Nonaqueous CE ESI‐IT‐MS analysis of Amaryllidaceae alkaloids

The Amaryllidaceae are widely distributed medical plants. Lycorine, lycoramine, lycoremine, and lycobetaine are the major active alkaloids in Amaryllidaceae plants. A nonaqueous CE ESI‐IT‐MS method for separation, identification, and quantification of the Amaryllidaceae alkaloids has been developed. The MS^1–3 behavior has been studied and the fragmentation pathways of main fragment ions have been proposed. The effects of several factors such as composition and concentration of buffer, applied voltage, composition, and flow rate of the sheath liquid, nebulizing gas pressure, flow rate, and temperature of drying gas were investigated. Under the optimal conditions, the linear concentration range of these compounds was wide with the correlation coefficient (R²) >0.99. RSDs of migration time and peak areas were <10%. The LODs were <240 ng/mL. The proposed method can be successfully applied to the determination of the related alkaloids in the Lycoris radiata roots.     

忽地笑鳞茎中总生物碱含量的月动态变化

采用紫外分光光度法测定了不同月份忽地笑鳞茎中总生物碱含量,为确定适宜的采收时间提供实验依据。结果表明,忽地笑鳞茎中总生物碱含量随生长发育时期或月份不同存在一定差异,其中11月的最高,12月次之,1月的最低,最高值与最低值相比,约为2.6倍,差异达极显著水平(P<0.01)。精密度、稳定性实验及回收率等方法学考察表明,紫外分光光度法测定忽地笑鳞茎中总生物碱含量效果好,稳定性强,方法可靠。综合忽地笑鳞茎中总生物碱含量、中药材产量和土地利用率等因素考虑,以11月底前后采收比较适宜。     

A new alkaloid from Lycoris aurea

A new alkaloid was isolated from the bulbs of Lycoris aurea(L'Herit.) Herb.Its structure was established as 3-o-ethyltazettinol through chemical and spectroscopic studies including 2D NMR.     

Chemical markers’ fishing and knockout for holistic activity and interaction evaluation of the components in herbal medicines

A strategy based on chemical markers’ fishing and knockout has been proposed for holistic activity and interaction evaluation of the bioactive components in herbal medicines (HMs). It was devised to screen bioactive-compound group that represents the efficacy of HM, estimate the bioactivity contribution of each component and elucidate the interactions of multi-components. This strategy was accomplished through the following steps: (1) screen out the chemical markers (target peaks) in a HM fingerprint using online two-dimensional turbulent flow chromatography/liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry technique, (2) fish target peaks and knockout any interested peak, and (3) evaluate the bioactivities of fishing and knockout portions. After comparison of the bioactivities of samples containing different target peaks, the efficacy of target-peak group, bioactivity contribution of each compound, and the interactions of multi-components are elucidated. Using Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and Bulbs of Lycoris radiata (L. Herit.) Herb. (BLR) as the experimental materials, four target peaks were screened out as the AChE binders. By target peaks’ fishing and knockout, combined with activity evaluation, we observed that the bioactivity of the four-peak mixture is similar with the global bioactivity of BLR extract, and there are significant suppressive actions among these four target peaks. These results indicate that this proposed strategy is a useful approach for holistic screening of bioactive-compound group and elucidation of the multi-component interactions in HM.     

高效液相色谱法测定石蒜中加兰他敏、力可拉敏及石蒜碱3种生物碱

以石蒜鳞茎为材料,建立了石蒜生物碱的反相高效液相色谱(HPLC)分析方法。探讨了流动相中乙腈含量、三乙胺含量、pH值、流速等对生物碱分离的影响,结果表明在ZORBAX ODS-C18(150 mm×4.6mm,5μm)反相色谱柱上,以0.9%三乙胺水溶液(pH 8.0)-乙腈-甲醇为流动相,梯度洗脱,流速为1mL/min,检测波长为234 nm时,石蒜样品可有效分离出14种石蒜生物碱,分离度良好。加兰他敏、力可拉敏和石蒜碱的检出限分别为3.375、0.475、0.495 mg/L,平均加标回收率均为98%。运用此法测定了石蒜不同部位中3种生物碱的含量,结果表明石蒜不同部位的3种生物碱含量差异较大,叶子中的含量最高;同一部位中,石蒜碱的含量最高,力可拉敏次之,加兰他敏最低。     

微波辅助提取石蒜和虎杖中有效成分的热力学机理研究

采用微波辅助提取(MAE)技术研究了石蒜和虎杖两种不同植物中石蒜碱、力可拉敏和加兰他敏以及白藜芦醇和大黄素提取过程的热力学机理. 以溶剂回流提取方法(SRE)作为对比, 采用一种简单的测定提取分配系数的方法, 计算了这些组分在两种提取过程中的热力学函数ΔH0, ΔS0和ΔG0, 对其化学结构与极性以及在MAE过程中的热力学行为进行了讨论, 并用扫描电镜法观察了MAE和SRE提取后样品的细胞结构. 结果表明, 石蒜和虎杖的提取是一个吸热熵增的过程, 微波的作用导致石蒜和虎杖细胞结构发生显著变化, 使MAE热力学函数变化较大, 其提取过程的热力学行为特征与SRE明显不同, 但提取效率提高.     

微波辅助提取石蒜和虎杖中有效成分的动力学机理

以鳞茎药材石蒜(Lycoris radiata)和根茎药材虎杖(Rhizma Polygoni Cuspidati)作为研究对象,采用微波辅助提取(MAE)石蒜中的石蒜碱、力可拉敏和加兰他敏以及虎杖中的大黄素和白藜芦醇,研究了提取过程的动力学机理。分别对这5种组分在提取温度、提取时间、搅拌速度和颗粒度等因素影响下MAE过程的动力学行为和特征进行了探讨,并与常规的溶剂回流提取法(SRE)进行对比研究,采用扫描电镜观察了MAE和SRE提取后样品的表面细胞结构。结果表明,石蒜和虎杖的MAE提取过程具有明显不同的动力学特征,其机理分别基于内部扩散传质控制和细胞破壁引起的界面反应控制。与SRE相比,MAE能引起石蒜和虎杖的细胞结构发生显著变化,降低了表观活化能Ea,组分的表观速率常数明显增大。     

微波辅助提取石蒜和虎杖中有效成分的动力学模型

基于微波辅助提取(MAE)中药材中化学成分的非稳态扩散过程, 根据Fick第二定律建立了石蒜中石蒜碱、力可拉敏和加兰他敏以及虎杖中白藜芦醇和大黄素微波辅助提取过程的动力学模型. 研究了提取时间、提取温度及药材粒度等因素对石蒜中石蒜碱、力可拉敏和加兰他敏以及虎杖中大黄素和白藜芦醇的提取率的影响, 采用Matlab软件编程对动力学模型进行回归分析, 拟合的动力学模型与实验结果吻合. 根据模型计算了石蒜中石蒜碱、力可拉敏和加兰他敏以及虎杖中大黄素和白藜芦醇在MAE提取过程中的扩散系数D, 与溶剂加热回流法(SRE)比较, 引入增强因子γ, 表征了微波对溶质分子扩散传质的影响及其对不同基质药材作用的差异.     

HPLC法同时测定石蒜中加兰他敏和石蒜碱

建立了高效液相色谱同时测定石蒜中加兰他敏和石蒜碱含量的方法。 采用phenomenex-C18色谱柱,以乙腈(A)-0.1%TFA水溶液(B)为流动相梯度洗脱,检测波长289 nm。 结果表明,加兰他敏和石蒜碱均在0.5～10 mg/L(r=0.9999)呈现良好的线性关系,最低检测限(S/N=3)分别为0.09和0.15 mg/L,平均加样回收率分别为99.53%和96.82%。 该方法简单、快速、准确,适合于石蒜中加兰他敏和石蒜碱的测定。     

Molecular Modeling and Docking of Mannose-binding Lectin from Lycoris radiata

Lycoris radiata mannose-binding lectin（LRL） is a protein which binds mannose residues specifically. The maturation peptide and three mannose-binding domains（residues 49-57, 80-88 and 113--121） of LRL were identified by sequence analysis. The 3D structure of LRL constructed by homology modeling shaped a flstular triangular prism. Three flanks of the prism are mainly composed of β-sheets and each flank has a mannose-binding domain. According to the docking and dynamics simulation, the bindings of residues 49--57 and 80--88 with mannose are more stable than that of residues 113--121 with it. The key residues for binding mannose are Gin80, Asp82, Ash84 and Tyr88. The study preliminarily analyzed the interaction sites and mechanism of LRL with mannoses, which could be useful for the study on insect-resistance and related drug discovery of LRL.