Covalent immobilization of tyrosinase on magnetic multi-walled carbon nanotubes for inhibitor screening

The inhibition of tyrosinase is considered to be a common therapeutic strategy for some hyperpigmentation disorders. Screening of tyrosinase inhibitors is of great significance to the treatment of pigmentation diseases. In this study, tyrosinase was covalently immobilized on magnetic multi-walled carbon nanotubes for the first time, and the immobilized tyrosinase was applied for ligand fishing of tyrosinase inhibitors from complex medicinal plants. The immobilized tyrosinase was characterized by transmission electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, vibrating sample magnetometry, and thermo-gravimetric analyzer, which indicated that tyrosinase was immobilized onto magnetic multi-walled carbon nanotubes. The immobilized tyrosinase showed better thermal stability and reusability than the free one. The ligand was fished out from Radix Paeoniae Alba and identified as 1,2,3,4,6-pentagalloylglucose by ultra-performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole time-of-flight high-resolution mass spectrometry. 1,2,3,4,6-pentagalloylglucose was found to be a tyrosinase inhibitor with similar half maximal inhibitory concentration values of 57.13 ± 0.91 μM compared to kojic acid (41.96 ± 0.78 μM). This work not only established a new method for screening tyrosinase inhibitors but also holds considerable potential for exploring the new medicinal value of medicinal plants.     

Application of liquid chromatography coupled with electrospray ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry for screening and quantitative analysis of C21 steroids in the roots and rhizomes of Cynanchum paniculatum

A liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry method is presented for the quantification of C21 steroids in the roots and rhizomes of Cynanchum paniculatum. Eight C21 steroids, including five steroidal aglycones and three steroidal glycosides, were simultaneously analyzed by liquid chromatography coupled with electrospray ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry. The extracted ion current chromatograms were extracted from the total ion current chromatogram using characteristic ions produced by target compounds for peak determination. Chromatographic separation was achieved on a C18 reversed-phase column within 60 min, using an acetonitrile/water gradient. For comparision, six C. paniculatum samples from different locations were investigated by the established method, and the results indicated that the different geographical origin significantly influenced the C21 steroid composition. The method was observed to have the necessary sensitivity, selectivity, precision, and accuracy, and to be suitable for quality control of herbal medicines and their preparations.     

毛秔子梢中天然高活性的神经氨酸酶抑制成分的研究

从天然产物中筛选高效低毒的神经氨酸酶抑制剂(NAI), 以期发现可抗流感病毒(H1N1)的化合物. 方法: 采用经典的NA活性检测实验(FL-MH-NANA method), 对从豆科植物毛秔子梢中分离得到10个化合物进行筛选, 检测这些化合物对NA的抑制活性. 结论: 化合物1, 2, 3, 5对流感病毒株的神经氨酸酶(NA)均具有抑制作用, 其中化合物1的抑制活性最强, 其IC₅₀值为16.76 μmol/L. 化合物1～4为新化合物, 化合物5～10为该植物中首次分得.     

气相色谱-三重四极杆串联质谱法测定白芍中99种农药残留

采用固相萃取技术(SPE)结合气相色谱-三重四极杆质谱(GC-MS/MS)建立了白芍中99种农药同时检测的分析方法。试样用乙酸乙酯提取,采用氨基固相萃取柱净化后,在GC-MS/MS多反应监测(MRM)模式下进行检测,基质匹配标准曲线内标法定量。结果表明,99种农药在0.001~0.25 mg/L范围内线性关系良好,相关系数(r²)大于0.99,方法定量限为0.001~0.050 mg/kg。加标水平为0.05、0.10和0.20 mg/kg时,99种农药的平均回收率为66.7%~128.0%,相对标准偏差(RSD, n=6)小于18.3%。对市售的13批样品进行测定,其中4批样品中检出微量的毒死蜱和p,p'-滴滴伊。实验证明,建立的SPE净化和GC-QqQ-MS相结合的检测方法具有准确可靠、灵敏度高等优点,适用于白芍中多农药残留的同时筛查测定。     

UPLC-ELSD法测定黄芪中的黄芪甲苷含量

采用Waters Acquity UPLC BEH C18色谱柱（2.1mm×100mm,1.7μm）,流动相为乙腈-水（30∶70）,流速为0.2mL·min^-1,柱温30℃,用UPLC-ELSD法测定黄芪中黄芪甲苷的含量。黄芪甲苷在0.10-0.50mg·mL^-1范围内有良好的线性关系（r=0.9990）,平均回收率（n=6）为98.9%。该方法快速、准确、重复性好,为黄芪的质量控制提供了一种快速准确的检测方法。     

纹党参与白条党参红外光谱的SIMCA聚类鉴别方法研究

以纹党参和白条党参的红外光谱为聚类分析的对象,研究了红外光谱结合SIMCA聚类分析法对纹党参和白条党参进行识别与分类的可行性.选取400 ～2 000 cm~(-1)范围内的光谱,通过基线补偿(Offset)和散射校正(MSC)等预处理后,采用SIMCA聚类分析法建立识别模型.结果表明,所建模型对纹党参和白条党参的识别率分别达92%和96%,拒绝率均为100%.用盲样对所建模型进行了测试,测试结果全部正确.该法可实现对纹党参和白条党参的快速鉴别.     

Rapid quantification of iridoid glycosides analogues in the formulated Chinese medicine Longdan Xiegan Decoction using high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry [corrected

Longdan Xiegan Decoction (LXD) is a formulated preparation composed of 10 ingredient herbs, with iridoids as the main bioactive components. In this study, a rapid, simple and reliable method of simultaneous determination of four iridoid glycosides in LXD using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) coupled with electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (MS) was first developed and validated. The four iridoid glycosides references were isolated from LXD extract and purified using a preparative HPLC chromatography. The sample preparation for quantification comprised of a simple ultrasonic extraction and the satisfactory chromatographic separation of the four structurally similar iridoid glycosides was effected in less than three minutes on a CAPCELL PAK C(18) MGII column (3 microm, 100 mm x 2.0 mm), using an elution system of 10% methanol and their concentrations in different batches of LXD and ingredient herbs were simultaneously determined by HPLC-MS/MS using a multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) mode. The method was validated with respect to the overall intra- and inter-day variation (RSD less than 8%) and the limits of quantification for the four iridoid glycosides were 35, 20, 37 and 33 ng/mL, respectively.     

Studies on principal components and antioxidant activity of different Radix Astragali samples using high-performance liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization multiple-stage tandem mass spectrometry

The principal components, isoflavonoids and astragalosides, in the extract of Radix Astragali were detected by a high-performance liquid chromatography couple to electrospray ionization ion trap multiple-stage tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-ESI-IT-MSⁿ) method. By comparing the retention time (t_R) of HPLC, the ESI-MSⁿ data and the structures of analyzed compounds with the data of reference compounds and in the literature, 17 isoflavonoids and 12 astragalosides have been identified or tentatively deduced. By virtue of the extracted ion chromatogram (EIC) mode, simultaneous determination of isoflavonoids and astragalosides could be achieved when the different components formed overlapped peaks. And this method has been utilized to analyze the constituents in extracts of Radix Astragali from Helong City and of different growth years. Then the antioxidant activity of different samples has been successfully investigated by HPLC-ESI-MS method in multiple selected ion monitoring (MIM) mode, applying the spin trapping technology, and the Ferric Reducing Antioxidant Power (FRAP) assay was applied to support the result. The correlations of the isoflavonoids and astragalosides components and the antioxidant activities of Radix Astragali were summarized. The present paper demonstrates that HPLC-ESI-MSⁿ is a powerful method for the characterization of the principal components and evaluation of the antioxidant activity of Chinese medicinal herbs.     

Determination and quantification of astragalosides in Radix Astragali and its medicinal products using LC–MS

In the present study, a liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry method was developed for the separation and simultaneous quantification of astragalosides I–IV in samples of Radix Astragali and a medicinal product thereof (Jinqi Jiangtang tablets). Chromatographic separation was achieved on an Agilent Eclipse XDB (ODS)‐C18 column with a mobile phase consisting of acetonitrile and 0.05% formic acid aqueous solution by use of an efficient 17‐min program. A triple quadrupole mass spectrometer was operated in positive ionization mode with multiple reaction monitoring for the detection of four astragalosides. The saponin ginsenoside Rg1 (similar structure to astralagosides) was used as an internal standard. All calibration curves showed excellent linear regressions (r² ? 0.9912) within the range of tested concentrations. The intra‐ and inter‐day variations were below 4.57% in terms of RSD. The recoveries were 94.38–103.53% with RSD of 1.39–3.58% for spiked Radix Astragali samples. The method was successfully used for the analysis of samples of Radix Astragali and Jinqi Jiangtang tablets. In conclusion, we have developed a rapid, efficient, and accurate LC–MS/MS method for the detection of astragalosides, which can be applied for quality control of Radix Astragali and related medicinal products.