Determination of quinolizidine alkaloids in traditional Chinese herbal drugs by nonaqueous capillary electrophoresis.

A rapid method for the determination of quinolizidine alkaloids by nonaqueous capillary electrophoresis was developed. A total of 10 alkaloids (matrine, sophocarpine, oxymatrine, oxysophocarpine, sophoridine, cytisine, sophoramine, aloperine, lehmannine and dauricine) could be easily separated within 18 min. A running buffer composed of 50 mM ammonium acetate, 10% tetrahydrofuran and 0.5% acetic acid in methanol was found to be the most suitable for this separation. Five of these alkaloids were selected for further studies. The linear calibration ranges were 2.51-50.1 microg/ml for sophoridine and sophocarpine, 2.71-54.2 microg/ml for matrine, 3.30-65.9 microg/ml for oxymatrine, and 3.10-62.0 microg/ml for oxysophocarpine. The recovery of the five alkaloids was 98.0-101.3% with relative standard deviations from 1.03 to 2.68% (n=5). The limits of detection for all 10 alkaloids were over the range 0.93-2.31 microg/ml. The method was successfully applied to the phytochemical analysis of alkaloid extracts from three commonly used traditional Chinese herbal drugs: Sophora flavescens Ait. (Kushen), S. alopecuroides L. (Kudouzi or Kugancao) and S. tonkinensis Gapnep (Shandougen).     

十二烷基苯磺酸钠-异辛烷-正辛醇反胶束萃取苦参生物碱的研究

利用阴离子表面活性剂十二烷基苯磺酸钠(SDBS)与溶剂异辛烷和助溶剂正辛醇形成反胶束体系,用于苦参生物碱的萃取分离。研究了pH值、表面活性剂浓度、增溶水量W0、盐种类及浓度等因素对萃取的影响。结果表明:SDBS-异辛烷-正辛醇反胶束体系对苦参生物碱具有良好的选择性和较高萃取率,在pH 5.0,增溶水量W0 25,0.05 mol/L SDBS,0.05 mol/L KCl,室温,萃取时间5 min,反萃取时间20 min的最佳萃取条件下,氧化苦参碱、氧化槐果碱、槐定碱、苦参碱、槐果碱5种生物碱及总生物碱的萃取率和RSD分别在74.1%～87.2%和0.63%～3.0%之间。本方法选择性高,操作简便。     

以离子液体作流动相添加剂的高效液相色谱法测定复方苦参注射液中4种生物碱

将离子液体1-丁基-3-甲基咪唑四氟硼酸盐(［BMIM］BF4)作为流动相添加剂建立了同时测定复方苦参注射液中4种主要生物碱的HPLC分析方法。以Agilent TC-C18柱(250 mm×4.6 mm, 5 μm)为分离柱,甲醇-0.1%磷酸水溶液(含2.2×10-4mol/L ［BMIM］BF4)(5:95, v/v)为流动相,流速1.0 mL/min,柱温30 ℃,进样量20 μL,在205 nm下检测。结果表明,苦参碱、槐定碱、氧化槐果碱以及氧化苦参碱的质量浓度分别在25.8～155.0 mg/L, 40.0～240.0 mg/L, 21.7～130.0 mg/L和37.5～225.0 mg/L范围内线性关系良好,相关系数均大于0.9990,平均回收率(n=9)在96.2%和98.9%之间。离子液体的加入能明显改善C18柱分离生物碱的色谱峰形并提高分离度。本法简便、快速、重复性好,可用于复方苦参注射液中生物碱的分离与测定。     

LC-MS characterization of efficacy substances in serum of experimental animals treated with Sophora flavescens extracts

Anti-DHBV (duck hepatitis B virus) activity was found in the aqueous extracts of Sophora flavescens Ait. in vivo. Liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization ion trap mass spectrometry was applied to characterize the components in duck serum after oral administration of S. flavescens extract. Oxymatrine (1), sophoranol (2), sophoridine (3) and matrine (4) were identified in the serum. Further research on the four compounds was evaluated for their antiviral activity against HBV (hepatitis B virus) in cell culture. The results suggested that oxymatrine, sophoranol and matrine were the efficacy substances for anti-HBV activity in aqueous extracts of S. flavescens Ait.     

液相微萃取/后萃取-高效液相色谱法测定氧化苦参碱和苦参碱

建立了液相微萃取/后萃取-高效液相色谱法测定中药苦参、复方苦参注射液中氧化苦参碱和苦参碱含量的方法。利用自制的微萃取装置,选择异丙醇为萃取有机溶剂,2.00 mL NaOH(pH9)为供相,HCl(pH4)为接受相,聚丙烯腈纤维的长度为10 cm,搅拌速度为1500 r/min,萃取时间为30 min。萃取完成后,经高效液相色谱仪分析,测得氧化苦参碱和苦参碱线性范围分别为11~437 mg/L和10~433 mg/L;检出限均为1.0mg/L;相对标准偏差分别小于9.4%和6.7%。复方苦参注射液中氧化苦参碱和苦参碱的平均回收率分别为83.0%~116.1%和108.8%~117.8%;苦参药材中氧化苦参碱的平均回收率为104.3%~114.7%。本方法有机溶剂用量少,可有效去除复杂机体的干扰,测得结果满意。     

NACE-ESI-MS combined with on-line concentration for high-sensitivity analysis of quinolizidine alkaloids

A rapid, reproducible and high-sensitivity NACE-ESI-MS method was developed for the analysis of sophoridine, matrine, sophocarpine and oxymatrine in the roots of Sophora flavescens Ait. and S. tonkinensis Gagnep. Field-amplified sample stacking with electromigration-injection (FASS-EMI) was first used in NACE for the on-line concentration of the alkaloids. The conditions of NACE separation, FASS-EMI stacking and MS detection were systematically optimized. The optimum NACE buffer was an electrolyte containing 50 mM ammonium acetate, 0.5% acetic acid and 30% ACN in methanol. The sensitivity was improved by about 100-fold by the FASS-EMI technique, which was further improved by more than 1000-fold with MS detection. The RSDs (n = 6) of the relative migration time and relative peak area of each peak were less than 0.3 and 2.4% for intra-day and less than 5.1 and 6.0% for inter-day, respectively. The LODs (S/N = 3) of analytes were determined to be 0.0210-0.0446 ng/mL. A bioanalytical method based on this NACE-ESI-MS method may be developed for the analysis of the alkaloids in biological sample matrices (plasma, urine, etc.) after effective ion removal.     

Determination of quinolizidine alkaloids in Sophora flavescens and its preparation using capillary electrophoresis

A simple and accurate capillary electrophoresis method was developed for the determination of four quinolizidine alkaloids in Sophora flavescens and Kuhuang injection. Optimum separation of the analytes was obtained on a 65 cm x 75 microm i.d. uncoated fused-silica capillary using a aqueous buffer system of 60 mmol L(-1) sodium borate at pH 8.5, with applied voltage and capillary temperature of 12 kV and 25 degrees C, respectively. Detection wavelength was set at 204 nm and jatrorrhizine was used as the internal standard. Good linear relationships between peak-area ratios and concentrations of the analytes were observed over the concentration range 0.044-0.792 mg mL(-1) for matrine, 0.142-1.926 mg mL(-1) for oxymatrine, 0.0377-0.3393 mg mL(-1) for sophocarpine and 0.0664-1.062 mg mL(-1) for sophoridine. The recoveries of four alkaloids ranged between 93.08 and 101.4% with relative standard deviations from 0.7 to 9.2% (n = 6) as determined by standard addition. The limits of detection for four alkaloids were determined to be over the range 8.8-48.0 microg mL(-1). Contents of four alkaloids in Sophora flavescens and three alkaloids in Kuhuang injection were successfully determined under the optimum conditions.     

Supercritical fluid extraction of quinolizidine alkaloids from Sophora flavescens Ait. and purification by high-speed counter-current chromatography

Supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) was used to extract quinolizidine alkaloids from Sophora flavescens Ait. (Kushen). An orthogonal test L(9)(3)(4) including pressure, temperature, flow rate of CO(2) and the amount of modifier was performed to get the optimal conditions. The process was then scaled up by 30 times with a preparative SFE system under 25 MPa, 50 degrees C and a flow rate of CO(2) (2l/min) and the amount of modifier (0.04 ml/min). The crude extracts were separated and purified by high-speed counter-current chromatography (HSCCC) with a two-phase solvent system composed of chloroform-methanol-2.3 x 10(-2)M NaH(2)PO(4) (27.5:20:12.5, v/v), and the collected fractions were analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Three kinds of quinolizidine alkaloids were obtained, yielding 10.02 mg of matrine, 22.07 mg of oxysophocarpine and 79.93 mg of oxymatrine with purities of 95.6, 95.8, 99.6% in one-step separation, respectively.     

电堆积在线扫集胶束电动色谱法测定苦参中的生物碱

建立了电堆积在线扫集胶束电动色谱法测定苦参碱和槐定碱的新方法.考察了pH值、磷酸二氢钠浓度、CTAB浓度、电压、有机溶剂和进样时间对分离效果的影响.采用未涂层熔融石英毛细管,以20mmol/L磷酸二氢钠-0.8 mmol/L CTAB-100mmol/L Tris(含10%异丙醇,pH 8.9)为缓冲液,在进样电压-1...     

Extraction and identification of matrine‐type alkaloids from Sophora moorcroftiana using double‐templated molecularly imprinted polymers with HPLC–MS/MS

Double‐templated molecularly imprinted polymers with specific recognition of three matrine‐type alkaloids were prepared using matrine and oxymatrine as the template molecules. An approach based on double‐templated molecularly imprinted solid‐phase extraction coupled with high‐performance liquid chromatography and tandem mass spectrometry was then developed to extract and purify matrine, oxymatrine, and sophocarpine from Sophora moorcroftiana in the Tibetan plateau herbs. The polymers were characterized by Fourier‐transform infrared spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy. Their adsorption characteristics were evaluated using adsorption kinetics, isotherms, selectivity, and recycling experiments. This polymer exhibited excellent molecular recognition ability and good selectivity. The obtained polymers as adsorbent was further used for the determination of three matrine‐type alkaloids coupled to high‐performance liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry, the recoveries of three matrines spiked at three concentration levels in samples were 73.25–98.42% (n = 5) with a relative standard deviation less than 6.82%. The limits of detection for the method were 9.23–15.42 μg/kg (S/N = 3). This proposed method was assessed to be an effective method for simultaneous extraction, isolation, and identification of matrine, oxymatrine, and sophocarpine from Sophora moorcroftiana.     

Determination of Matrine and Oxymatrine in Sophora Flavescens by Nonaqueous Capillary Electrophoresis-Electrospray Ionization-Ion Trap-Mass Spectrometry

A simple, rapid, and sensitive nonaqueous capillary electrophoresis-electrospray ionization-ion trap-mass spectrometry (NACE-ESI-IT-MS) method was developed for determination of matrine and oxymatrine in Sophora Flavescens and medicinal preparations. The conditions for NACE separation and MS detection were systematically optimized. The optimum NACE buffer contained 30 mM ammonium acetate, 1% acetic acid, and 15% acetonitrile in methanol and the applied voltage on separation capillary was set at 25 kV. Berberine was selected as internal standard. In order to generate a stable electrospray, a sheath liquid (isopropanol/H₂O, 2/1, v/v) was used, which could also boost the flow through the ESI needle. The matrine and oxymatrine solutions were introduced into MS detection by a syringe pump for collecting the MSⁿ spectra to investigate the main fragment ions and its possible cleavage pathways. Both matrine and oxymatrine showed good linearity in the concentration ranges from 0.5 to 400 µg/mL, with linear correlation coefficient R > 0.99 and the limit of detections were 37.5 ng/mL for matrine and 50.0 ng/mL for oxymatrine, respectively. The recoveries at different content of Sophora Flavescens were 98.3%–102.9% for MT and 95.3%–100.6% for OMT, which indicates the reliability of this method.     

High-performance liquid chromatographic method for simultaneous determination of sophoridine and matrine in rat plasma

A high-performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) method is described for the simultaneous determination of sophoridine and matrine in rat plasma. Sophoridine and matrine in the resulting supernatant of the plasma deproteinized with acetonitrile containing an internal standard (acetanilide) were directly determined by reversed-phase HPLC and ultraviolet detection. The result of limits of quantitation for matrine and sophoridine were 200 and 350 ng/mL in plasma, respectively, and recovery of both analytes was greater than 98%. The assay was linear from 250 to 4000 ng/mL for matrine and from 500 to 8000 ng/mL for sophoridine. Variation over the range of the standard curve was less than 15%. The method was used to determine the concentration-time profiles of matrine and sophoridine in the plasma following oral administration of Kexieling tablets, which is one of the preparations of Kudouzi at a dose equivalent to 30 and 60 mg/kg of matrine and sophoridine, respectively.     

Separation and mechanism elucidation for six structure-like matrine-type alkaloids by micellar liquid chromatography

A mixed micellar liquid chromatography (MLC) method, the mobile phase consisting of anionic surfactant SDS and nonionic surfactant Brij35, was firstly developed for the separation and determination of six structure-like matrine-type alkaloids, including matrine, oxymatrine, sophocarpine, oxysophocarpine, sophoridine, and oxysophoridine. The factors influencing the resolution of the six alkaloids were systematically investigated and optimized, including the micellar composition and concentration, column temperature, the type and amount of organic solvent, and the pH values in the mobile phases. Under the optimized separation conditions, the six matrine-type alkaloids could be easily isocratically eluted with a baseline separation within 22 min. Under the designated conditions (SDS concentration from 10 to 50 mM, Brij35 from 5 to 30 mM, pH 3 and 5% 1-propanol), the hydrophobic selectivity was negatively correlated with the concentration of Brij35 but not with SDS. The functional group selectivity of the carbonyl group, double bond, and diastereomers, all decreased with the increase in percentage of SDS in the mixed micellar phase, because the strong electrostatic force masks other molecular forces which can discriminate the retention of the analytes. Therefore, such a combination in surfactants of MLC is a powerful strategy to increase the selectivity by adjusting the balance among the various molecular interaction forces influencing analytes' retention. Finally, the developed method was successfully used to separate and determine the contents of main alkaloids in Sophora medicinal plants, S. flavescens Ait. In summary, the mixed MLC is a valuable approach to separate and determine the structure-like multi-component natural samples.     

Field-amplified sample stacking in capillary electrophoresis for on-column concentration of alkaloids in Sophora flavescens Ait

A simple and rapid capillary zone electrophoresis method was developed for the separation of the main alkaloids from Sophora flavescens Ait. with the optimum buffer solution containing 110 mM NaH(2)PO(4) and 15% 2-propanol (pH 3.0). The field-amplified sample stacking (FASS) technique was applied to the on-line concentration of the alkaloids. The data presented in this work demonstrate that the use of a short water plug at the column inlet is essential for improving the reproducibility of FASS with electro-injection, and that the water plug injection time affected the sensitivity significantly. The sample concentration was further increased by about 2-3-fold by the introduction of a relatively longer water plug. With this stacking measure, the concentration sensitivity was about 3-4 orders of magnitude higher than in hydrodynamic injection.     

微波辅助提取-高效液相色谱法测定苦参中5种苦参生物碱的含量

取粒径在0.18～0.25mm的药材粉末于提取罐中,用水作提取剂,在110℃、压力为15MPa、功率为780W的条件下进行微波提取(PMAE)5min,经离心后取上清液为提取液。提取液经无水乙醇处理提纯后得到待测物的甲醇溶液,从中分取部分溶液按选定条件用液相色谱-质谱(LC-MS)联用做定性分析,用高效液相色谱(HPLC)做定量分析。LC-MS结果表明:提取液中含有氧化苦参碱、氧化槐果碱、槐定碱、苦参碱和槐果碱,与其它3种提取方法比较,PMAE的提取率高且提取时间短。HPLC定量时,采用C18色谱柱,以不同比例的甲醇、乙腈和0.1%氨水溶液(pH 10.3)的混合溶液作流动相进行梯度淋洗,可分离上述5种生物碱,以峰面积和浓度间的线性关系进行定量。5种生物碱的回收率在93.9%～101.0%之间,测定值的相对标准偏差(n=5)在0.53%～2.6%之间。     

Solid‐phase extraction of matrine and oxymatrine from Sophora Flavescens Ait using amino‐imidazolium polymer

A new, polymer‐confined, ionic liquid sorbent was developed by a process involving polymerization and modification. The obtained particles were successfully used as a special sorbent in SPE process to isolate matrine and oxymatrine from Sophora Flavescens Ait. Different washing and elution solvents, such as ethanol, methanol, acetonitrile and methanol/triethylamine (90:10, v/v), were evaluated. Compared with the C₁₈ and NH₂ sorbents, the amino‐imidazolium polymer sorbent exhibited higher selectivity. Quantitative analysis was carried out by using a C₁₈ column. The two compounds exhibited good linearity from 5×10^?3 to 0.50 mg/mL (r²>0.99). The bound amounts between target compounds and proteins were obtained by this sorbent. After three recycles of amino‐imidazolium polymer, the extract amounts of the target compounds were not significantly decreased.     

Nonaqueous CE for Rapid and Sensitive Determination of Matrine and Oxymatrine in Sophora flavescens and Its Medicinal Preparations

A simple, rapid, and sensitive non-aqueous capillary electrophoresis procedure for the quantitative determination of matrine and oxymatrine is established. Optimum separation conditions were obtained when the sample was injected under pressure for 3 s at 50 mbar and separated with the buffer containing 70 mM ammonium acetate, 7.0% (v/v) acetic acid, and 10% (v/v) acetonitrile in methanol medium at 25 kV applied voltage. The analytes were detected at 205 nm. The two alkaloids can be separated within 12 min and quantified with high sensitivity. The method was validated in terms of reproducibility, linearity, and accuracy when applied to the analysis of matrine and oxymatrine in Sophora flavescens and its medicinal preparations.     

Nonaqueous CE for Rapid and Sensitive Determination of Matrine and Oxymatrine in Sophora flavescens and Its Medicinal Preparations

A simple, rapid, and sensitive non-aqueous capillary electrophoresis procedure for the quantitative determination of matrine and oxymatrine is established. Optimum separation conditions were obtained when the sample was injected under pressure for 3 s at 50 mbar and separated with the buffer containing 70 mM ammonium acetate, 7.0% (v/v) acetic acid, and 10% (v/v) acetonitrile in methanol medium at 25 kV applied voltage. The analytes were detected at 205 nm. The two alkaloids can be separated within 12 min and quantified with high sensitivity. The method was validated in terms of reproducibility, linearity, and accuracy when applied to the analysis of matrine and oxymatrine in Sophora flavescens and its medicinal preparations.

     

Microwave-assisted extraction of oxymatrine from Sophora flavescens

In this paper, microwave-assisted extraction (MAE) of oxymatrine from Sophora flavescens were studied by HPLC-photodiode array detection. Effects of several experimental parameters, such as concentration of extraction solvent, ratio of liquid to material, microwave power, extraction temperature, and extraction time on the extraction efficiencies of oxymatrine were evaluated. The optimal extraction conditions were 60% ethanol, a 20:1 (v/v) ratio of liquid to material and extraction for 10 min at 50 °C under 500 W microwave irradiation. Under the optimum conditions, the yield of oxymatrine was 14.37 mg/g. The crude extract obtained could be used as either a component of some complex traditional medicines or for further isolation and purification of bioactive compounds. The results, which indicated that MAE is a very useful tool for the extraction of important phytochemicals from plant materials, should prove helpful for the full utilization of Sophora flavescens.     

Separation of flavonoid and alkaloid using collagen fiber adsorbent

Flavonoids and alkaloids are two major classes of plant compounds with biological activities, and they usually coexist in many medicinal herbs. In this study, a novel collagen fiber adsorbent (CFA) was prepared, and its application for adsorption chromatography separation of flavonoids and alkaloids was systematically investigated. The typical flavonoids, rutin and baicalin, and the typical alkaloids, matrine and caffeine, were selected as probe molecules for the investigations. The batch adsorption behaviors of these compounds on CFA in different solvents indicated that hydrogen bond plays a predominant role for the adsorption of flavonoid and alkaloid in pure ethanol, while the hydrophobic interaction plays a predominant role for the adsorption in water. In column chromatography separation, flavonoids were completely separated from alkaloids by a stepwise elution process with pure ethanol followed by aqueous ethanol solution. The two flavonoids, rutin and baicalin, were also well separated although the two alkaloids, matrine and caffeine, were washed out together. The optimal loading volume of sample solution (10 mg/mL) for the separation was determined as 0.66 mL/g CFA. Under these conditions, flavonoid and alkaloid were effectively separated with a recovery higher than 90% in 8 times repeated applications.