高效液相色谱-电喷雾质谱法测定红车轴草中异黄酮类化合物

采用高效液相色谱与电喷雾质谱联用技术研究了红车轴草中的异黄酮类化合物.实验采用反相C18色谱柱,二元线性梯度洗脱,分离并检测了红车轴草中的14种异黄酮类化合物;通过与电喷雾质谱联用获得了相应化合物的分子量信息,并利用质谱的源内碰撞诱导解离技术鉴定这些化合物的可能结构分别为大豆苷、野靛苷-7-O-β-D-葡萄糖苷、芒柄花苷、德鸢尾素-4'-O-β-D-葡萄糖苷、大豆苷元、印度黄檀苷、樱黄素-4'-O-β-D-葡萄糖苷、染料木素、红车轴草素、芒柄花素、樱黄素、鹰嘴豆芽素A、野靛苷和德鸢尾素.     

高效液相色谱-电喷雾质谱法测定红车轴草中异黄酮类化合物

采用高效液相色谱与电喷雾质谱联用技术研究了红车轴草中的异黄酮类化合物。实验采用反相C18色谱柱，二元线性梯度洗脱，分离并检测了红车轴草中的14种异黄酮类化合物；通过与电喷雾质谱联用获得了相应化合物的分子量信息，并利用质谱的源内碰撞诱导解离技术鉴定这些化合物的可能结构分别为：大豆苷、野靛苷-7-O-β-D-葡萄糖苷、芒柄花苷、德鸢尾素-4＇-O-β-D-葡萄糖苷、大豆苷元、印度黄檀苷、樱黄素-4＇-O-β-D-葡萄糖苷、染料木素、红车轴草素、芒柄花素、樱黄素、鹰嘴豆芽素A、野靛苷和德鸢尾素。     

银杏叶中α-葡萄糖苷酶抑制剂的超滤质谱筛选

采用体外酶抑制活性检测方法结合超滤质谱(UF-LC/MS)筛选方法对中药提取物中的α-葡萄糖苷酶抑制剂进行了筛选.以4-硝基苯-α-D-吡喃葡萄糖苷(PNPG)为底物,阿卡波糖为阳性对照药,对5种富含黄酮类化合物的中药提取物进行了α-葡萄糖苷酶抑制活性的初步测定.结果表明,银杏叶具有最强的α-葡萄糖苷酶抑制活性,可作为进一步复筛的对象.利用超滤质谱技术对银杏叶中潜在的α-葡萄糖苷酶抑制剂进行了筛选,从中筛选出4种潜在的α-葡萄糖苷酶抑制剂,并利用液相色谱-串联质谱技术(LC-MSn)对其结构进行了鉴定.本文结果为开发新一代安全有效的降糖药物奠定了基础.     

超滤亲和结合液相色谱-质谱联用和分子对接技术筛选毛菊苣种子中高亲和性α-葡萄糖苷酶抑制剂

采用超滤亲和结合液相色谱-质谱联用(UF-LC-MS) 和分子对接技术筛选毛菊苣种子中高亲和α-葡萄糖苷酶抑制剂.以4-硝基苯-α-D-吡喃葡萄糖苷(PNPG)为底物,阿卡波糖为阳性对照,评价毛菊苣种子提取物对α-葡萄糖苷酶的抑制活性,其中阿卡波糖IC50为0.003 mg/mL,毛菊苣种子IC50为0.447 mg/mL.利用UF-LC-MS技术对毛菊苣种子提取物进行筛选鉴定,获得4种化合物;通过Autodock软件筛选出2种与α-葡萄糖苷酶有较高亲和力的化合物,分别是绿原酸和异绿原酸A.结合体外酶活实验,验证了绿原酸、异绿原酸A对α-葡萄糖苷酶的抑制活性.结果表明,各化合物对α-葡萄糖苷酶的抑制活性由大到小依次是:阿卡波糖>异绿原酸A>绿原酸,其中异绿原酸A与阿卡波糖抑制率相近.     

葛花中异黄酮类活性成分的分离及鉴定

建立了快速分离及鉴定葛花中活性化合物的方法。采用70%乙醇加热回流提取得到葛花提取物,以α-葡萄糖苷酶和乳酸脱氢酶作为生物靶分子,以超滤质谱技术筛选酶抑制剂。运用高速逆流色谱分离纯化所得酶抑制剂,以乙酸乙酯-乙醇-水(4.0∶0.5∶3.0,V/V/V)组成三元溶剂体系,从200 mg葛花粗提物中,一次性分离制备得到2.36 mg葛根素、8.57 mg鸢尾苷、5.34 mg染料木苷,经高效液相色谱分析其纯度均达到90.0%以上。该三个化合物均可与α-葡萄糖苷酶及乳酸脱氢酶亲和,具有潜在的抗糖尿病及抗脑卒中的活性。通过液-质联用技术及核磁共振波谱技术确定了每个化合物的结构。该方法简单、快速、高效,分离样品纯度高,适用于葛花中异黄酮类活性化合物的分离纯化及鉴定研究。     

木犀草素-7-O-葡萄糖苷与双链DNA的相互作用研究

采用电喷雾质谱(ESI-MS)、紫外吸收光谱(UV)以及荧光光谱结合溴化乙锭荧光探针研究黄酮类化合物木犀草 素-7-O-葡萄糖苷与双链DNA的相互作用. 质谱研究结果表明木犀草素-7-O-葡萄糖苷可与双链DNA形成复合物, 且Lug与DNA之间存在氢键作用, 通过串联质谱数据推断出其结合模式为插入型. 紫外吸收光谱研究结果表明DNA的加入使木犀草素-7-O-葡萄糖苷产生明显的减色红移效应, 说明该化合物可能插入DNA双螺旋碱基对间. 荧光光谱研究结果表明木犀草素-7-O-葡萄糖苷能引起溴化乙锭-DNA体系荧光强度明显减弱和波长轻微蓝移, 主要是单一的静态猝灭, 猝灭常数K_q=8.61×10¹¹ L·mol^-1·s^-1, 进一步说明Lug与DNA的主要作用方式为插入型.     

高效液相色谱-电喷雾质谱联用测定黄芪黄酮苷酶解产物

高效液相色谱-电喷雾质谱(HPLC-ESI-MS)联用分析黄芪中的黄酮类化合物结果表明黄芪黄酮提取物主要包含毛蕊异黄酮-7-O-β-D-葡萄糖苷、芒柄花苷、9, 10 -二甲氧基紫檀烷-3-O-β-D-葡萄糖苷以及2'-羟基-3',4'-二甲氧基异黄烷-7-O-β-D-葡萄糖苷等黄酮苷,黄芪黄酮提取物经过β-葡萄糖苷酶(1 IU/mL)粗酶液酶解后,HPLC-ESI-MS分析酶解生成产物主要为黄酮苷元毛蕊异黄酮、芒柄花素、3-羟基-9,10 -二甲氧基紫檀烷以及7, 2'-二羟基-3',4'-二甲氧基异黄烷.其中前两种主要的黄酮苷酶解率均达90%以上.酶解后所得产物对DPPH自由基清除率是酶解前的1.4倍.因此,通过β-葡萄糖苷酶水解可以有效地将黄芪黄酮转化为相应的黄酮苷元,大大提高黄芪黄酮提取物的抗氧化活性.     

羟丙基-β-环糊精富集提取射干中异黄酮

利用羟丙基-β-环糊精（HP-β-CD）水溶液对中药射干（Belamcanda chinensis）中功能性成分异黄酮类物质富集提取。 考察了时间、温度等对提取效果的影响,确定了优化的工艺条件;结合紫外光谱、高效液相色谱和液相色谱-质谱联用等检测手段,测定提取源总异黄酮含量及黄酮种类。 在此条件下,对异黄酮类物质的提取总量较纯水浸取提高1倍,鸢尾苷提取量可提高2倍。     

高效液相色谱-质谱联用快速筛选并鉴定黄芩甲醇提取物中抗氧化活性成分

建立了高效液相色谱-质谱联用技术快速筛选和鉴定黄芩甲醇提取物中抗氧化活性成分的方法.在黄芩甲醇提物中加入适量的二苯基三硝基苯肼( DPPH)作为实验组,避光室温反应30 min后直接经液相色谱分析,并与不加入DPPH的空白组进行比较.有抗氧化活性的成分因会与DPPH反应而使峰面积减少,而不具有抗氧化活性的成分峰面积则不变.基于色谱数据可以获得有抗氧化活性组分的相对活性强度,基于质谱数据可获得活性组分的结构信息用于结构鉴定.本方法成功地从黄芩甲醇提取物中筛选并鉴定出了黄芩苷、千层纸素A-7-O-B-D-葡萄糖醛酸苷、汉黄芩苷和千层纸素A4种较强的抗氧化活性成分.本方法利用HPLC-MS技术对复杂体系(如中药提取物)中小分子的分离和鉴定优势,可以直接筛选出黄芩甲醇提取物中的抗氧化活性成分,而不需要繁琐的前期分离和纯化,并且不需要仪器改装工作,有利于实现复杂体系中抗氧化活性成分的高通量筛选.     

靶向亲和-液相色谱-质谱联用技术快速筛选黄藤总生物碱中乙酰胆碱酯酶抑制剂

采用靶向亲和-液相色谱-质谱联用技术(Target molecule affinity-LC-ESI-MSn)快速筛选黄藤总生物碱中能够抑制乙酰胆碱酯酶活性的成分,共筛选出12种具有潜在抑制乙酰胆碱酯酶的活性成分,并鉴定了6种成分,分别为黄藤素(Palmatine)、小檗碱(Berberine)、药根碱(Jatrorrhizine)、巴马汀红碱(Palmatrubine)、7,8-二氢-8-羟基小檗碱(7,8-Dihydro-8-hydroxyberberine)、Groenlandicine,结合体外酶学实验对这6种化合物进行了活性验证实验.结果表明,黄藤素抑制活性最强,其抑制作用强于阳性对照药盐酸多奈哌齐,说明黄藤素具有开发成抗阿尔茨海默症药物的潜力.本方法简单、快速、准确地从复杂的中药提取物中筛选出具有抑制乙酰胆碱酯酶活性的成分,适用于复杂体系中的高通量筛选.     

Ultrasound‐assisted solid‐phase extraction coupled with photodiode‐array and fluorescence detection for chemotaxonomy of isoflavone phytoestrogens in Trifolium L. (Clover) species

Detailed chemotaxonomic studies were undertaken to establish the qualitative profile and real amounts of the pharmacologically active isoflavone aglycones genistein, daidzein, formononetin, and biochanin A in aerial parts of thirteen Trifolium L. (clover) species, native to Poland. A newly elaborated micropreparative technique – SPE – on BakerBond octadecyl, cyclohexyl, and phenyl cartridges was used in combination with ultrasound‐assisted extraction for isolation of isoflavone aglycones from hydrolyzed samples. The effectiveness of all three SPE sorbents in the purification of plant extracts was compared and very high recoveries (>96%) were documented for four isoflavones. Classical photodiode‐array and very sensitive fluorescence detection, coupled with reversed‐phase high‐performance liquid chromatography (RP‐HPLC), were employed to obtain the most reliable qualitative and quantitative results. Chemotaxonomic differences combined with flower color variability were demonstrated within thirteen clover species. Concentration levels of particular isoflavones in ten Trifolium species possessing flowers with white, pink, or purple‐red corolla ranged from ∼︁3 to ∼︁3300 μg/g dry weight, while in three yellow flowering clovers (T. aureum, T. dubium, and T. campestre) isoflavone compounds have not been detected at all. RSD values, determined for intra‐ and inter‐day precision of the quantitative results, were not higher than 6.2% and 7.1%, respectively.     

Liquid chromatography coupled to nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy for the identification of isoflavone glucoside malonates in T. pratense L. leaves

Previous studies revealed that the main isoflavones in extracts of leaves of T. pratense L. are biochanin A and formononetin, their 7-O-glucosides, and two glucoside malonate isomers of each of them. Since LC-MS(/MS) did not provide sufficient information to distinguish the glucoside malonate isomers, in the present paper LC-NMR as well as off-line two-dimensional NMR were used to obtain further structural information. Matrix solid-phase dispersion (MSPD) was applied to obtain sufficiently high analyte concentrations to perform LC-NMR. Stop-flow reversed-phase LC-NMR was performed using a gradient of deuterated water and deuterated acetonitrile. Offline COSY and NOESY experiments were carried out to determine the positions of the glucose moiety on the flavonoid aglycone, and of the malonate moiety on the glucose. Based on the fragmentation patterns in MS/MS and the NMR spectra, the two formononetin glucoside malonate isomers were identified as 7-O-beta-D-glucoside 6"-O-malonate and 7-O-beta-D-glucoside 4"-O-malonate; i.e. they only differ in the substitution position of the malonate group on the glucoside ring. The biochanin A glucoside malonate isomers, however, have quite different structures. The main and later eluting isomer is biochanin A 7-O-beta-D-glucoside 6"-O-malonate, and the minor and earlier eluting isomer is 5-hydroxy-7-methoxyisoflavone 4'-O-beta-D-glucoside 4"-O-malonate: the positions of the methoxy group and the glucoside 6"-O-malonate group on the flavonoid skeleton are interchanged.     

Simultaneous determination and pharmacokinetic study of three isoflavones from Trifolium pratense extract in rat plasma by LC‐MS/MS

A highly selective and sensitive liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry has been developed and validated for simultaneous determination of three isoflavones – ononin, formononetin and biochanin A – in rat plasma using lysionotin as internal standard (IS). The plasma samples were pretreated and extracted by liquid–liquid extraction. Chromatographic separation was accomplished on a C₁₈ column with the column temperature of 30 °C and a mobile phase of methanol–0.1% formic acid (75:25, v/v). The detection was accomplished by multiple‐reaction monitoring scanning with positive/negative ion‐switching electrospray ionization mode. The optimized mass transition ion pairs (m/z) for quantitation were 431.3/269.1 for ononin, 267.1/252.2 for formononetin, 283.2/268.2 for biochanin A and 343.2/313.3 for IS. The total run time was 8.0 min. Full validation of the assay was implemented, including selectivity, sensitivity, linearity, precision, accuracy, recovery, matrix effect and stability. This is the first report on simultaneous determination of the three major isoflavones in rat plasma after intragastric administration of Trifolium pratense extract. The results provided a significant basis for the clinical application of this herb Trifolium pratense. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

序列特异性DNA断裂蛋白质

序列特异性DNA断裂蛋白质是在序列特异性DNA结合蛋白质及小分子DNA断裂试剂基础上设计合成的。其基本原理是在含有DN A结合域的蛋白质上引入一个金属鳌合剂并鳌合一个适当的金属离子,其中序列特异性DNA结合蛋白质具有与DNA特定序列结合的能力,从而可以起导向物的作用,而引入的金属鳌合齐J与金属离子复合物具有断裂DNA的功能,两者协同作用可以达到序列特异性断裂DNA的目的。     

Mass Spectrometric Identification of Antimicrobial Peptides from Medicinal Seeds

Traditional medicinal plants contain a variety of bioactive natural products including cysteine-rich (Cys-rich) antimicrobial peptides (AMPs). Cys-rich AMPs are often crosslinked by multiple disulfide bonds which increase their resistance to chemical and enzymatic degradation. However, this class of molecules is relatively underexplored. Herein, in silico analysis predicted 80–100 Cys-rich AMPs per species from three edible traditional medicinal plants: Linum usitatissimum (flax), Trifolium pratense (red clover), and Sesamum indicum (sesame). Bottom-up proteomic analysis of seed peptide extracts revealed direct evidence for the translation of 3–10 Cys-rich AMPs per species, including lipid transfer proteins, defensins, α-hairpinins, and snakins. Negative activity revealed by antibacterial screening highlights the importance of employing a multi-pronged approach for AMP discovery. Further, this study demonstrates that flax, red clover, and sesame are promising sources for further AMP discovery and characterization.     

Evaluation of flavonoids binding to DNA duplexes by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry

In this study, electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) was used to investigate the binding interactions of ten flavonoid aglycones and ten flavonoid glycosides with DNA duplexes. Relative binding affinities of the flavonoids toward DNA duplexes were estimated based on the fraction of bound DNA. The results revealed that the 4'-OH group of flavonoid aglycones was essential for their DNA-binding properties. Flavonoid glycosides with sugar chain linked on ring A or ring B showed enhanced binding toward the duplexes over their aglycone counterparts, whereas glycosylation of the flavonol quercetin on ring C exhibited a less pronounced effect. The aglycone skeletons and other hydroxyl substitutions on the aglycone also have an effect on the fractions of bound DNA. Upon collision-induced dissociation, the complexes containing flavonoid aglycones underwent the predominant ejection of a neutral ligand molecule, suggesting an intercalative DNA-binding mode. However, for complexes containing flavonoid glycosides, the loss of nucleobase increased to different extents, indicating a stronger binding or different binding mode. The results may provide not only a deeper insight into the DNA-binding properties of flavonoids but also a useful guideline for the design of efficient DNA-binding agents for chemotherapy.     

Preparation and evaluation of temperature and magnetic dual‐responsive molecularly imprinted polymers for the specific enrichment of formononetin

Thermo‐responsive magnetic molecularly imprinted polymers were prepared by simple surface molecular imprinting polymerization for the selective adsorption and enrichment of formononetin from Trifolium pretense by temperature regulation. Using formononetin as a template, N‐isopropylacrylamide as the thermo‐responsive functional monomer, and methacrylic acid as an assisting functional monomer, the polymers were synthesized on the surface of the magnetic substrate. The results show that imprinted polymers attained controlled adsorption of formononetin in response to the temperature change, with large adsorption capacity (16.43 mg/g), fast kinetics (60 min) and good selectivity at 35°C compared with that at 25 and 45°C. The selectivity experiment indicated that the materials had excellent recognition ability for formononetin and the selectivity factors were between 1.32 and 2.98 towards genistein and daidzein. The excellent linearity was attained in the range of 5–100 μg/mL, with low detection limits and low quantitation limits of 0.017 and 0.063 μg/mL, respectively. Furthermore, the thermo‐responsive magnetic molecularly imprinted polymers were successfully utilized for enriching and purifying formononetin from Trifolium pretense. The analytical results indicate that the imprinted polymers are promising materials for selective identification and enrichment of formononetin in complicated herbal medicines by simple temperature‐responsive regulation.     

Determination of isoflavones in red clover and related species by high-performance liquid chromatography combined with ultraviolet and mass spectrometric detection

High-performance liquid chromatography-UV-electrospray ionization-mass spectrometric detector (HPLC-UV-ESI-MSD) method for determination of isoflavones in red clover (Trifolium pratense L.) and related species has been developed. The separated isoflavones including aglycones, glycosides and glycoside malonates, were individually analyzed and identified by their molecular ions and characteristic fragment ion peaks using LC-MSD under MS and MS-MS mode, and in comparison with the standard isoflavones. A total of 31 isoflavones were detected in red clover. Several isoflavones were also identified for the first time in related species, T. repense L. (white clover), T. hybridum L. (alsike clover) and T. campestre Schreber (hop trefoil). Based on reversed phase HPLC, all 10 isoflavone aglycones, daidzein, formononetin, genistein, pseudobaptigenin, glycitein, calycosin, prunetin, biochanin A, irilone and pratensein in acidic hydrolyzed extracts were successfully separated within 40 min and quantified individually by UV and MS detectors. For the 10 target compounds, the investigated concentrations ranged from approximately 24 to approximately 12500 ng/ml for UV detection and approximately 6 to approximately 3125 ng/ml for MS detection, and good linearities (r2 > 0.999 for UV and r2 > 0.99 for MS) for standard curves were achieved for each isoflavone. The accuracy and repeatability (n = 10) were within 15% for these 10 compounds. This is the first method reported that enables the simultaneous quantitation of all 10 isoflavone aglycones in red clover and related species.     

Endonuclease-rolling circle amplification-based method for sensitive analysis of DNA-binding protein

A sensitive approach for the qualitative detection of DNA-binding protein on the microarray was developed.DNA complexes in which a partial duplex region is formed from a biotin-primer and a circle single strand DNA(ssDNA) were spotted on a microarray. The endonuclease recognition site(ERS) and the DNA-binding sites(DBS) were arranged side by side within the duplex region. The working principle of the detection system is described as follows:when the DNA-binding protein capture the DBS,the endonuclease co...     

Novel synthetic acridine-based derivatives as topoisomerase Ⅰ inhibitors

Novel DNA binding agents against topoisomerases are needed for effective treatment of cancers. A series of new acridine-based derivatives 7a–7d were synthesized and their antiproliferative activity against K562 and HepG-2 cell lines were evaluated. Compound 7c with pyridin-2-yl-methanamino group substituted at the C9 position of acridine showed good antitumor activity against both cell lines. The DNA-binding affinity of compound 7c was evaluated by UV–vis absorption spectra and fluorescence emission spectra. DNA topoisomerase I mediated relaxation of plasmid pBR322 DNA was also tested. Our results suggested that compound 7c with good antitumor activity and topoisomerase I inhibition activity can be developed as a prime candidate for further chemical optimization.