Simultaneous quantification of 11 isoquinoline alkaloids in Corydalis impatiens (Pall.) Fisch by HPLC

Isoquinoline alkaloids are the primary active ingredients of Corydalis, but an analytical method for quality assessment of the active ingredients in Corydalis impatiens (Pall). Fisch has not been reported. A new, simple, and multiple‐component quantification method was developed for the simultaneous quantification of 11 isoquinoline alkaloids including capnoidine, chelianthifoline, bicuculline, protopine, isoapocavidine, apocavidine, cavidine, tetrahydroepiberberine, ochotensimine, tetrahydrocoptisine, and tetrahydrocorysamine in C. impatiens. Separation of the isoquinoline alkaloids was performed on a RP C₁₈ column (150 × 4.6 mm, 5 μm) with potassium dihydrogen phosphate buffer (pH 2.5, adjusted by phosphoric acid)/acetonitrile (53:47, v/v) containing 0.3% sodium dodecyl sulfonate. The flow rate and detection wavelength were set at 1 mL/min and 295 nm, respectively. Full validation of the assay was carried out including linearity, precision, accuracy, stability, LOD, and limit of quantitation. All calibration curves showed a good linear relationship (r > 0.999) in test range. The results demonstrated that the developed method was reliable, rapid, and specific. Six batches of C. impatiens samples from different sources were determined using the established method. The contents of alkaloids ranged from 11.68 to 351.83 μg/g. This method can be applied for quality evaluation and control of C. impatiens. Eleven isoquinoline alkaloids were first reported on simultaneous determination with HPLC.     

ICP-AES法检测芍药对矿质元素的吸收利用

为了分析芍药对土壤矿质元素的吸收利用规律,采用ICP-AES法检测了不同产地芍药根和相应土壤中K,Ca,Na,Mg,Fe,Cu等主要矿质元素含量.结果表明:不同产地的芍药对土壤中矿质元素的吸收利用效率不同,反映在不同产地的芍药根中有些矿质元素含量有明显差异,从而使各地芍药药材质量在矿质元素方面也有差异,以黑龙江和内蒙古...     

Widely Targeted Metabolomics Analysis of Different Parts of Salsola collina Pall

Salsola collina Pall has a long history of being used as a traditional medicine to treat hypertension, headache, insomnia, constipation and vertigo. However, only a few biologically active substances have been identified from S. collina. Here, the shoots and roots of S. collina, namely L-Sc and R-Sc, were studied. The primary and secondary metabolites were investigated using ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization-tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-ESI-MS/MS). A total of 637 putative metabolites were identified and these metabolites were mainly classified into ten different categories. Correlation analysis, hierarchical clustering analysis, principal component analysis and orthogonal partial least squares discriminant analysis of metabolites showed that the L-Sc samples could be clearly separated from the R-Sc samples. Differential accumulated metabolite analysis revealed that most of differential primary metabolites were significantly lower in the L-Sc than in the R-Sc. Conversely, the major differential secondary metabolites had higher levels in the L-Sc than in the R-Sc. Further analysis indicated that the flavonoids were the major putative antioxidant components and most of putative antioxidant components exhibited higher relative concentrations in the L-Sc than the R-Sc. These results improve our understanding of metabolite accumulation and provide a reference for the study of medicinal value in S. collina.     

An efficient high-speed counter-current chromatography method for the preparative separation of potential antioxidants from Paeonia lactiflora Pall. combination of in vitro evaluation and molecular docking

Paeonia lactiflora Pall., one of the most famous classical herbal medicine, has been used to treat diseases for over 1200 years. In this research, the functional ingredients were purified by online-switch two-dimensional high-speed counter-current chromatography combined with inner-recycling and continuous injection mode. The antioxidant activity was evaluated by investigating the 2,2′-azobis (2-amidinopropane) dihydrochloride-induced oxidant damage in vitro and confirmed through molecular docking. n-Butanol/ethyl acetate/water (2:3:5, v/v) solvent system was used for the first-dimensional separation and optimized the sample loading. Two pure compounds and a polyphenol-enriched fraction were separated. The polyphenol-enriched fraction was separated with a solvent system n-hexane/ethyl acetate/methanol/water (2:8:4:6, v/v) with continuous injection mode. Five compounds were successfully separated, including gallic acid ( 1 ), methyl gallate ( 2 ), albiflorin ( 3 ), paeoniflorin ( 4 ), and ethyl gallate ( 5 ). Their structures were identified by mass spectrometry and NMR spectroscopy. The results from the antioxidant effect showed that albiflorin had stronger antioxidant activity. Molecular docking results indicated that the affinity energy of the identified compounds ranged from -3.79 to -8.22 kcal/mol and albiflorin showed the lowest affinity energy. Overall, all those findings suggested that the strong antioxidant capacity of albiflorin can be potentially used for the treatment of diseases caused by oxidation.     

高效液相色谱法测定盐地碱蓬汁中7种水溶性维生素和18种氨基酸

采用Ｓｈｉｍ－ｐａｃｋＣＬＣ－ＯＤＳＣ_（１８）色谱柱和ＡＡ０３反相键合相柱,对盐地碱蓬（以下称碱蓬）汁中７种水溶性维生素和１８种氨基酸进行了分离测定,结果令人满意。     

固相萃取-高效液相色谱-电喷雾串联质谱法分析芍药和酒芍药的水溶性化学成分

利用固相萃取-高效液相色谱-电喷雾串联质谱法(SPE-HPLC-DAD-ESI-MS2)分析了芍药(Paeonia lactiflora Pall.)及其炮制品酒芍药(Paeonia lactiflora Pall.preparated with wine)水煎液中化学成分的种类和结构,并对其主要有效成分芍药苷进行了定量测定.用此方法得到了芍药和酒芍药水煎液的紫外色谱(UV)图、总离子流色谱(TIC)图和萃取离子色谱(EIC)图,以及相应色谱峰的紫外光谱图和EIC/MS2的质谱图.对其进行解析,发现芍药和酒芍药水煎液中所含化学成分基本一致,但酒芍药水煎液中除主要活性成分芍药苷含量基本未变外,其它酚酸性化学成分含量相对于芍药水煎液均有不同程度的下降.同时鉴别出芍药和酒芍药水煎液中共同含有的16种成分,它们分别是:蔗糖、(+)-儿茶素、Mudanpioside E、芍药新苷、芍药内酯苷、氧化芍药苷、芍药苷、羟基芍药苷、没食子酰芍药苷*、牡丹皮苷Ⅰ、苯甲酰芍药苷、三没食子酰葡萄糖、四没食子酰葡萄糖、五没食子酰葡萄糖.以上分析说明,酒炙可保留芍药的药效,同时"缓和其酸寒伐肝之性".     

Biological activity and LC-MS profiling of ethyl acetate extracts from Nitraria sibirica (Pall.) fruits

Nitraria sibirica is a traditional Uighur medicine. This study was undertaken to investigate the bioactivity of N. sibirica fruit extract and to evaluate their chemical compositions. The ethyl acetate extract from N. sibirica fruits exhibited the potential antioxidant activity (SC₅₀ = 30.17 ± 0.06 μg/mL) and protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B inhibitory activity (IC₅₀ = 7.15 ± 0.03 μg/mL) in vitro. In order to investigate the active constituents in this extract, a LC-QTOF-MS/MS method was developed and established. A total of 28 compounds including seven cinnamic acids, nine benzoic acids and 12 flavonoids were identified or partially characterised according to the accurate mass and the characteristic fragment ions at low and high collision energy. Most of them were reported for the first time in this plant. Phytochemical profiles of the active extract will help the development and utilisation of N. sibirica in food and medicine.     

Analysis of Essential Oils from Flower-buds, Leaves and Stems of Filipendula palmata （ Pall. ） Maxim.

The essential oils of the flower-buds, leaves and stems of Filipendula palmata（ Pall. ） Maxim. were analyzed by GC and GC-MS. Thirty-three, forty-seven and forty-seven compounds in the flower-buds, leaves and stems were identified, respectively. Methyl salicylate exists in a great amount which is up to 70. 10% in the flower-buds. Its amount is also high in other two parts. The data obtained show that it may be one of the main natural mosquito-expelling and pain-alleviating components in the three parts. The flower-buds are the main active part with the mosquito-expelling function.     

HATR-FTIR应用于原产地中药材白术的测定方法研究

采用傅里叶变换红外光谱的各种测定方法测定了植物中药材白术,通过白术木质部及外表皮部的水平衰减全反射傅里叶变换红外光谱(HATR-FTIR)吸收比较,表明了外表皮含有更多的白术内酯及其衍生物等物质。新鲜的白术木质部比干燥白术木质部含有更多的化学物质,这可能是样品干燥后挥发油减少之故。对白术木质部及其伪品的木质部的HATR-FTIR进行二阶导数转换,进行峰位一致率检验,结果差异极显著。     

白芍紫外指纹图谱共有峰率和变异峰率双指标序列分析

采用共有峰率和变异峰率双指标序列分析法对不同产地、不同采集年份的白芍样品及相近植物赤芍、丹皮样品进行了定量评价。白芍等紫外指纹图谱双指标序列分析结果显示,相近产地的3份白芍B2,B3,B4具有最相近关系, 它们之间共有峰率大于70%,变异峰率都小于33.33%。而不同产地的白芍之间存在着较明显的差异,B1,B5与B2,B3,B4之间的共有峰率小于60%,与B6的共有峰率小于57%。同一产地不同年份的白芍B1,B5之间存在着较大的差异,它们之间的共有峰率仅为44.4%, 变异峰率高达100%。该法可以对至少2个样品进行定量评价,克服了多种中药鉴别方法只能进行真伪鉴别、产地鉴别的局限性,为中药质量的准确定量评价提供了一种新方法。