An Expeditious Method Combining Multi-Components Determination and Fingerprinting Based on Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography-Photo Diode Array-Tandem Mass Spectrometry and Chemometrics: Application for Authentication and Quality Evaluation of Cornus Officinalis Sieb. et Zucc

Selective and efficient analytical methods for authentication and quality evaluation of herbal medicines are significant and necessary. An expeditious method combining multi-components determination and fingerprinting based on ultra-performance liquid chromatography-photo diode array-tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-PDA -MS/MS) and chemometrics for authentication and quality evaluation of Cornus Officinalis Sieb. et Zucc was developed. Tandem mass spectrometer operating in multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) was used for determination of three characteristic constituents (morroniside, sweroside, and loganin) in C. Officinalis. Meanwhile, UPLC fingerprint of C. Officinalis was established and the data set was submitted for classification to a suite of chemometrics method. Combing main biologically active components content level and chemometrics analysis, the effects of cultivation area, harvesting, and storage time on the quality of C. Officinalis were investigated. The study reveals that multi-components determination coupled with fingerprinting could be applied for authentication and quality evaluation of C. Officinalis which is accurate, efficient, and reliable.     

密蒙花总黄酮抗氧化活性

用对DPPH自由基清除率来考察密蒙花的体外抗氧化活性大小,并与同浓度的Vc做比较。结果表明,密蒙花对DPPH自由基清除作用比Vc强,密蒙花是一种良好的天然抗氧化剂来源。     

An integrated simultaneous distillation–extraction apparatus for the extraction of essential oils from herb materials and its application in Flos Magnoliae

A large number of herb materials contain essential oils with extensive bioactivities. In this work, an integrated simultaneous distillation–extraction (ISDE) apparatus was developed. To demonstrate its feasibility, the performance of ISDE was evaluated for the extraction of essential oil from Flos Magnoliae and compared with conventional techniques including steam distillation (SD) and simultaneous distillation–extraction (SDE). According to the product yield, the time consumed and the composition of oil, the essential oils isolated by ISDE were better than that obtained by SD and similar to those obtained by SDE. ISDE was also better than SDE due to its simple operation and lower consumption of energy and organic solvent. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

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.     

包结物晶析法选择分离辛夷挥发油中1,8-桉叶素

主客体化学的分子识别在同分异构体选择分离、外消旋异构体光学拆分中已有广泛研究[1～3].我们利用中草药挥发油中化学组分的分子形状、几何拓扑性质、官能团数量和键力性质的不同,选定主体分子对挥发油中某一组分进行分子识别,并以结晶的形式从挥发油体系中离析出来,达到选择分离单一挥发油化学组分的目的[4～7].本文利用主体分子1,1,6,6-四苯基-2,4-己二炔-1,6-二醇(A)作为主体分子[8],以辛夷挥发油为研究对象,其主要成分1,8-桉叶素(B)为分子识别的客体分子,与化合物A形成稳定的包结物晶体(A+B),并从辛夷挥发油中析出,得到纯度为100%的…     

高效液相色谱-质谱法同时测定辛夷提取物中4种木脂素成分

建立了高效液相色谱-质谱-电雾式检测器( HPLC-MS-CAD)联用技术同时测定辛夷中4种木脂素类成分的定量分析方法。采用 YMC-Pack ODS-A(250 mm×4.6 mm,5μm)色谱柱,甲醇-水梯度洗脱,柱温25℃,流速1 mL/min,检测波长278 nm,紫外检测器后3：7分流,分别进入质谱和电雾式检测器进行检测。以木兰脂素为内参物,建立松脂素二甲醚、里立脂素B二甲醚和表木兰脂素A与内参物的相对校正因子,并进行含量计算,实现一测多评。同时采用外标法测定辛夷提取物中4种木脂素成分的含量,比较计算值与实测值的差异,验证所建立方法的准确定。本方法对松脂素二甲醚、木兰脂素、里立脂素B二甲醚和表木兰脂素A 4种木脂素类成分的检出限分别为0.34,0.55,0.50和0.58 mg/L,线性范围分别为6.8~270 mg/L,11~546 mg/L,2.0~100 mg/L 和2.3~116 mg/L,相关系数为0.9995~0.9998,加样回收率( n=9)为98.2％~99.5％,采用校正因子计算的含量值与外标法计算的含量值之间无显著差异,所建立的方法准确、可行,可用于中药辛夷的质量评价。     

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.     

原子吸收光谱法测定中药厚朴中的铜、铁和钙

用硝酸-高氯酸（4∶1）混合液对厚朴进行消解,然后采用原子吸收光谱法测定厚朴中铜、铁、钙的含量.结果表明,厚朴中含铜4.41μμg/g,含铁55.5 μg/g,含钙6872.5μg/g,加标回收率在93.6％-100.1％之间.该方法测定中药中金属离子的含量方法简便、快速、灵敏.该结果可为进一步研究厚朴的相关药理作用提供参考依据.     

阿里红多糖的气相色谱和红外光谱

采用乙醇沉淀得到阿里红多糖(FoP),用Sevag法除去蛋白后采用气相色谱(GC)和红外光谱(IR)对得到的阿里红多糖进行分析.结果表明,阿里红多糖中含有鼠李糖、阿拉伯糖、木糖、甘露糖、葡萄糖、半乳糖,其摩尔比为0.2:0.29∶0.41∶0.77∶0.70∶ 1.16.红外光谱分析阿里红多糖中存在吡喃环.     

Analysis of lignans in Magnoliae Flos by turbulent flow chromatography with online solid‐phase extraction and high‐performance liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry

In this study, a method coupling turbulent flow chromatography with online solid‐phase extraction and high‐performance liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry was developed for analyzing the lignans in Magnoliae Flos. By the online pretreatment of turbulent flow chromatography solid‐phase extraction, the impurities removal and analytes concentration were automatically processed, and the lignans were separated rapidly and well. Seven lignans of Magnoliae Flos including epieudesmin, magnolin, 1‐irioresinol‐B‐dimethyl ether, epi‐magnolin, fargesin aschantin, and demethoxyaschantin were identified by comparing their retention behavior, UV spectra, and mass spectra with those of reference substances or literature data. The developed method was validated, and the good results showed that the method was not only automatic and rapid, but also accurate and reliable. The turbulent flow chromatography with online solid‐phase extraction and high‐performance liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry method holds a high potential to become an effective method for the quality control of lignans in Magnoliae Flos and a useful tool for the analysis of other complex mixtures.