基于高分辨质谱的化妆品中20种香料的高通量检测

基于静电场轨道阱高分辨质谱技术,建立化妆品中20种香料成分的高通量检测方法,并应用于实际样品中香料成分的筛查与定量分析。利用香料成分标准品通过高分辨质谱正负离子切换FullMS/ddM S^2扫描方式分析,获得多种香料成分的保留时间、一级母离子和二级碎片离子精确质量数,构建香料成分筛查谱库。样品用甲醇超声提取后,经超高效色谱柱分离,采用高分辨质谱分析,利用TraceFinder软件对化妆品中的香料成分与谱库相关信息匹配,实现目标物的高通量筛查确证,筛查确认后利用一级母离子外标法进行香料成分的定量分析。经验证该方法的线性关系良好(R^2>0.99),方法的检出限(0.1~10μg/g)、回收率(89.6%~109.1%)和精密度(3.1%~9.2%)能够满足欧盟对香料成分标注的限量要求,可用于同时测定化妆品中多种香料成分。     

毛细管电泳结合高效液相色谱-质谱用于天然产物活性成分的筛选

发展了毛细管电泳(CE)和高效液相色谱-质谱(HPLC-MS)相结合的用于天然产物中活性成分筛选和鉴定的方法。该方法中,用HPLC半制备柱对天然产物粗提物进行分离纯化,再用CE对HPLC纯化后的组分进行活性测试。根据HPLC-MS/MS提供的二级质谱数据,即可确定活性成分的化学结构。以乙酰胆碱酯酶为实验模型,对我们发展的筛选方法进行了验证。从黄连粗提物中确定了药根碱、巴马汀等7种活性成分,并通过CE测定了它们的半抑制率(IC₅₀)值。与传统的天然产物分离纯化和活性筛选方法相比,该方法具有简单、微量、快速、准确的优点。本文建立的方法为天然产物粗提物中活性成分的筛选提供了新技术。     

超高效液相色谱-四极杆飞行时间质谱分析不同加工何首乌中差异化学成分

建立了超高效液相色谱-四极杆飞行时间质谱(UPLC-QTOF-MS)结合多元统计分析技术对不同加工何首乌中化学成分差异的分析方法。何首乌样品采用甲醇在室温下超声提取后,采用UPLC-QTOF-MS进行分析,对采集的图谱通过峰匹配、峰对齐、滤噪处理等进行特征峰提取,然后用主成分分析(PCA)和偏最小二乘法-判别分析(PLS-DA)对数据进行分析。结果显示,不同加工何首乌样品间的化学组成存在显著性差异;根据一级质谱精确质荷比和二级质谱碎片信息,结合软件数据库搜索及相关文献进行成分鉴定,初步筛选并鉴定出33种不同加工何首乌间差异显著的化学成分,其中15种为共有差异化学成分,并呈现出不同的变化规律。研究结果可为揭示不同加工方法对何首乌代谢产物差异性的影响规律提供依据。     

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.     

敞开式质谱成像方法的组织样品稳定性研究

以添加镇静催眠候选新药N6-羟苄腺嘌呤核苷[N6-(4-hydroxybenzyl)adenine riboside,NHBA]的组织匀浆切片作为考察对象,对空气动力辅助离子化质谱成像系统(Air Flow Assisted Ionization Mass Spectrometry Imaging,AFAI-MSI)的关键参数进行考察与优化,以保证最佳条件进行样品检测。在此基础上,对预处理的整体大鼠组织切片进行平行的连续两次质谱成像分析,考察了其内源性代谢物在成像分析过程中是否发生变化。通过对采集数据中关键质谱峰的筛选等处理步骤,并采用可视化的主成分分析(PCA)方法,开展了组织样品内源性代谢物的稳定性分析,最终验证了采用该样品前处理和质谱成像方法,能够保证组织切片样品中内源性代谢物的稳定性,为质谱成像分析结果提供了可靠依据。     

解吸附电晕束电离质谱法快速筛选保健食品中非法添加的5型磷酸二酯酶抑制剂

建立了解吸附电晕束离子源(DCBI)结合离子阱质谱快速检测保健食品中非法添加的3种磷酸二酯酶5(PDE5)抑制剂(伐地那非、西地那非、他达拉非)的方法。采用一级质谱筛选,二级质谱确证,对样品中非法添加物进行定性鉴别;通过二级特征碎片离子进行半定量分析,并与传统高效液相色谱-紫外(HPLC-UV)定量检测法对比。对12个市售保健品进行检测,DCBI-MS定性检测结果与HPLC-UV检测结果一致,有7个样品检出他达拉非,3个样品检出西地那非,1个样品检出伐地那非。通过研究3种PDE5抑制剂的二级质谱裂解规律,推测一个样品中含有羟基豪莫西地那非。本方法快速准确,适用于大批量复杂基质样品中PDE5抑制剂的筛查。     

超高效液相色谱－四极杆－静电场轨道阱高分辨质谱法鉴定白茶和普洱生茶中的化学成分

基于超高效液相色谱－四极杆－静电场轨道阱高分辨质谱（UHPLC－Q－Orbitrap－HRMS）技术,建立了白茶和普洱生茶中化学成分的分析方法。白茶和普洱生茶提取液经Waters ACQUITY UPLC BEH C18柱（150 mm × 2.1 mm,1.7 μm）分离,进入四极杆－静电场轨道阱高分辨质谱,在电喷雾正、负电离模式下同时进行全扫描以及数据依赖型二级质谱扫描并采集数据信息。通过一级质谱分析和二级碎片的精确质量数信息及在线数据库匹配,在白茶和普洱生茶样本中共鉴定出64种活性成分、32种共有活性成分。在白茶和普洱生茶样本中各单独鉴定出16种活性成分,主要为氨基酸类、有机酸类、黄酮类、香豆素类、生物碱类以及核苷类等六大类别化合物。采用归一化法确定已检出的64种活性成分的相对含量。该方法可系统分析茶叶中的有效成分,为进一步研究白茶和普洱生茶的保健机理提供了科学依据,也可为茶叶质量安全监管提供技术支撑。     

高效液相色谱-质谱法快速鉴定复方毛冬青冲剂中三萜皂苷活性成分

建立了高效液相色谱-质谱法(HPLC-MS)快速鉴定复方毛冬青冲剂中三萜皂苷活性成分的方法.以甲醇为萃取剂超声萃取复方毛冬青冲剂30 min.采用高效液相色谱-离子阱质谱(HPLC-IT-MS)和高效液相色谱-飞行时间质谱(HPLC-TOF-MS)对萃取液进行分析,选用Agilent Zorbax Eclipse XDB C18色谱柱(250 mm×4.6 mm, 5 μm),以水(含0.1 %甲酸)-乙腈为流动相进行梯度洗脱,柱后流出液采用电喷雾离子阱质谱(ESI-IT-MS)和电喷雾飞行时间质谱(ESI-TOF-MS)的正、负离子模式进行检测.检测结果经离子阱一级质谱(IT-MS1)、离子阱二级质谱(IT-MS2)和分析时间质谱(TOF-MS)信息分析,并与相关文献报道进行比较,鉴定出1种三萜酸和8种三萜皂苷成分,并推测了其它3种可能的三萜皂苷化学成分,通过对照品对比分析,三萜酸确证为Ilexgenin A,其中一种三萜皂苷确证为Ilexsaponin A1.本方法无需对照品即可快速有效地鉴定出复方毛冬青冲剂中的三萜皂苷活性成分,为建立冲剂的质量标准提供了依据.     

电喷雾串联质谱法分析阿托品及其代谢物

应用液相色谱-电喷雾串联质谱(LC-MSn)法检测阿托品及其大鼠粪样中的代谢物。收集灌胃25mg/kg阿托品的大鼠粪样,以水浸泡后,用乙酸乙酯萃取,采用LC-MS及LC-MSn等方法检测原药及其代谢物。和空白粪样及阿托品相比较,依据保留时间、一级质谱和二级质谱数据,在服药后的大鼠粪样中发现9种代谢物,分别为托品、N-去甲基托品、N-去甲基脱水阿托品、脱水阿托品、N-去甲基阿托品、羟基阿托品、N-氧化阿托品、羟基甲氧基阿托品以及托品酸等。该方法快速,简便,适合于生物样品中药物代谢物的快速鉴定。     

高效液相色谱-四极杆-飞行时间质谱快速筛查鉴别食品中非法添加的62种中药材北大核心CSCD

建立了高效液相色谱-四极杆-飞行时间质谱快速筛查鉴别食品中非法添加的62种中药材的方法。依据卫生部关于进一步规范保健食品原料管理的通知(卫法监发[2002]51号)中可用于保健食品的物品名单,确定食品中可能非法添加的62种中药材原料清单,再从62种中药材中筛选其特征组分,获得不同中药材对应的特征组分清单。62种对照药材经甲醇超声提取后,于Thermo Accucore aQ色谱柱(150 mm×2.1 mm,2.6μm)上分离,在电喷雾正负离子扫描模式下,分别以0.1%(v/v)甲酸水溶液-乙腈和水-乙腈为流动相梯度洗脱,进行一级质谱和二级质谱全扫描检测,采用Library View软件建立不同中药材对应的特征组分的一级精确质量数据库和二级碎片质谱库。样品同法处理后上样分析,采用Peak View软件将样品高分辨数据与自建数据库中的质谱图、精确分子离子质量数、碎片离子质量数、保留时间等相关参数进行快速筛查鉴别分析。该工作通过建立“中药材-特征组分”对应清单,构建了食品中易非法添加的62种中药材中共388种特征组分的高分辨质谱库,每种中药材包括5~10种特征组分,通过对实际食品样品配制酒、代用茶及饮料进行筛查分析,1批次配制酒样品与淫羊藿中药材的7种特征组分匹配一致,推断该配制酒样品中加入了淫羊藿中药材。该法可实现无标准品情况下中药材的定性筛查,具有高通量、准确、简便、快捷的特点,解决了食品中非法添加中药材难以识别和确证的难题,可以实现食品中非法添加中药材的快速筛查鉴别分析。     

Chemical profiling and standardization of Lepidium meyenii (Maca) by reversed phase high performance liquid chromatography

Lepidium meyenii (Maca) is one of the few plants that can be cultivated in the harsh climate of the Andes. Its nutritious hypocotyl is traditionally used as food and medicine, and Maca products are increasingly becoming popular in the western world as tonics. This paper describes the first analytical method allowing the determination of the main macamides and macaenes, the marker compounds of L. meyenii. A separation within 35 min was possible by using a C-12 stationary phase, an acidic mobile phase comprising of acetonitrile and water, and raising the column temperature to 40 degrees C. By monitoring the separation at 210 and 280 nm, the markers were detectable as low as 0.40 microg/ml. In order to validate the method, accuracy, precision, linearity, limit of detection and intra/inter day repeatability were determined. The analysis of several commercially available Maca products showed a similar qualitative pattern but significant differences in the quantitative composition. The percentage of total markers in the preparations varied from 0.15 to 0.84%, resulting in daily intakes for the consumer from 1.52 to 14.88 mg, respectively.     

Characterisation of lavender essential oils by using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry with correlation of linear retention indices and comparison with comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography

Nine samples of lavender essential oil were analysed by GC–MS using low-polarity and polar capillary columns. Linear retention indices (LRI) were calculated for each component detected. Characterisation of the individual components making up the oils was performed with the use of an mass spectrometry (MS) library developed in-house. The MS library was designed to incorporate the chromatographic data in the form of linear retention indices. The MS search routine used linear retention indices as a post-search filter and identification of the “unknowns” was made more reliable as this approach provided two independent parameters on which the identification was based. Around 70% of the total number of components in each sample were reliably characterised. A total of 85 components were identified. Semi-quantitative analysis of the same nine samples was performed by gas chromatography (GC) with flame ionisation detection (FID). The identified components accounted for more than 95% of each oil. By comparing the GC–MS results with the results from the GC×GC–FID analysis of a lavender essential oil, many more components could be found within the two-dimensional separation space.     

Biologically active constituents of Magnolia salicifolia: inhibitors of induced histamine release from rat mast cells.

The extracts of the flower buds of Magnolia salicifolia showed remarkable anti-allergy effects in passive cutaneous anaphylaxis (PCA) test. The bioactive constituents of this medicinal drug were isolated by monitoring their activities with an in vitro bioassay system measuring inhibitory effects on induced histamine release from rat mast cells. Of the ten isolated compounds magnosalicin is a new compound of neolignan structure. In addition to the isolated compounds samples of coumarins and lignans were evaluated their biological activities with the in vitro bioassay.     

Essential oil composition of Prasium majus from Croatia

The essential oils from the aerial parts of Prasium majus L., collected during two years in Croatia, were analysed by GC and GC/MS. Fifty-two compounds were identified, representing 90.3-91.8% of the total oils. The major constituents in both samples were fatty acids (particularly hexadecanoic acid and (Z)-octadec-9-enoic acid), lower aliphatic alcohols, aldehydes and acids (major ones oct-1-en-3-ol and (E,E)-hepta-2,4-dienal) and phenylpropane derivatives (e.g. eugenol). Beta-Caryophyllene was the most abundant terpene and (E)-beta-ionone was the major norisoprenoid.     

An effective method for determining the ingredients of Shuanghuanglian formula in blood samples using high‐resolution LC–MS coupled with background subtraction and a multiple data processing approach

Shuanghuanglian formula (SF) is a combination of Flos lonicerae japonicae, Radix scutellariae, and Fructus forsythiae, commonly used to treat viral or bacterial infections. However, the constituents absorbed into the blood after oral administration of SF are difficult to determine and thus remain unclear. Here, we report the application of an accurate background subtraction and multiple data processing approach (Bs‐Mpa) for the comprehensive detection of compounds of SF in vivo. A sensitive and reliable ultra‐performance LC coupled with ESI quadrupole TOF MS (UPLC–ESI‐Q‐TOF‐MS) approach coupled with Bs‐Mpa, which is implemented in the Strip tool from UPLC to remove nonrelated ion signals from accurate mass LC–MS data, was established to characterize the chemical constituents and rat metabolites of SF. In the loading plot of the principal component analysis, 68 ions of interest were extracted from blood samples, among them, 39 absorbed prototype components of SF and 29 metabolites were identified in vivo. It is concluded that the integrative Bs‐Mpa method can be successfully applied for the rapid discovery of multiple components from a traditional Chinese medicine. The above challenge was addressed by using the proposed Bs‐Mpa method and it was particularly suitable for applying to the global characterization of the constituents or metabolites in rat blood after oral administration of other well‐known formulae.     

Efficient analysis of non-polar environmental contaminants by MALDI-TOF MS with graphene as matrix

In this Application Note, we describe, for the first time, the rapid analysis of hydrophobic compounds present in environmental contaminants, which includes polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and estrogen, by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) with the use of graphene as matrix. MALDI-TOF MS with conventional matrix has limitations in analyzing low-polarity compounds owing to their difficulty in ionization. We demonstrate that compared with conventional matrix, graphene displays higher desorption/ionization efficiencies for PAHs, and no fragment ions are observed. The method also holds potential in quantitative analysis. In addition, the ionization signal increases with the increasing number of benzene rings in the PAHs, suggesting that graphene binds to PAHs via π–π stacking interactions. Furthermore, graphene as adsorbent for solid-phase extraction of coronene from river water sample displays good performance with a detection limit of 10^–7 M. This work provides a novel and convenient method for analyzing low-polarity environmental contaminants by MALDI-TOF MS.     

Divide and conquer: rat liver tissue proteomics based on the analysis of purified constituents

Comparative proteome data of normal and diseased tissue samples are difficult to interpret. Proteins detected in tissues are derived from different cell types and blood constituents. Pathologic or toxicant-induced aberrations may affect the proteome profile of tissues in several ways since different cell types may respond in very different and highly specific manners. The aim of this study was to analyze the proteome profiles of purified rat liver primary cells and of blood plasma in comparison to liver whole tissue. Moreover, we investigated alterations of these profiles induced by the liver toxicant N-nitrosomorpholine (NNM) used as a model compound. Whole liver samples, pure hepatocytes and Kupffer cells as well as blood plasma were obtained from saline- or NNM-treated rats. Proteins were separated by 2-D PAGE and their amounts were estimated by fluorography. Selected proteins were identified by MS analysis of tryptic digests. Among them we identified proteins exclusively expressed in the analysed constituents. Several of these proteins were assigned in the proteome profile of whole-tissue homogenates. Furthermore, we identified several proteins that were modified, up-regulated or down-regulated due to NNM treatment in total liver homogenates. Some of these protein alterations were specifically detected in primary cells isolated from NNM-treated rats. Thus, we demonstrated the successful assignment of NNM-induced proteome alterations in rat liver to the cell type of origin. The currently applied approach may help to better understand pathologic processes at a whole-tissue level.     

Chemical composition of essential oils from leaves, stems, flower heads and roots of Conyza bonariensis L. from Tunisia

The essential oils isolated at the flowering stage in spring, summer and autumn of the aerial and underground parts of Conyza bonariensis L. growing in Tunisia were analysed by GC and GC/MS; 143 constituents were identified, and among them 20 were major. The oils of C. bonariensis gathered in spring were rich in matricaria ester (1.2-67.3%), (Z)-nerolidol (0.3-19.9%) and caryophyllene oxide (0.8-14.3%). In the summer samples, the oils of C. bonariensis were rich in matricaria ester (1.6-76.4%), caryophyllene oxide (1.6-22.6%) and (E)-β-farnesene (1.1-22.7%). The main constituents in the autumn samples were matricaria ester (trace to 63.5%), geranyl acetone (0.0-25.3%), trans-α-bergamotene (0.0-24.3%) and limonene (2.7-15.3%). The oils showed significant variation among the seasons. Remarkable differences were found between the constituent percentages of the different studied organs. The C. bonariensis sample from Tunisia was a matricaria ester chemotype and was quite different from the samples of other countries of origin.