Simultaneous determination of honokiol and magnolol in Magnolia officinalis by liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometric detection

An optimized high-performance liquid chromatographic method coupled with tandem mass spectrometric detection (LC-MS/MS) was developed for the simultaneous determination of honokiol and magnolol in Magnolia officinalis. Honokiol and magnolol were separated from the extracts using a reversed-phase C(18) column with a mobile phase consisted of acetonitrile and water (75:25, v/v) at a flow-rate of 0.8 mL/min. Selected reaction monitoring (SRM) mode was used for all sample quantification by the precursor-ion/product ion pair m/z 265 --> m/z 224 for honokiol and m/z 265 --> m/z 247 for magnolol. Validation data showed that this method has good linearity (r(2) > 0.995) over the concentration range of 0.0025-0.5 microg/mL for honokiol and magnolol, and both intra- and inter-day variability were acceptable within 15% at the lowest concentrations for this method. This proposed method provides excellent specificity, higher sensitivity and shorter run time than conventional methods and was applied successfully to determine the contents of honokiol and magnolol in M. officinalis.     

Effects of constituents from the bark of Magnolia obovata on nitric oxide production in lipopolysaccharide-activated macrophages.

The methanolic extract from a Japanese herbal medicine, the bark of Magnolia obovata, was found to inhibit nitric oxide (NO) production in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-activated macrophages. By bioassay-guided separation, three neolignans (magnolol, honokiol, obovatol) and three sesquiterpenes (alpha-eudesmol, beta-eudesmol, gamma-eudesmol) were obtained as active constituents. A trineolignan (magnolianin), a phenylpropanoid glycoside (syringin), lignan glycosides (liriodendrin, (+)-syringaresinol 4'-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside) and a sesquiterpene (caryophyllene oxide) did not show any activity. On the other hand, sesquiterpene-neolignans (eudesmagnolol, clovanemagnolol, caryolanemagnolol, eudeshonokiol A, eudesobovatol A) showed the strong cytotoxic effects. Active constituents (magnolol, honokiol, obovatol) showed weak inhibition for inducible NO synthase (iNOS) enzyme activity, but potent inhibition of iNOS induction and activation of nuclear factor-kappaB.     

Liquid chromatographic determination of honokiol and magnolol in hou po (Magnolia officinalis) as the raw herb and dried aqueous extract

A validated analytical method is described for the determination of honokiol and magnolol in Hou Po (Magnolia officinalis) as the dried raw herb and the commercially prepared dried aqueous extract. The samples were extracted with methanol by the Soxhlet method, and the extract was analyzed by liquid chromatography with photodiode array (LC/PDA) detection with confirmation of analyte identity by negative-ion electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry (ESI-MS/MS). A C18 column was used with a menthanol--0.1% aqueous acetic acid gradient mobile phase. Honokiol and magnolol were quantified at 288 nm. With the MS detector, the honokiol precursor ion at m/z 265 was shown to produce ions at m/z 222 and 224. For magnolol, the precursor ion at m/z 265 produced the ions at m/z 247 and 245. Comparable results were obtained for the LC/PDA and LC/ESI-MS/MS methods of quantitation. Six commercially prepared dried aqueous extracts were analyzed. The levels of honokiol and magnolol found in the raw herb were 17.0 and 21.3 mg/g, respectively. The limits of detection for honokiol and magnolol in the raw herb were 0.45 and 0.58 mg/g, respectively, and in the dried aqueous extract, 0.04 and 0.30 mg/g, respectively.     

高效液相色谱法同时测定血清和尿中厚朴酚与和厚朴酚

 建立了大鼠服用厚朴提取物后的血清中及尿中厚朴酚与和厚朴酚的高效液相色谱测定法。色谱柱填料为SpherisorbC18,流动相为甲醇-水-冰醋酸(体积比为70∶30∶1),UV检测波长为294nm,灵敏度0.005AUFS。样品用甲醇沉淀蛋白,上清液酸化后用乙酸乙酯-乙醚萃取,然后测定其中的药物浓度。血清和尿中的药物浓度与峰面积的线性关系良好,线性范围分别为0.05～2mg/L(厚朴酚)、0.025～1mg/L(和厚朴酚);精密度和重现性良好。血清中厚朴酚与和厚朴酚的平均加样回收率分别为95.6%(RSD=3.85%)和93.8%(RSD=3.95%),尿中分别为96.0%(RSD=3.83%)和94.9%(RSD=3.54%)。     

Determination of ortho-phenylphenol residues in lemon rind by high-performance liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection using a microbore column.

A simple and highly sensitive method has been developed for determining ortho-phenylphenol (OPP) in lemon rind by high-performance liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection using a microbore column (microHPLC-ECD). Based on the voltammetric behavior of OPP, microHPLC-ECD was established using a CAPCELL PAK C-18 UG 120 microbore ODS column, 17 mM acetic acid-sodium acetate buffer (pH 4.0)/acetonitrile (60/40, v/v) as a mobile phase and an applied potential at +0.9 V vs. Ag/AgCl. The current peak height was found to be linearly related to the amount of OPP injected from 3.4 pg to 1.7 ng (r > 0.999). The detection limit (S/N = 3) was 3.4 pg (20 fmol), which was 100 times greater in terms of sensitivity when compared to conventional HPLC with UV detection. Standard OPP at 0.425 ng was detected with a relative standard deviation (RSD) of 1.9% (n = 10). The OPP contents in several lemon samples were determined by the present method. The recoveries of OPP from lemon rind exceeded 98% with an RSD (n = 5) of less than 3.01%.     

Isolation and purification of honokiol and magnolol from cortex Magnoliae officinalis by high-speed counter-current chromatography

High-speed counter-current chromatography was used to isolate and purify honokiol and magnolol from cortex Magnoliae Officinalis (Magnolia officinalis Rehd. et Wils.), a plant used in the traditional Chinese medicine. A crude sample, 150 mg, was successfully separated with a two-phase solvent system composed of n-hexane-ethyl acetate-methanol-water (1:0.4:1:0.4, v/v), and the fractions were analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatography. The separation produced 80 and 45 mg of honokiol and magnolol with purities of 99.2 and 98.2%, respectively, in 2.5 h.     

Separation and determination of magnolol and honokiol inMagnolia officinalis bark by capillary zone electrophoresis

The effects of pH on separation parameters such as migration mobility, resolution, sensitivity, column efficiency and peak shape were emphatically studied. Better separation of magnolol and honokiol using capillary zone electrophoresis was achieved by optimizing pH in the range 5.0–11.7. The influences of applied voltage and temperature were also investigated. We adopted a better sample extraction procedure by which higher contents of honokiol and magnolol with sample compositions unchanged were obtained. The analysis was performed with direct UV detection using a 10 mM borate-10 mM phosphate buffer at pH of 11.6. The method was successfully applied to the simultaneous determination of magnolol and honokiol inMagnolia officinalis bark within 9 min.     

Determination of Three Capsaicinoids in Raw Red Pepers and Seasoning Powders by Liquid Chromatography with Coulometric Detection

The simultaneous determination of three capsaicinoids in raw red pepper and in foods was studied by liquid chromatography coupled to a coulometric detector. The capsaicinoids were separated on an ODS C18 reversed column by isocratic elution with a mobile phase based on acetonitrile −0.15 M acetic acid (51:49%, v/v) at a flow rate of 0.8 mL min⁻¹. The limit of detection (S/N> 3) was 10 pg (injected mass) at an applied potential of 0.650 V vs. Pd. The peak area of the three studied compounds was found to be related to the amount injected from 50 pg to 100 ng range (r=0.999). The relative standard deviation (RSD, n=10) was comprised between 1.5∼4.4 and 1.0∼3.5 % for 100 pg and 5 ng, respectively. The determination of three capsaicinoids in raw red peppers and red pepper containing foods was successfully realized.     

Determination of Magnolol and Honokiol by Non-aqueous Capillary Electrophoresis

Introduction Capillaryelectrophoresis(CE),ahighefficiency separationtechnique,hasrapidlydevelopedsince1981[1].Notonlyhavedifferentmodesbeenrepor ted[1—3],butalsosomenon aqueouselectrophoresis media[4]havebeenapplied.Theimportantproperties ofnonaqueousmed…     

Comparative Study of the Determination of Parabens in Shampoos by Liquid Chromatography with Amperometric and Coulometric Detection

The simultaneous determination of four para‐hydroxybenzoic acid esters (parabens) in shampoos was studied by liquid chromatography (LC) with amperometric (LC‐AD) and coulometric (LC‐CD) detection. The parabens were separated on an ODS C18 reversed column by isocratic elution with a mobile phase based on methanol‐0.1 M acetic acid (60 : 40%, v/v) with 0.02 M NaClO₄ at a flow rate of 0.8 mL min^?1. The limit of detection (S/N>3) for the analytes was in the 15–25 pg (injected mass) range at an applied potential of 1.20 V vs. Ag/AgCl using the LC‐AD and in the 2–3 pg range at a potential of 0.790 V vs. Pd using the LC‐CD. The peak ratio of the internal standard peak (IS: 4‐hydroxybenzoic acid sec‐butyl ester) versus the analyte peak was found to be related to the amount injected from 0.1 ng to 100ng (r=0.996–0.999) with the LC‐AD and from 0.050 ng to 100 ng range (r=0.999–1.000) with the LC‐CD. The relative standard deviation (RSD, n=10) was comprised between 1.8 to 3.5% by LC‐AD ( 5 ng injected) and between 2.0 to 2.4% by LC‐CD (0.5 ng injected). The determination of four most used parabens in ten different shampoos was successfully realized.     

High-performance liquid chromatographic method for simultaneous determination of honokiol and magnolol in rat plasma

A high-performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) method is described for the simultaneous determination of honokiol and magnolol in rat plasma. The plasma was deproteinized with acetonitrile which contained an internal standard (diphenyl) and was separated from the aqueous layer by adding sodium chloride. Honokiol and magnolol are extracted into the acetonitrile layer with high yield, and determined by reversed-phase HPLC and ultraviolet detection. The limits of quantitation for honokiol and magnolol were 13 and 25 ng ml⁻¹ in plasma, respectively, and recovery of both analytes was greater than 93%. The assay was linear from 20 to 200 ng ml⁻¹ for honokiol and from 40 to 400 ng ml⁻¹ for magnolol. Variation over the range of the standard curve was less than 15%. The method was used to determine the concentration-time profiles of honokiol and magnolol in the plasma following rectal administration of Houpo extract at a dose of 245 mg kg⁻¹, equivalent to 13.5, 24.4 mg kg⁻¹ of honokiol and magnolol, respectively.     

Separation and determination of honokiol and magnolol in Chinese traditional medicines by capillary electrophoresis with the application of response surface methodology and radial basis function neural network

A method for the separation and determination of honokiol and magnolol in Magnolia officinalis and its medicinal preparation is developed by capillary zone electrophoresis and response surface methodology. The concentration of borate, content of organic modifier, and applied voltage are selected as variables. The optimized conditions (i.e., 16 mmol/L sodium tetraborate at pH 10.0, 11% methanol, applied voltage of 25 kV and UV detection at 210 nm) are obtained and successfully applied to the analysis of honokiol and magnolol in Magnolia officinalis and Huoxiang Zhengqi Liquid. Good separation is achieved within 6 min. The limits of detection are 1.67 μg/mL for honokiol and 0.83 μg/mL for magnolol, respectively. In addition, an artificial neural network with "3-7-1" structure based on the ratio of peak resolution to the migration time of the later component (R(s)/t) given by Box-Behnken design is also reported, and the predicted results are in good agreement with the values given by the mathematic software and the experimental results.     

三维荧光光谱结合二阶校正算法测定人体血浆和厚朴药材中的厚朴酚及和厚朴酚

利用三维荧光光谱与化学计量学二阶校正算法相结合, 直接测定人体血浆中和厚朴药材中的厚朴酚及和厚朴酚. 采用平行因子分析(PARAFAC)算法解析所得两种物质的回收率分别为(99.5±2.6)%和(90.2±1.8)%. 采用交替三线性分解(ATLD)算法解析, 当组分数N取3时, 回收率分别为(104.2±3.2)%和(98.7±4.0)%; 当N取4时, 回收率分别为(102.7±2.9)%和(99.0±4.6)%. 同时用该方法对厚朴药材中的厚朴酚及和厚朴酚进行快速定量测定, 结果令人满意. 实验结果表明, 此法可用于复杂试样中未知干扰共存下厚朴酚及和厚朴酚的同时测定.     

Analysis of magnolol and honokiol in biological fluids by capillary zone electrophoresis

Capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE) method was used for analysis of magnolol and honokiol. Under the optimized condition, CZE with UV absorption detection provided that the limit of detection was at microM level. To enhance detection sensitivity of magnolol and honokiol, CZE separation system was coupled with a laser-induced fluorescence (LIF) detector for the first time. The limits of detection of magnolol and honokiol were 12 nM (3.20 ng ml(-1)) and 18 nM (4.79 ng ml(-1)), respectively, showing that the CZE-LIF system provides greater than 100-fold sensitivity improvements than does the CZE-UV system. The developed method was applied to analyze magnolol and honokiol in spiked human plasma samples, microsome incubation samples as a preliminary demonstration of its potential in pharmacokinetic studies.     

Crystal Structure of 1:1 Complex of Honokiol and 1,4-Diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane: Separation of Honokiol by Molecular Recognition

Phenomenon of molecular recognition between honokiol and 1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane (DABCO) is discovered, and applied to separation of honokiol from extract of magnolia bark. Effects of material ratio on the yield and the purity were investigated. Honokiol (purity up to 97.3% and yield up to 83.9%) is obtained from Magnolia bark extract (honokiol 49.1%, magnolol 31.7%, others unknown 19.2%) on a favorable condition. The title complex, C₁₈H₁₈O₂·C₆H₁₂N₂, is characterized by IR and ¹HNMR and its crystal structure is determined by X-ray diffraction method. It crystallizes in monoclinic space group C2/c with a=38.860(3), b=9.205(3), c=12.588(4) Å, β=102.730(10)°, V=4392(2) ų, Z=8 and R=0.0500. Hinokiol molecules join to DABCO via O–H...N hydrogen bonds to form infinite chains. There are two symmetry independent DABCO molecules occupying in the crystal special positions of different point symmetries, C2 and Ci. Those located around the inversion center are disoredered as DABCO molecule is devoid of this symmetry element.     

Carbon nanotube/poly(methyl methacrylate) composite electrode for capillary electrophoretic measurement of honokiol and magnolol in Cortex Magnoliae Officinalis

This paper describes the development and the application of a novel carbon nanotube/poly(methyl methacrylate) (CNT/PMMA) composite electrode as a sensitive amperometric detector of CE. The composite electrode was fabricated on the basis of the in situ polymerization of a mixture of CNT and prepolymerized methylmethacrylate in the microchannel of a piece of fused-silica capillary under heat. The performance of this unique system has been demonstrated by separating and detecting honokiol and magnolol in traditional Chinese medicine, Cortex Magnoliae Officinalis. Factors influencing their separation and detection processes were examined and optimized. Honokiol and magnolol were well separated within 7 min in a 40 cm long capillary at a separation voltage of 15 kV using a 50 mM borate buffer (pH 9.2). The new CNT-based CE detector offered significantly lower operating potentials, yielded substantially enhanced S/N characteristics, and exhibited resistance to surface fouling and hence enhanced stability. It demonstrated long-term stability and reproducibility with RSDs of less than 5% for the peak current (n = 9) and should also find a wide range of applications in microchip CE, flowing injection analysis, and other microfluidic analysis systems.     

A comparative study of upright counter-current chromatography and high-performance liquid chromatograpohy for preparative isolation and purification ofphenolic compounds from Magnoliae officinalis

A comparative study of preparative isolation and purification of the phenolic compounds magnolol and honokiol from the Chinese medicinal plant Magnoliae officinalis by upright counter-current chromatography (CCC) and semi-preparative HPLC is presented. The comparison reveals that with a two-phase solvent system composed of light petroleum (bp 60-90 degrees C)-ethyl acetate-tetrachloromethane-methanol-water (1:1:8:6:1, v/v), 1250 mg of honokiol and 520 mg of magnolol, with a purity of 98.7 and 99.5%, respectively, were obtained from 2.0 g of a crude sample of Magnoliae officinalis in a single CCC separation. In contrast, semi-preparative HPLC allowed isolation and purification of these two phenolic compounds with significantly lower productivity and higher solvent consumption. Structures of the purified compounds were identified by 1H and 13C NMR.     

Antimicrobial activity and cytotoxic effects of Magnolia dealbata and its active compounds

Multi-drug resistance is of great concern for public health worldwide and necessitates the search for new antimicrobials from sources such as plants. Several Magnolia (Magnoliaceae) species have been reported to exert antimicrobial effects on sensitive and multidrug-resistant microorganisms. However, the antimicrobial properties of Magnolia dealbata have not been experimentally evaluated. The antimicrobial effects of an ethanol extract of Magnolia dealbata seeds (MDE) and its active compounds honokiol (HK) and magnolol (MG) were tested against the phytopathogen Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis and several human multi-drug resistant pathogens using the disk-diffusion assay. The effects of MDE and its active compounds on the viability of human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) were evaluated using MTT assay. MDE and its active compounds had antimicrobial activity (inhibition zone > 10 mm) against C. michiganensis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Acinetobacter baumannii, Acinetobacter lwoffii, Candida albicans, Candida tropicalis and Trichosporon belgeii. The results suggest that M. dealbata and its active compounds have selective antimicrobial effects against drug-resistant fungal and Gram (-) bacteria and exert minimal toxic effects on human PMBC.     

二阶导数同步荧光光谱法同时直接测定厚朴酚及和厚朴酚

研究了厚朴酚与和厚朴酚及其混合溶液的二阶导数同步荧光光谱,结果两者的二阶导数同步荧光光谱得到完全分离,消除了彼此间的干扰,据此建立了一种二阶导数同步荧光光谱法同时直接测定混合物中厚朴酚与和厚朴酚的新方法.厚朴酚与和厚朴酚的线性范围分别为2.8～500.0 μg/L和4.3～560.0 μg/L;检出限分别为0.84和1.30 μg/L,回收率分别为94.65%～105.58%和95.09%～104.51%; 相对标准偏差均低于4.08%.本方法用于同时直接测定厚朴药材及其提取物中厚朴酚与和厚朴酚含量,结果令人满意.     

Separation and Determination of Magnolol and Honokiol in Crude and Burn-Fried Magnolia officinalis

Abstract

The application of capillary electrophoresis (CE) to the separation and determination of the two active ingredients, magnolol and honokiol, in Magnolia officinalis and its processed product was described. Optimum separation was achieved with a fused-silica capillary tube(60.5cm × 75μm I.D.) and a Na₂B₄O₇-NaH₂PO₄ buffer(20 mmol/L) at pH=9.0 containing 20% of methanol. The applied voltage was 20 kV and the capillary thermostating temperature was kept constant at 25 deg;C.