竹节人参中氨基酸和皂甙特征组分的分析鉴别

建立了利用高效液相色谱法和红外光谱法分析鉴别竹节人参中氨基酸和皂甙的特征组分的方法。分离了竹节人参中的皂甙和水溶性氨基酸, 并对其中的Rb1和Rg1两种人参皂甙以及17种氨基酸进行了定性分析;粗皂甙红外图谱的主要特征峰与Rb1一致。通过与指定的粗皂甙的红外图谱相比较,可鉴定药品的真伪;分析样品色谱图中氨基酸和皂甙等成分的比例,可对该产品进行内在品质的鉴定。该方法简便 快速,所得实验结果代表性强,重现性良好。     

泡沫浮选-固相提取HPLC测定西洋参根中的人参皂苷

西洋参(Panax quinquefolius L.)有降压、降血糖、提高免疫力的作用~([1]),对神经系统、心血管系统均有良好的调节作用,对心律失常有明显的预防和治疗作用~([2]).西洋参的主要有效成分为人参皂苷,同时还含有挥发油、氨基酸、多糖和微量元素等~([3]).近年来,索氏抽提法、超声波辅助萃取法、微波辅助萃取法、超临界萃取法等方法都广泛应用于人参根中人参皂苷的提取~([4]).本研究采用超声提取,将泡沫浮选与固相提取结合只需称取少量西洋参根样品就可分离测定西洋参根中的常见人参皂苷.     

端视电感耦合等离子体原子发射光谱法测定人参不同部位中的微量元素

人参是一种多年生草本植物,其药效主要归功于人参皂甙和微量元素。本文利用微波消解处理人参根、须及果实样品,并采用端视电感耦合等离子体原子发射光谱法测定了绝大部分微量元素的含量。结果发现,人参不同部位中钾、钙、镁、磷等元素的含量均较高;参须中微量元素的含量普遍要比参根中高;除个别微量元素外,人参果里微量元素的含量大多介于参须和参根之间。     

人参皂苷Rb1在大鼠体内的药物代谢研究

人参皂苷Rb1是人参中的达玛烷型三萜皂苷类化合物, 具有多种生物活性. 对人参皂苷Rb1代谢产物的分析已有报道, 在大鼠尿液、粪便、胃和大肠中共检出了5种代谢产物. 本文采用高效液相色谱-飞行时间串联质谱进行人参皂苷Rb1的体内代谢研究, 通过口服和静脉给予药物, 在大鼠尿液中共检出了人参皂苷Rb1的14种代谢产物, 并系统分析和推断了这些代谢物的转化规律和可能结构.     

东北刺人参的微量元素测定分析

用原子吸收光谱法测定了刺人参和人参的８种微量元素．结果显示，刺人参茎的８种微量元素的总量高于刺人参根的总量，茎的总量为２８１．４２×１０－６，根的总量为２３０．７５×１０－６；人参的８种元素总量为２１８．０７×１０－６；Ｆｅ、Ｚｎ和Ｍｎ３元素加起来的含量占总量的８０％以上。可见这３元素是这两味药材的主要微量元素成分。然而刺人参的Ｍｎ含量特别高，人参的Ｚｎ含量特别高，这正是刺人参不同于人参的地方，说明刺人参更易富集元素Ｍｎ．     

高效液相色谱-蒸发光散射检测法测定人参根中人参皂苷的含量

应用高效液相色谱-蒸发光散射检测(HPLC/ELSD)系统和微波辅助萃取技术,采用梯度洗脱的方法研究了人参根中人参皂苷的萃取和分离测定;同时研究了人参皂苷含量随人参年龄的变化。结果表明,该方法快速,简单,分离测定准确,可靠。人参皂苷浓度在0.025~0.500 g/L的范围内与信号强度值成线性关系;加样回收率为85%~104%;日内精密度≤2.60%;日间精密度≤6.00%。随着人参年龄的增长,人参根中的人参皂苷含量也增加。     

电喷雾质谱法研究氨基酸的质谱碎裂及其与人参皂苷Rb3的相互作用

用串联质谱法研究了18种常见氨基酸在正离子和负离子模式下的质谱碎裂规律. 结果表明, 在正离子模式下的分子离子峰强度比在负离子模式下的高一个数量级, 氨基酸α-C上的羧基和氨基容易脱掉. 在正离子和负离子模式下都有两种裂解机理. 用电喷雾软电离技术研究了人参皂苷Rb3与18种氨基酸的非共价相互作用, 并采用直接计算的方法得出这些非共价复合物的解离常数. 结果表明, 在水介质中,与其它氨基酸相比, 酸性氨基酸和碱性氨基酸与人参皂苷结合更稳定.     

基于UPLC-Q-Orbitrap MS/MS研究人参皂苷在发酵过程中的生物转化

应用超高效液相色谱-四极杆-静电场轨道阱串联质谱(UPLC-Q-Orbitrap MS/MS)联用技术分析鉴别人参发酵前后的皂苷类化合物,研究了整体人参皂苷在自然发酵过程中的生物转化规律.通过鉴定45种人参皂苷,比较了生晒参和发酵人参中人参皂苷种类及含量的差异,在发酵人参中检测到20(S)-Rg_3和20(R)-Rg_3,20(S)-Rh_1和20(R)-Rh_1等异构体人参皂苷,其中10余种人参皂苷在自然人参状态下不存在或未被检出.本研究对于人参发酵前后的化学成分变化进行了高通量的精准分析,对同类天然产物发酵研究具有借鉴意义,可指导人参炮制品生晒参和发酵人参的安全有效使用.     

中国红参中碳、氢、氮元素和蛋白含量的自动分析

人参为五加科植物人参(Panax ginseng C.A.Mey.)的干燥根。红参则是鲜人参洗净后经高温蒸气加热后干燥而制得的产品。有关人参中皂甙、氨基酸、多肽、挥发油、微量元素等成分的研究国内外均有大量的报道。但关于红参中碳、氢、氮元素的研究以及自动定量方法国内外尚未见报道。 1.仪器:1106型元素自动分析仪(意大利)其配套设备包括B-5000型记录仪,微处理机和电子天平。 2.人参样品:1号红参由吉林省抚松县参茸公司提供。2号红参由抚松县漫江参场提供。3号红参为抚松县参场提供。4号红参由延边地区提供。5号红参由集安县新开河参场提供。上述样品均为6年生。     

二十种混合氨基酸的质谱鉴定 直接磷酰化物的正负离子FAB-MS分析

将二十种天然氨基酸按等摩尔量混合后,用二异丙基亚磷酸酯直接磷酰化,可以高选择性(96%)地获得N-磷酰氨基酸衍生物的混合物,负离子FAB-MS可以原位检出混合物中全部N-磷酰氨基酸,且准分子离子峰较高,可发展为混合氨基酸衍生物全分析的有效手段.正离子FAB-MS则对碱性磷酰化氨基酸的检出更有利     

Contribution of acidic amino residues to the adsorption of peptides onto a stainless steel surface

The role of the acidic amino acid residues in the adsorption of peptides/proteins onto stainless steel particles was investigated using a peptide fragment from bovine beta-lactoglobulin, Thr-Pro-Glu-Val-Asp-Asp-Glu-Ala-Leu-Glu-Lys (T5 peptide), which has a high affinity to a stainless steel surface at acidic pHs, and its mutant peptides substituted with different numbers of acidic amino acid residues. The adsorption behavior of the mutant peptides as well as the T5 peptide were studied at pH 3 with respect to concentration and ionic strength dependencies and the reversibility of the adsorption process. The behavior of the peptides was generally characterized as two distinct irreversible adsorption modes, Mode I and Mode II. In Mode I, the amounts adsorbed lay on the ordinate at zero equilibrium concentration in the solution, while in Mode II, the amount adsorbed increased with increased equilibrium concentration. The area occupied by the peptides was predicted by molecular mechanics and molecular dynamics. The state of the peptides, when adsorbed, was investigated using FT-IR analysis. The FT-IR analyses revealed that the side carboxylic groups of the peptides adsorbed on the stainless steel surface were ionized, while they were unionized in the solution at pH 3. Thus, the interactions between the carboxylic groups of the peptide and the stainless steel surface can be considered to be largely electrostatic. The peptide having four acidic amino acid residues took a maximum adsorbed amount, the reason for which is discussed.     

Effects of acidic peptide size and sequence on trivalent praseodymium adduction and electron transfer dissociation mass spectrometry

Using the lanthanide ion praseodymium, Pr(III), metallated ion formation and electron transfer dissociation (ETD) were studied for 25 biological and model acidic peptides. For chain lengths of seven or more residues, even highly acidic peptides that can be difficult to protonate by electrospray ionization will metallate and undergo abundant ETD fragmentation. Peptides composed of predominantly acidic residues form only the deprotonated ion, [M + Pr ‐ H]²⁺; this ion yields near complete ETD sequence coverage for larger peptides. Peptides with a mixture of acidic and neutral residues generate [M + Pr]³⁺, which cleaves between every residue for many peptides. Acidic peptides that contain at least one residue with a basic side chain also produce the protonated ion, [M + Pr + H]⁴⁺; this ion undergoes the most extensive sequence coverage by ETD. Primarily metallated and non‐metallated c‐ and z‐ions form for all peptides investigated. Metal adducted product ions are only present when at least half of the peptide sequence can be incorporated into the ion; this suggests that the metal ion simultaneously attaches to more than one acidic site. The only site consistently lacking dissociation is at the N‐terminal side of a proline residue. Increasing peptide chain length generates more backbone cleavage for metal‐peptide complexes with the same charge state. For acidic peptides with the same length, increasing the precursor ion charge state from 2+ to 3+ also leads to more cleavage. The results of this study indicate that highly acidic peptides can be sequenced by ETD of complexes formed with Pr(III). Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Dissociation of multiply charged negative ions for hirudin (54–65), fibrinopeptide B, and insulin A (oxidized)

Collision-induced dissociation (CID) was performed on multiply deprotonated ions from three commercial peptides: hirudin (54-65), fibrinopeptide B, and oxidized insulin chain A. Ions were produced by electrospray ionization in a Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometer. Each of these peptides contains multiple acidic residues, which makes them very difficult to ionize in the positive mode. However, the peptides deprotonate readily making negative ion studies a viable alternative. The CID spectra indicated that the likely deprotonation sites are acidic residues (aspartic, glutamic, and cysteic acids) and the C-terminus. The spectra are rife with c, y, and internal ions, although some a, b, x, and z ions form. Many of the fragment ions were formed from cleavage adjacent to acidic residues, both N- and C-terminal to the acidic site. In addition, neutral loss (e.g., NH3, CH3, H2O, and CO2) was prevalent from both the parent ions and from fragment ions. These neutral eliminations were often indicative of specific amino acid residues. The fragmentation patterns from several charge states of the parent ions, when combined, provide significant primary sequence information. These results suggest that negative mode CID of multiply deprotonated ions provides useful structural information and can be worthwhile for highly acidic peptides that do not form positive ions in abundance.     

Optimization of capillary zone electrophoresis/electrospray ionization parameters for the mass spectrometry and tandem mass spectrometry analysis of peptides

The solution chemistry conditions necessary for optimum analysis of peptides by capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE)/electrospray ionization mass spectrometry and CZE electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry have been studied. To maximize the signal-to-noise ratio of the spectra it was found necessary to use acidic CZE buffers of low ionic strength. This not only increases the total ion current, but it also serves to fully protonate the peptides, minimizing the distribution of ion current across the ensemble of possible charge states. The use of acidic buffers protonates the peptides, which is advantageous for mass spectrometry and tandem mass spectrometry analysis, but is problematic with CZE when bare fused silica CZE columns are used. These conditions produce positively charged peptides, and negatively charged silanol moieties on the column wall, inducing adsorption of the positively charged peptides, thus causing zone broadening and a loss in separation efficiency. This problem was circumvented by the preparation of chemically modified CZE columns, which, when used with acidic CZE buffers, will have a positively charged inner column wall. The electrostatic repulsion between the positively charged peptides and the positively charged CZE column wall minimizes adsorption problems and facilitates high efficiency separations. Full-scan mass spectra were acquired from injections of as little as 160 fmols of test peptides, with CZE separation efficiencies of up to 250,000 theoretical plates.     

Peptide profile of human acquired enamel pellicle using MALDI tandem MS

The present study proposes a strategy for human in vivo acquired enamel pellicle (AEP) peptidome characterisation based on sequential extraction with guanidine and TFA followed by MALDI-TOF/TOF identification. Three different nanoscale analytical approaches were used: samples were subjected to tryptic digestion followed by nano-HPLC and mass spectrometry (MS and MS/MS) analysis. Undigested samples were analysed by LC-MS (both linear and reflector modes) and LC-MS/MS analysis, and samples were subjected to nano-HPLC followed by on-plate digestion and mass spectrometry (MS and MS/MS) analysis. The majority of the identifications corresponded to peptide/protein fragments of salivary protein, belonging to the classes: acidic PRPs, basic PRPs, statherin, cystatins S and SN and histatin 1 (all also identified in intact form). Overall, more than 90 peptides/proteins were identified. Results clearly show that peptides with acidic groups are enriched in the TFA fraction while peptides with no acidic or phosphate groups are prevalent on the guanidine extract. Also, phosphorylated peptides were observed mainly on the TFA fraction. Fragments present in the AEP show a predominance of cleavage points located at Arg, Tyr and Lys residues. Obtained data suggest that proteolytic activity could influence AEP formation and composition.     

Negative ion production from peptides and proteins by matrix‐assisted laser desorption/ionization time‐of‐flight mass spectrometry

Negative ion production from peptides and proteins was investigated by matrix‐assisted laser desorption/ionization time‐of‐flight (MALDI‐TOF) mass spectrometry. Although most research on peptide and protein identification with ionization by MALDI has involved the detection of positive ions, for some acidic peptides protonated molecules are not easily formed because the side chains of acidic residues are more likely to lose a proton and form a deprotonated species. After investigating more than 30 peptides and proteins in both positive and negative ion modes, [M–H]⁻ ions were detected in the negative ion mode for all peptides and proteins although the matrix used was 2,5‐dihydroxybenzoic acid (DHB), which is a good proton donor and favors the positive ion mode production of [M+H]⁺ ions. Even for highly basic peptides without an acidic site, such as myosin kinase inhibiting peptide and substance P, good negative ion signals were observed. Conversely, gastrin I (1‐14), a peptide without a highly basic site, will form positive ions. In addition, spectra obtained in the negative ion mode are usually cleaner due to absence of alkali metal adducts. This can be useful during precursor ion isolation for MS/MS studies. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Separation of peptides by multimode chromatography on a column packed with vinyl alcohol copolymer gel

Several mechanisms of peptide separation in high-performance liquid chromatography were observed to occur on the Asahipak GS-320 packed with vinyl alcohol copolymer. Neutral rather than acidic mobile phases were employed as they were found to result in higher retention of many peptides on the GS-320. For neutral peptides, the retention volume corresponded to the Rekker's hydrophobic fragmental constant, with a correlation coefficient of 0.71. Peptides with acidic residues eluted early, as an effect of ionic exclusion; those with basic residues were retained longer, owing to an ion-exchange effect. The ionic interactions were shown to involve the carboxylic group present on the gel polymer. The net result was found to be excellent separation of hydrophilic as well as hydrophobic peptides, related to differences in their isoelectric points. The combination of these complex mechanisms, together with the size-exclusion effect of the GS-320 gel for separation of proteins and other large molecules and for analysis with a mobile phase high in acetonitrile content, makes possible high-resolution isocratic analysis of peptides, which cannot be achieved on octadecylsilica or ion-exchange columns.     

A Study of peptide-peptide interaction by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization

Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) mass spectrometry was used to study peptide-peptide interaction. The interaction was seen when 6-aza-2-thiothymine was used as a matrix (pH 5.4), but was disrupted with a more acidic matrix, alpha-cyano-4-hydroxycinnamic acid (pH 2.0). In the present study, we show that dynorphin, an opioid peptide, and five of its fragments that contain two adjacent basic residues (Arg6-Arg7), all interact noncovalently with peptides that contain two to five adjacent acidic residues (Asp or Glu). Two other nonrelated peptides containing two (Arg6-Arg7) or three (Arg1-Lys2-Arg3) adjacent basic amino acid residues were studied and exhibited the same behavior. However, peptides containing adjacent Lys or His did not form noncovalent complexes with acidic peptides. The noncovalent bonding was sufficiently stable that digestion with trypsin only cleaved Arg and Lys residues that were not involved in hydrogen bonding with the acidic residues. In an equimolar mixture of dynorphin, dynorphin fragments (containing the motif RR), and an acidic peptide (minigastrin), the acidic peptide preferentially complexed with dynorphin. If the concentration of minigastrin was increased 10 fold, noncovalent interaction was seen with dynorphin and all its fragments containing the motif RR. In the absence of dynorphin, minigastrin formed noncovalent complexes with all dynorphin fragments. These findings suggest that conformation, equilibrium, and concentration do play a role in the occurrence of peptide-peptide interaction. Observations from this study include: (1) ionic bonds were not disrupted by enzymatic digests, (2) conformation and concentration influenced complex formation, and (3) the complex did not form with fragments of dynorphin or unrelated peptides that did not contain the motifs RR or RKR, nor with a fragment of dynorphin where Arg7 was mutated to a phenylalanine residue. These findings strongly suggest that peptide-peptide interaction does occur, and can be studied by MALDI if near physiologic pH is maintained.     

Ultraviolet Photodissociation of Carboxylate-Derivatized Peptides in a Quadrupole Ion Trap

The fragmentation patterns obtained by ultraviolet photodissociation (UVPD) and collision-induced dissociation (CID) in a quadrupole ion trap mass spectrometer were compared for peptides modified at their C-termini and at acidic amino acids. Attachment of Alexa Fluor 350 or 7-amino-4-methyl-coumarin chromophores at the C-terminal and acidic residues enhances the UV absorptivity of the peptides and all fragment ions that retain the chromophore, such as the y ions that contain the chromophore-modified C-terminus. Whereas CID results in the formation of the typical array of mainly y-type and a/b-type fragment ions, UVPD produces predominantly a/b-type ions with greatly reduced abundances of y ions. Immonium ions, mostly ones from aromatic or basic amino acids, are also observed in the low m/z range upon UVPD. UVPD of peptides containing two chromophore moieties (with one at the C-terminus and another at an acidic residue) results in even more efficient photodissociation at the expense of the annihilation of almost all diagnostic b and y ions containing the chromophore.     

The effects of chromium(III) coordination on the dissociation of acidic peptides

The complexes formed between chromium(III) and synthetic acidic peptides were studied by sustained off-resonance irradiation collision-induced dissociation (SORI-CID) in a Fourier transform ion-cyclotron resonance (FT-ICR) mass spectrometer equipped with electrospray ionization (ESI). Neutral peptides and peptides containing one, two, and multiple acidic residues were studied. Formation of [M + Cr-2H]+ occurred for all peptides. Three noteworthy features were found in the CID spectra of [M + Cr-2H]+. The first is that fewer fragment ions were produced from [M + Cr-2H]+ than from [M + H]+. The reason may be that multiple coordination between chromium(III) and carboxylate or carbonyl groups hinders the production of fragment ions by continuing to bind pieces of the peptide to chromium(III) after cleavage of bonds within the peptide. The second feature is loss of CO from [M + Cr-2H]+ and [y(n) + Cr-H]+. A mechanism involving coordination of chromium(III) with carboxylate groups is proposed to rationalize elimination of CO. The third feature is that chromium(III) is retained in all fragment ions, indicating strong binding of the metal ion to the peptides. The complex [M + 2Cr-5H]+ is formed as the peptide chain length and number of acidic residues increases. Longer peptides have more sites to coordinate with chromium(III) and more conformational flexibility. In addition, formation of [M + Cr-2H]+ from AGGAAAA-OCH(3), which has no carboxylic acid groups, suggests that chromium(III) can coordinate with sites on the peptide backbone, albeit in low abundance. In the negative mode, [M + Cr-4H](-) was only found for peptides containing four or more carboxylic acid groups. This is consistent with deprotonated carboxylic acid groups being involved in chromium(III) coordination and with chromium existing in the 3 + state in the gas-phase ions.