáň V. Liquid chromatographic–mass spectrometric determination of genistin and daidzin in soybean food samples after accelerated solvent extraction with modified content of extraction cell. Anal Chim Acta 2004. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2004.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Kuo HW, Ding WH. Trace determination of bisphenol A and phytoestrogens in infant formula powders by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry. J Chromatogr A 2004; 1027:67-74. [PMID: 14971485 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2003.08.084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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This investigation describes a reliable and sensitive method for simultaneously determining bisphenol A (BPA) and two major phytoestrogens, daidzein and genistein, in powdered milks and infant formulas by gas chromatography-mass spectrometric analysis after trimethylsilylation. To reduce the matrix interference associated with the constituents of the formulas, the dissolved formula solutions were firstly ultra-centrifuged and the analytes in the supernatant were then extracted using a C18 solid-phase extraction column. The accuracy and precision of the method were determined and the technique was successfully employed to measure trace concentrations of BPA, daidzein and genistein in powdered formulas. The results show that BPA, daidzein and genistein were detected in all the testing samples (n = 6) at concentrations from 45 to 113 ng/g (except one infant formula), 20 to 2050 ng/g and 21 to 6510 ng/g, respectively. The highest concentrations of daidzein and genistein (i.e., 2050 and 6510 ng/g) were detected in a soy-based powdered infant formula. The quantitation limits were 1.0 ng/g for BPA, and 10 ng/g for daidzein and genistein using 0.5 g powdered milk samples.
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- Han-Wen Kuo
- Department of Chemistry, National Central University, Chung-Li 32054, Taiwan
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Franke AA, Custer LJ, Arakaki C, Murphy SP. Vitamin C and flavonoid levels of fruits and vegetables consumed in Hawaii. J Food Compost Anal 2004. [DOI: 10.1016/s0889-1575(03)00066-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Kim YH, Kim CS, Park S, Han SY, Pyo MY, Yang M. Gender differences in the levels of bisphenol A metabolites in urine. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2003; 312:441-8. [PMID: 14637157 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2003.10.135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The metabolism of bisphenol A (BPA), a suspected endocrine disruptor, should be considered for monitoring human exposure to BPA, because the conjugation with beta-D-glucuronide and sulfate reduces the estrogenic activity. In this study, BPA levels in 30 healthy Koreans (men, N=15, 42.6+/-2.4 years; women, N=15, 43.0+/-2.7 years) were analyzed from urine treated with/without beta-glucuronidase and/or sulfatase by an RP-HPLC with fluorescence detection. The total BPA concentrations including free BPA and the urinary conjugates were similar in men and women (2.82+/-0.73 and 2.76+/-0.54 ng ml(-1), respectively), but gender differences were found in the levels of urinary BPA conjugates. Men had significantly higher levels of BPA-glucuronide (2.34+/-0.85 ng ml(-1)) than women (1.00+/-0.34 ng ml(-1)), whereas women had higher levels of BPA-sulfate (1.20+/-0.32 ng ml(-1)) than men (0.49+/-0.27 ng ml(-1)).
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- Yong-Hak Kim
- Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Seoul-National University, 28 Yon-gun Dong, Chong-no Gu, Seoul 110-799, Republic of Korea
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Hoikkala AA, Schiavoni E, Wähälä K. Analysis of phyto-oestrogens in biological matrices. Br J Nutr 2003; 89 Suppl 1:S5-18. [PMID: 12725650 DOI: 10.1079/bjn2002791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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A review covering different methods for the analysis of phyto-oestrogens in biological matrices is presented. Sample pretreatment and analysis of isoflavonoids and lignans by HPLC and GC with various detection methods are discussed. The immunoassay method is also briefly presented.
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- Antti A Hoikkala
- Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, PO Box 55, FIN-00014 University of Helsinki, Finland
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Grace PB, Taylor JI, Botting NP, Fryatt T, Oldfield MF, Bingham SA. Quantification of isoflavones and lignans in urine using gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. Anal Biochem 2003; 315:114-21. [PMID: 12672419 DOI: 10.1016/s0003-2697(02)00707-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Phytoestrogens (isoflavones and lignans) are of increasing interest due to their potential to prevent certain types of complex diseases. However, epidemiological evidence is needed on the levels of phytoestrogens and their metabolites in foods and biological fluids in relation to risk of these diseases. We report an assay for phytoestrogens which is sensitive, accurate, and uses low volumes of sample. Suitable for epidemiological studies, the assay consists of a simple sample preparation procedure and has been developed for the analysis of five isoflavones (daidzein, O-desmethylangolensin, equol, genistein, and glycitein) and two lignans (enterodiol and enterolactone), which requires only 200 microl of urine and utilizes one solid-phase extraction stage for sample preparation prior to derivatization for GC/MS analysis. Limits of detection were in the region 1.2 ng/ml (enterodiol) to 5.3ng/ml (enterolactone) and the method performed well in the UK Government's Food Standards Agency-sponsored quality assurance scheme for phytoestrogens. For the first time, average levels of all the above phytoestrogens were measured in samples of urine collected from a free living population sample of women. Results show a large range in both the amount and the type of phytoestrogens excreted.
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- Philip B Grace
- MRC Dunn Human Nutrition Unit, Wellcome Trust/MRC Building, Cambridgeshire, UK.
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Mitani K, Narimatsu S, Kataoka H. Determination of daidzein and genistein in soybean foods by automated on-line in-tube solid-phase microextraction coupled to high-performance liquid chromatography. J Chromatogr A 2003; 986:169-77. [PMID: 12597624 DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9673(02)02014-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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An automated on-line method for the determination of the isoflavones, daidzein and genistein, was developed using in-tube solid-phase microextraction coupled to high-performance liquid chromatography (in-tube SPME-HPLC). In-tube SPME is a new extraction technique for organic compounds in aqueous samples, in which analytes are extracted from the sample directly into an open tubular capillary by repeated draw/eject cycles of sample solution. Daidzein, genistein and their glucosides tested in this study were clearly separated within 8 min by HPLC using an XDB-C8 column with diode array detection. In order to optimize the extraction of these compounds, several in-tube SPME parameters were examined. The glucosides daidzin and genistin were analyzed as aglycones after hydrolysis because the glucosides were not concentrated by in-tube SPME. The optimum extraction conditions for daidzein and genistein were obtained with 20 draw/eject cycles of 40 microl of sample using a Supel-Q porous layer open tubular capillary column. The extracted compounds were easily desorbed from the capillary by mobile phase flow, and carryover was not observed. Using the in-tube SPME-HPLC method, the calibration curves of these compounds were linear in the range 5-200 ng/ml, with a correlation coefficient above 0.9999 (n = 18), and the detection limits (S/N = 3) were 0.4-0.5 ng/ml. This method was successfully applied to the analysis of soybean foods without interference peaks. The recoveries of aglycones and glucosides spiked into food samples were above 97%.
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- Kurie Mitani
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Tsushima, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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Maubach J, Bracke ME, Heyerick A, Depypere HT, Serreyn RF, Mareel MM, De Keukeleire D. Quantitation of soy-derived phytoestrogens in human breast tissue and biological fluids by high-performance liquid chromatography. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2003; 784:137-44. [PMID: 12504192 DOI: 10.1016/s1570-0232(02)00789-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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A new and reliable HPLC method for the quantitation of daidzein, equol, and genistein in human breast tissue has been developed. The method was applied to biopsies from women undergoing breast reductions, who, prior to surgery, had ingested either a soy isoflavone preparation or a placebo tablet. The results were compared with data collected for urine and serum of the same subjects using standard methods. The limits of detection in the breast tissue homogenate were 24.7 nmol/l for daidzein, 148.0 nmol/l for equol, and 28.4 nmol/l for genistein (S/N of 3). The chromatographic limits of quantitation were 62.5 nmol/l for daidzein and genistein, and 125.0 nmol/l for equol, for which the accuracies were 86.0%, 83.6%, and 81.8%, respectively. The coefficients of variation of these measurements were all below 20% (11.1% for daidzein, 16.4% for genistein, and 13.2% for equol). The sample preparation comprised a concentration step and the absolute limits of quantitation were, therefore, 4.7 nmol/l, 18.8 nmol/l, and 0.94 nmol/l for daidzein and genistein, and 9.4 nmol/l, 37.5 nmol/l, and 1.9 nmol/l for equol in urine, serum, and breast tissue homogenate, respectively. Recoveries were between 70% (+/-5.6%) in breast tissue homogenate and 100% (+/-14.1%) in urine and serum for all three compounds. Equol (less than 1 micromol/l homogenate) was found to be the predominant phytoestrogen in breast tissue and its concentrations exceeded those in serum. The concentrations of phytoestrogens were at least 100-fold higher in urine than in serum and breast tissue.
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- Julie Maubach
- Laboratory of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ghent University, B-9000, Ghent, Belgium
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Grace PB, Taylor JI, Botting NP, Fryatt T, Oldfield MF, Al-Maharik N, Bingham SA. Quantification of isoflavones and lignans in serum using isotope dilution liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2003; 17:1350-1357. [PMID: 12811759 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.1059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Phytoestrogens (isoflavones and lignans) are receiving increasing attention due to a potential protective effect against a number of complex diseases. However, in order to investigate these associations, it is necessary to accurately quantify the levels of phytoestrogens in foods and biological fluids. We report an assay for three isoflavones (daidzein, genistein, and glycitein), two metabolites of daidzein (O-desmethylangolensin and equol), and two lignans (enterodiol and enterolactone) in human serum using electrospray ionisation liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry (LC/MS) with selective reaction monitoring. A simple, highly automated sample preparation procedure requires only 200 microL of sample and utilises one solid-phase extraction stage. Limits of detection are in the region of 10 pg/mL for all analytes except equol, which had a limit of detection of approximately 100 pg/mL. The method developed is suitable for measuring the concentrations of phytoestrogens in blood samples collected from large epidemiological studies. The results of the analysis of serum samples from 300 men and women living in the UK are reported.
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- Philip B Grace
- MRC Dunn Human Nutrition Unit, Wellcome Trust/MRC Building, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 2XY, UK
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- MRC Dunn Human Nutrition Unit, Wellcome Trust/MRC Building, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 2XY, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews KY16 9ST, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews KY16 9ST, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews KY16 9ST, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews KY16 9ST, UK
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- MRC Dunn Human Nutrition Unit, Wellcome Trust/MRC Building, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 2XY, UK
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Wang CC, Prasain JK, Barnes S. Review of the methods used in the determination of phytoestrogens. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2002; 777:3-28. [PMID: 12270197 DOI: 10.1016/s1570-0232(02)00341-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Interest in analytical methods for plant estrogens (phytoestrogens) has risen sharply in the past 10 years. In this review, we examine the existing analytical methods based on separations by gas-liquid chromatography, high-performance liquid chromatography and capillary electrophoresis in addition to methods of detection by ultraviolet absorption, fluorescence, electrochemical oxidation/reduction and mass spectrometry. These methods are compared with other methods of phytoestrogen analysis utilizing immunoassay approaches. The advantages and disadvantages of each of these methods are highlighted and potential areas for further development identified.
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- Chao-Cheng Wang
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.
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Wilkinson AP, Wähälä K, Williamson G. Identification and quantification of polyphenol phytoestrogens in foods and human biological fluids. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2002; 777:93-109. [PMID: 12270203 DOI: 10.1016/s1570-0232(02)00095-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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We review the methods used to measure phytoestrogens (genistein, daidzein, lignans and their derivatives) in foods and biological fluids, and discuss advantages and disadvantages of each. The range of detection limits reported varies widely between individual laboratories, but generally the best reported sensitivity is as follows: immunoassay>HPLC-mass spectrometry=HPLC-multichannel electrochemical detection (coularray)>GC-single ion monitoring-mass spectrometry>HPLC-UV diode array>HPLC-single channel electrochemical detection. The best sensitivity reported so far is 0.002 pmol per assay for daidzein by radioimmunoassay. HPLC with UV diode array detection is the most commonly employed, but is the least sensitive and specific. GC and HPLC coupled with mass spectrometry or electrochemical detection are the most accurate and reproducible methods for a wide variety of analytes. Generally most methods, with the exception of immunoassay, have not been correlated with other methods. Recoveries from extraction methods, limits of detection, nature of compounds analysed and the internal standards used are summarised for more than 90 reports in the literature. From this data, it is clear that an inter-laboratory validation and correlation between a wide range of methods for phytoestrogen analysis is required. One underdeveloped area that requires particular attention is the analysis of plant lignans.
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- A P Wilkinson
- Institute of Food Research, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UA, Colney, UK. andrew.
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Thomas BF, Zeisel SH, Busby MG, Hill JM, Mitchell RA, Scheffler NM, Brown SS, Bloeden LT, Dix KJ, Jeffcoat AR. Quantitative analysis of the principle soy isoflavones genistein, daidzein and glycitein, and their primary conjugated metabolites in human plasma and urine using reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography with ultraviolet detection. JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY. B, BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES AND APPLICATIONS 2001; 760:191-205. [PMID: 11530977 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-4347(01)00269-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Soy isoflavones are becoming of increasing interest as nutritional agents which can be used to combat osteoporosis and hyperlipidemia, and are also being considered as potential cancer chemopreventive compounds. However, prior to their formulation and distribution as therapeutic agents, thorough pharmacokinetic and toxicological assessment needs to be completed in men and women in a variety of health conditions in order to ensure their therapeutic efficacy and safety. At this time, studies of purified soy isoflavones are possible, and are being designed to fully evaluate the pharmacological utility of these preparations. In support of these studies, quantitative analysis of soy isoflavones in biological fluids can be accomplished with a wide variety of methods and analytical instrumentation. However, the relatively ubiquitous presence of high-performance liquid chromatography with ultraviolet detection (HPLC-UV) in most analytical laboratories, the relative ease of its operation, and the lesser expense of this instrumentation as compared to more sophisticated techniques such as liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry, offers some distinct advantages for its use in pharmacokinetic studies. In this manuscript, the development and validation of an HPLC-UV method for the quantitation of the principal soy isoflavones, genistein, daidzein, and glycitein, and their primary metabolites, in human plasma and urine is described. This analytical approach allows for pharmacologically relevant concentrations of the analytes and their principle metabolites to be detected, and has been validated in close agreement with the US Food and Drug Administration's guidelines for the validation of methods to be used in support of pharmacokinetic studies.
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- B F Thomas
- Research Triangle Institute, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
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Satterfield M, Black DM, Brodbelt JS. Detection of the isoflavone aglycones genistein and daidzein in urine using solid-phase microextraction-high-performance liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY. B, BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES AND APPLICATIONS 2001; 759:33-41. [PMID: 11499627 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-4347(01)00200-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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An improved method of detection of the isoflavone aglycones, genistein and daidzein, is reported using solid-phase microextraction-high-performance liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (SPME-HPLC-ESI-MS). Extraction of the isoflavonoids from urine using SPME with a Carbowax-templated resin fiber coating allows rapid preconcentration of the analytes without the usual sample preparation required by other methods. Detection of the analytes is accomplished by HPLC-ESI-MS. Analysis of spiked samples of urine resulted in a linear range of 0.25 to 250 ng/ml for daidzein and 0.27 to 27.0 ng/ml for genistein. Limits of detection of daidzein and genistein were measured at 25.4 pg/ml for daidzein and 2.70 pg/ml for genistein. Daidzein and genistein were detected in urine following consumption of a soy drink.
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- M Satterfield
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at Austin, 78712, USA
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