Determination of iridoid glycosides in larvae and adults of butterfly<Emphasis Type="Italic"> Melitaea cinxia</Emphasis> by partial filling micellar electrokinetic capillary chromatography—electrospray ionisation mass spectrometry

The iridoid glycosides, methyl catalpol, asperuloside, verbenalin, cinnamoyl catalpol, catalpol and aucubin, were studied from both larvae and adults of butterfly Melitaea cinxia. Special emphasis in the study was put on finding a correlation between the iridoid glycoside content in butterflies and plants. An optimised partial filling micellar electrokinetic capillary chromatographic–electrospray ionisation mass spectrometric (PF-MECC-ESI-MS) method was employed for the separation and identification of the six iridoid glycosides. In this work, the isolation and determination of catalpol and aucubin from extracts of both larvae and adults of Melitaea cinxia butterflies is demonstrated. The PF-MECC-ESI-MS method, using the [M+Na]+, [M+Li]+ and/or [M+NH₄]+ adducts in ESI-MS, was used for quantification of aucubin and catalpol in the insects. In addition, the identification of all analytes was attempted by direct infusion MS/MS analysis. LOQ values for the iridoid glycosides varied between 10 mg/l (for verbenalin) to 50 mg/l (for catalpol and aucubin) corresponding to 0.1% of the sample´s dry mass. A correlation was noticed between the concentrations of iridoid glycosides in plants and the concentrations in larvae feeding on them.     

Two New Iridoid Glucosides from Lagotis yunnanensis

Two new iridoid glucosides 1 and 2, 10-O-(3, 4-dimethoxy-(E)-cinnamoyl)catalpol and 10-O-(3, 4-dimethoxy-(Z)-cinnamoyl)catalpol, were isolated from Lagotis yunnanensis. Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic methods.     

山茱萸炮制过程中环烯醚萜苷类成分的质谱研究

利用高效液相色谱-电喷雾多级串联质谱(HPLC-ESI-MSn)联用技术, 对传统中药山茱萸炮制过程中环烯醚萜苷类成分的变化进行了研究. 采用反相C18色谱柱, 二元线性梯度洗脱, 分离并获得了山茱萸中7个环烯醚萜苷类化合物. 并通过电喷雾一级质谱获得了上述7种化合物的分子量信息, 利用电喷雾质谱的源内碰撞诱导解离技术, 获得了该类化合物在负离子模式下的碎裂特征, 在此基础上, 对其进行了结构鉴定和含量分析. 首次发现了差向异构体7α-乙氧基莫诺苷和7β-乙氧基莫诺苷化合物. 研究结果表明, 当采用HPLC-ESI-MS法分析山茱萸环烯醚萜苷类化合物时, 通过色谱保留时间色谱峰面积和质谱特征两方面信息能够提供更加准确可靠的定性定量结果.     

Studies on lens-aldose-reductase inhibitor in medicinal plants. II. Active constituents of Monochasma savatierii Franch. et Maxim

The 70% acetone extract of Monochasma savatierii FRANCH. et MAXIM. showed very strong inhibition of rabbit lens aldose reductase (AR). From the active fraction, five iridoid glucosides along with the two phenolic glycosides, acteoside and dehydroacteoside, have been isolated. Among them, acteoside showed the highest activity, being about 2.5 times more potent than baicalein, a known natural inhibitor of AR (IC50 = 9.8 x 10(-7) M). Demethylmussaenoside and 7-O-acetyl-8-epi-loganic acid, which are iridoid glucosides, had weak inhibitory activity.     

Simultaneous Analysis of a Mixture of Iridoids in Water Extracts of Plantago asiatica L. by LC

A simple liquid chromatographic method using an ultraviolet detector was developed for the simultaneous quantification of a mixture of iridoid glycosides, catalpol, aucubin, and geniposidic acid. By adding a minute amount of trifluoroacetic acid into the conventional aqueous acetonitrile mobile phase, the unstable resolution arising from the tautomeric rearrangements in the carboxylic group at the 11 position of geniposidic acid could be solved, resulting in a clear separation profile of the catalpol, aucubin, and geniposidic acid peaks. We were able to quantify the contents of catalpol, aucubin, and geniposidic acid contained in the leaves and seeds of P. asiatica.     

Simultaneous Analysis of a Mixture of Iridoids in Water Extracts of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Plantago asiatica</Emphasis> L. by LC

A simple liquid chromatographic method using an ultraviolet detector was developed for the simultaneous quantification of a mixture of iridoid glycosides, catalpol, aucubin, and geniposidic acid. By adding a minute amount of trifluoroacetic acid into the conventional aqueous acetonitrile mobile phase, the unstable resolution arising from the tautomeric rearrangements in the carboxylic group at the 11 position of geniposidic acid could be solved, resulting in a clear separation profile of the catalpol, aucubin, and geniposidic acid peaks. We were able to quantify the contents of catalpol, aucubin, and geniposidic acid contained in the leaves and seeds of P. asiatica.     

Simultaneous Analysis of a Mixture of Iridoids in Water Extracts of Plantago asiatica L. by LC

A simple liquid chromatographic method using an ultraviolet detector was developed for the simultaneous quantification of a mixture of iridoid glycosides, catalpol, aucubin, and geniposidic acid. By adding a minute amount of trifluoroacetic acid into the conventional aqueous acetonitrile mobile phase, the unstable resolution arising from the tautomeric rearrangements in the carboxylic group at the 11 position of geniposidic acid could be solved, resulting in a clear separation profile of the catalpol, aucubin, and geniposidic acid peaks. We were able to quantify the contents of catalpol, aucubin, and geniposidic acid contained in the leaves and seeds of P. asiatica.

     

Determination of phenylethanoid glycosides and iridoid glycosides from therapeutically used Plantago species by CE‐MEKC

CE methods are valuable tools for medicinal plant quality management, screening, and analysis. Therefore, the aim of the current study was to optimize and validate a CE‐MEKC method for simultaneous quantification of four chief bioactive metabolites from Plantago species. The two most important secondary metabolite groups were aimed to be separated. Different electrolyte and surfactant types were tested. Surfactant concentration, BGE pH, electrolyte concentration, and buffering capacity were optimized. The final BGE consisted of 15 mM sodium tetraborate, 20 mM TAPS, and 250 mM DOC at pH 8.50. Acceptable precision, good stability, and accuracy were achieved, with high resolution for phenylethanoid glycosides. Analytes were separated within 20 min. The method was shown to be suitable for the quantification of the iridoid glycosides aucubin and catalpol, and the phenylethanoid glycosides acteoside (verbascoside) and plantamajoside from water extracts of different samples. The method was shown to be applicable to leaf extracts of Plantago lanceolata, Plantago major, and Plantago asiatica, the main species with therapeutic applications, and a biotechnological product, plant tissue cultures (calli) of P. lanceolata. Baseline separation of the main constituents from minor peaks was achieved, regardless of the matrix type.     

Qualitative and quantitative analysis of iridoid glycosides in the flower buds of Lonicera species by capillary high performance liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometric detector

A highly sensitive and specific method, based on capillary high performances liquid chromatography coupled with single quadrupole mass spectrometry using electrospray ionization (capillary HPLC-ESI/MS), is proposed for the identification and quantification of iridoid glycosides in the flower buds of five Lonicera species. A Zorbax SB-C18 (0.3 mm × 150 mm, 5 μm) capillary column and a gradient elution with methanol-acetonitrile-aqueous acetate acid were utilized. The most intensive electrospray ionisation signals were found in the negative ion spectra owing to CH₃COO⁻ adducts. Eight iridoid glycosides derived from the flower buds of Lonicera species were analyzed by mass spectrometry: sweroside (IG1), 7-O-ethyl sweroside (IG2), 7-epi vogeloside (IG3), secoxyloganin (IG4), secoxyloganin 7-butyl ester (IG5), dimethyl-secologanoside (IG6), centauroside (IG7), and loganin (IG8) using combined information on retention time, the molecular ion mass and fragment ion masses. Detection limits were lower than 1.9 ng/mL in selected ion monitoring (SIM) mode and all calibration curves showed good linear regression (r² > 0.9938) within test ranges. The validated method was successfully applied to analyze eight iridoid glycosides in the flower buds of five Lonicera species and provided a new basis of assessment on quality of Flos Lonicerae.     

Extraction of iridoid glycosides and their determination by micellar electrokinetic capillary chromatography

Several methods for the extraction of two iridoid glycosides, catalpol and aucubin, from the plant matrix (Veronica longifolia leaves) were compared. Pressurized hot water extraction and hot water extraction were the most efficient isolation techniques for both. Pressurized liquid extraction and maceration with various organic solvents were also tested. Relative to the amounts extracted with hot water, ethanol extracted only 22% of catalpol and 25% of aucubin and pressurized hot water extracted 83% of catalpol and 92% of aucubin. The lowest relative standard deviations, 22% for catalpol and 8% for aucubin, were achieved with hot water extraction (13 repetitions), and the highest relative standard deviations, 76% for catalpol and 73% for aucubin, with pressurized liquid extraction (five repetitions). A fast capillary electrophoretic method was developed for the quantitative determination of catalpol and aucubin.     

Screening of glycoside isomers in P. scrophulariiflora using ionic liquid‐based ultrasonic‐assisted extraction and ultra‐performance liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization quadrupole time‐of‐flight tandem mass spectrometry

A powerful ionic liquid‐based ultrasonic‐assisted extraction (ILUAE) method combined with ultra‐performance liquid chromatography coupled to electrospray ionization quadrupole time‐of‐flight tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC/ESI‐QTOFMSⁿ) was employed in the rapid simultaneous screening of iridoid glycosides, phenylethanoid glycosides, and cucurbitacin glycosides from P. scrophulariiflora. The ILUAE procedure was optimized over several ultrasonic parameters, including the ultrasonic power, concentration of the ionic liquid, and solid–liquid ratio. A comparison with conventional heat‐reflux extraction and regular UAE demonstrated that the optimized approach yielded a high extraction efficiency (Picroside I, 2.84%; Picroside II, 3.57%; 6‐O‐E‐feruloyl catalpol, 2.20%) within a short extraction time of 30 min. Negative ion mode ESI‐QTOFMS² analysis of the fragmentation reactions of the [M–H]^– ions was conducted to characterize the diagnostic ions related to the glycosyl moieties, aglycone units, and the type and substituted position of the ester groups. Interestingly, the positional isomers of the iridoid glycosides could be easily discriminated based on the characteristic ions. A total of 15 glycosides, including three groups of iridoid glycoside isomers and two groups of phenylethanoid glycoside isomers, were conveniently identified within 13.5 min. Moreover, 6'‐O‐vanilloyl catalpol was identified in P. scrophulariiflora for the first time. The method developed here was further validated by measuring the recovery, correlation coefficient (R²), and reproducibility (RSD, n = 5) of three iridoid glycosides: 89.60%–109.02%, 0.9991–0.9998, and 0.93%–1.44%, respectively. This study demonstrated the capabilities of ILUAE combined with UPLC/ESI‐QTOFMSⁿ for the rapid screening of glycosides in P. scrophulariiflora. This method offers an approach to similar studies on other natural plants. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Iridoid-glycoside isolation and purification from Premna fulva leaves

Premna fulva Craib, rich in iridoid glycosides, is widely used to treat periarthritis, osteoproliferation, pain, and other diseases. However, no studies have reported effective purification methods for obtaining iridoid glycosides as active materials. This paper describes an efficient strategy for separating iridoid glycosides from Premna fulva leaves using high-speed counter-current chromatography and preparative high-performance liquid chromatography. A two-phase solvent system, ethyl acetate/n-butanol/water (7.5:2.5:10, v/v), was selected for high-speed counter-current chromatography separation. The proposed method effectively separated and purified four iridoid glycosides and four lignans, including three new iridoid glycosides ( 4–6 ) and five known compounds ( 1–3, 7, 8 ), from Premna fulva leaves, indicating that high-speed counter-current chromatography combined with prep-HPLC can efficiently isolate catalpol derivatives from the genus Premna. Additionally, the in vitro anti-inflammatory activities of all isolated compounds were analyzed using lipopolysaccharide-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells, and the results indicated that six compounds ( 1 and 3–7 ) exhibited potential anti-inflammatory activities.     

Studies of iridoid glycosides using liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry

Fragmentation pathways of five iridoid glycosides have been studied by using electrospray ionization multi-stage tandem mass spectrometry (ESI-MS(n)). The first-stage MS data of the five iridoid glycosides were compared. The MS spectra showed that the adduct ions of iridoid glycosides and the formate anion were diagnostic ions to distinguish iridoid glycosides with a carboxyl group at the C-4 position or an ester group at the C-4 position. The MS fragmentation pathways of the five iridoid glycosides were also studied. Analyzing the product ion spectra of iridoid glycosides, some neutral losses were observed, such as H(2)O, CO(2) and glucose residues, which were very useful for the identification of the functional groups in the structures of iridoid glycosides. Furthermore, specific loss of one molecule of methyl 3-oxopropanoate or 3-oxopropanic acid was firstly discussed, which corresponded to the isomerization of the hemiacetal group in the structure of iridoid aglycone. According to the fragmentation mechanisms and HPLC/MS(n) data, the structures of five iridoid glycosides in a crude extract of Gardenia jasminoisdes fruit have been identified. Three compounds were compared with standards and the other two were identified as shanzhiside and genipin gentibioside by their MS(n) data without standard compounds. In order to further validate the veracity of the deduction, genipin gentiobioside was isolated from the extract of Gardenia jasminoisdes fruit using Purification Factory and was further identified by C- and H-NMR.     

Analysis of eleven iridoid glycosides by micellar electrokinetic capillary chromatography (MECC) and screening of plant samples by partial filling (MECC)-electrospray ionisation mass spectrometry

Of ammonium, lithium and sodium salts of dodecyl sulfate studied as surfactants in the separation of iridoid glycosides by micellar electrokinetic capillary chromatography (MECC), the last one gave the best results. Eleven neutral iridoid glycosides were separated by MECC with sodium dodecyl sulfate as surfactant, and the water–micelle partition coefficients of the compounds were calculated. The separation system was coupled via a coaxial sheath flow electrospray interface to a mass spectrometer, and the partial filling technique was used in the on-line analysis. Seven plant species belonging to five genera (Plantago, Veronica, Melampyrum, Succisa and Valeriana) were screened for the iridoid glycosides by the new method that was developed. The findings confirmed those of an earlier study on five of the iridoid glycosides. Some new iridoid glycosides were found in Plantago lanceolata, Veronica spicata and V. chamaedrys.     

Rapid quantification of iridoid glycosides analogues in the formulated Chinese medicine Longdan Xiegan Decoction using high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry [corrected

Longdan Xiegan Decoction (LXD) is a formulated preparation composed of 10 ingredient herbs, with iridoids as the main bioactive components. In this study, a rapid, simple and reliable method of simultaneous determination of four iridoid glycosides in LXD using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) coupled with electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (MS) was first developed and validated. The four iridoid glycosides references were isolated from LXD extract and purified using a preparative HPLC chromatography. The sample preparation for quantification comprised of a simple ultrasonic extraction and the satisfactory chromatographic separation of the four structurally similar iridoid glycosides was effected in less than three minutes on a CAPCELL PAK C(18) MGII column (3 microm, 100 mm x 2.0 mm), using an elution system of 10% methanol and their concentrations in different batches of LXD and ingredient herbs were simultaneously determined by HPLC-MS/MS using a multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) mode. The method was validated with respect to the overall intra- and inter-day variation (RSD less than 8%) and the limits of quantification for the four iridoid glycosides were 35, 20, 37 and 33 ng/mL, respectively.     

Phenylethanoid and iridoid glycosides from the Thai medicinal plant, Barleria strigosa

A phenylethanoid (4-hydroxyphenylethyl 4-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-->3)-O-alpha-L-rhamnopyranoside) and an iridoid (10-O-trans-coumaroyl-eranthemoside) were isolated from an entire Barleria strigosa plant together with verbascoside, isoverbascoside, decaffeoylverbascoside, (+)-lyoniresinol 3alpha-O-beta-D-glucoside, apigenin 7-O-alpha-L-rhamnosyl-(1-->6)-O-beta-D-glucoside, 7-O-acetyl-8-epi-loganic acid and (3R)-1-octen-3-ol-3-O-beta-D-xylosyl-(1-->6)-beta-D-glucoside. The structural elucidations were based on analyses of physical and spectroscopic data.     

Secondary-ion mass spectrometry of some catalpol and mussaenoside derivatives

The iridoid glycosides catalpol, veronicoside, catalposide, mussaenoside, and 8-epiloganin have been investigated by secondary-ion mass spectrometry (SIMS). A tendency of these compounds to give cationized1 form of the molecular ions in the SIMS regime has been shown. In the SIMS spectra of veronicoside and catalposide the maximum peaks were those of acyl cations, and in the cases of mussaenoside and 8-epilonganin they were the peaks of ions formed by the elimination of a glucose molecule.Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Tashkent, fax (3712) 89 14 75. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 62–65, January–February, 1996. Original article submitted Spetemebr 17, 1995.     

Liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization mass spectrometric characterization of Harpagophytum in equine urine and plasma

A method has been developed for the analysis and characterization in equine urine and plasma of iridoid glycosides: harpagide, harpagoside and 8-para-coumaroyl harpagide, which are the main active principles of Harpagophytum, a plant with antiinflammatory properties. The method involves liquid chromatography coupled with positive electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. The addition of sodium or lithium chloride instead of formic acid in the eluting solvent has been studied in order to enhance the signal and to modify the ion's internal energy. Fragmentation pathways and associated patterns are proposed for each analyte. A comparison of three types of mass spectrometer: a 3D ion trap, a triple quadrupole and a linear ion trap, has been conducted. The 3D ion trap was selected for drug screening analysis whereas the linear ion trap was retained for identification and quantitation analysis.     

Desorption/Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometry of Naturally Occurring Glycosides

Desorption/chemical ionization mass spectrometry (D/CI.-MS.) is a recently developed technique especially indicated for highly polar and non volatile compounds. Various naturally occurring glycosides such as saponins, iridoid and secoiridoid glycosides, cardenolides and flavone-O-glycosides have been investigated by this method. All the measurements were carried out on underivatized compounds. In addition to the structural informations generally furnished by field-desorption mass spectrometry (molecular ion and sugar sequence), the molecular ion and pertinent fragments of the aglycone could also be obtained.     

Ultra high performance liquid chromatography coupled with electrospray ionization/quadrupole time‐of‐flight mass spectrometry for the rapid analysis of constituents in the traditional Chinese medicine formula Wu Ji Bai Feng Pill

An ultra high performance liquid chromatography coupled with electrospray ionization quadrupole time‐of‐flight mass spectrometry method in both positive and negative ion modes was established in order to comprehensively investigate the major constituents in Wu Ji Bai Feng Pill. Briefly, a Waters ACQUITY UPLC HSS C₁₈ column was used to separate the aqueous extract of Wu Ji Bai Feng Pill. A total of 0.1% formic acid in acetonitrile and 0.1% aqueous formic acid v/v were used as the mobile phase. All analytes were determined using quadrupole time‐of‐flight mass spectrometry with electrospray ionization source in positive and negative ion modes. At length, a total of 173 components including flavones and their glycosides, monoterpene glycosides, triterpene saponins, phenethylalchohol glycosides, iridoid glycosides, phthalides, tanshinones, phenolic acids, sesquiterpenoids and cyclopeptides were identified or tentatively characterized in Wu Ji Bai Feng Pill in an analysis of 16.0 min based on the accurate mass and tandem mass spectrometry behaviors. The developed method is rapid and highly sensitive to characterize the chemical constituents of Wu Ji Bai Feng Pill, which could not only be used for chemical standardization and quality control of Wu Ji Bai Feng Pill, but also be helpful for further study in vivo metabolism of Wu Ji Bai Feng Pill.