Anti-Alzheimer,antidiabetic and antioxidant potential of Satureja cuneifolia and analysis of its phenolic contents by LC-MS/MS

Many chronic diseases such as diabetes and Alzheimer’s disease are related to the type and quality of foods, which are consumed. Particularly, various plant origin products are stated as beneficial against such kind of chronic diseases with secondary metabolites such as their phenolic structures. Satureja cuneifolia is a plant, which is consumed as an herbal tea in some regions of Turkey and that’s why investigate of its biological activity is important. In our study, the anti-diabetic and anti-Alzheimer potentials of the methanol and water extracts of S. cuneifolia plant were measured via some enzymes inhibition experiments as in vitro. The antioxidant ability of the same extracts was measured via radical scavenging and reducing power methods. Also, the total phenolics and flavonoids of the plant were identified. Finally, the extracts were analyzed by the LC-MS/MS analysis and the phenolic content of S. cuneifolia was clarified.     

Biological activity and LC-MS/MS profiling of extracts from the Australian medicinal plant Acacia ligulata (Fabaceae)

Acacia ligulata A.Cunn. ex Benth. (Fabaceae: Mimosoideae) is a native Australian plant used traditionally by Australian Aboriginal groups. This study was undertaken to investigate the bioactivity of A. ligulata extracts and to evaluate their chemical composition. Potential antibacterial, cytotoxic and enzyme inhibitory effects relevant to traditional medicinal and food uses of the species were examined and LC-MS/MS was performed to investigate the chemical composition. Antibacterial activity was observed for bark and leaf extracts with an MIC for the bark extract of 62.5 μg/mL against Streptococcus pyogenes. Pod extracts showed cytotoxic effects against cancer cells, with the highest activity against melanoma SK-MEL28 cells with IC₅₀ values between 40.8 and 80.6 μg/mL. Further, the leaf and pod extracts also inhibited α-amylase EC-3.2.1.1 and α-glucosidase EC-3.2.1.20 with IC₅₀ values between 9.7–34.8 and 12.6–64.3 μg/mL, respectively. The LC-MS/MS profiling indicated that several different saponins were present in the active extracts.     

One single LC-MS/MS analysis for both phenolic components and tanshinones in Radix Salviae Miltiorrihizae and its medicinal products

A LC-MS/MS method was developed for the separation and simultaneous determination of phenolic components including danshensu, protocatechuic acid, protocatechuic aldehyde and caffeic acid as well as tanshinones including cryptotanshinone, tanshinone I and tanshinone IIA in samples of Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae and Salviae Miltiorrhizae tablet. Triple quadrupole mass spectrometry was optimized in both positive and negative ion multiple reaction monitoring modes for the simultaneous quantitative analysis of the two different types of active components by using a time-segment program. The method gave recoveries of 85.4-106.4% with relative standard deviations of 2.4-8.0% for the spiked herb samples. The limits of detection were 0.30-0.83 μg/g for the analysis of 1.0 g Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae or tablet samples.     

两种前处理方法对LC - MS/MS测定家兔血清中淫羊藿黄酮类化合物基质效应的影响

考察了两种前处理方法对采用液相色谱-串联质谱联用法( LC - MS/MS)测定家兔血清中淫羊藿黄酮类化合物时基质效应的影响.家兔空白血清分别以乙酸乙酯液-液萃取和C18小柱固相萃取,提取前、后各自加入一定浓度的4种淫羊藿黄酮类化合物的混合对照品溶液(淫羊藿苷、淫羊藿次苷I、淫羊藿次苷Ⅱ、淫羊藿素),评价家兔血清中淫羊...     

HPLC/QTOF‐MS/MS application to investigate phenolic constituents from Ficus pandurata H. aerial roots

Ficus pandurata H. aerial roots are used as a traditional Chinese medicine for the treatment of uarthritis, indigestion and hyperuricemia. However, the bioactive constituents responsible for the pharmacological effects of F. pandurata H. are unclear. A simple and efficient HPLC/QTOF‐MS/MS (high‐performance liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization with quadrupole time‐of‐flight tandem mass spectrometry) method was established to detect and identify active constituents in the n‐butanol extract of F. pandurata H. aerial roots. Chemical constituents were separated and investigated by HPLC/QTOF‐MS/MS in the negative‐ion mode. Thirty‐seven compounds, including hydroxycinnamic acid derivatives, hydroxybenzoic acid derivatives, hydroquinone glycosides, flavonoid glycosides, etc., were identified or tentatively characterized in the n‐butanol extract of F. pandurata H. aerial roots by comparing the UV spectra, accurate mass spectra and fragmentation pathways and retrieving the reference literatures. Moreover, the flavonoid trisaccharides and hydroxybenzoic acid derivatives were tentatively characterized in F. pandurata H. for the first time. The analytical tool used here is very valuable in the rapid separation and identification of the multiple and minor constituents in the n‐butanol extract of F. pandurata H. aerial roots. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

非衍生化/液相色谱-串联质谱法测定食品中的二硫代氨基甲酸酯类农药残留

通过优化质谱、液相色谱和萃取缓冲液等条件,建立了一种简单、快速、灵敏测定食品中二硫代氨基甲酸酯的方法。在优化条件下,代森锌(EBDC)、丙森锌(PBDC)的线性范围为2～100μg/L,相关系数均不小于0.997。在花椰菜、萝卜和豌豆中EBDC和PBDC的检出限(S/N>3)为2μg/kg;萝卜和豌豆中EB-DC和PBDC的定量下限(S/N>10)为10μg/kg,而花椰菜中EBDC和PBDC的定量下限(S/N>10)为15μg/kg。在花椰菜、萝卜和豌豆基质中加标5～100μg/kg的EBDC和PBDC时,测定加标回收率为83%～96%,相对标准偏差为4.4%～10.5%,方法可满足定量分析的要求。     

LC-MS/MS法定量测定人血浆中的氯氮平

建立了人血浆中氯氮平的固相萃取及LC-MS/MS定量检测方法.血浆中的氯氮平用固相萃取柱(Bond Elut Certify)萃取,采用Waters AtlantisTMd C18色谱柱,电喷雾离子源,正离子检测,多反应监测方式进行定量分析,SKF525a作为内标.对氯氮平的定量下限为100 ng/mL,氯氮平质量浓度...     

A Pharmacokinetic Study of Mix-160 by LC-MS/MS: Oral Bioavailability of a Dosage Form of Citroflavonoids Mixture

This study was performed to evaluate and compare the pharmacokinetic parameters between two dosage formulations of hesperidin and naringenin: mixture and tablet. Our objective was to determine that the flavonoid tablet does not significantly modify the pharmacokinetic parameters compared with the mixture. For this study, we administered 161 mg/kg of either mixture (Mix-160) or tablet composed of hesperidin and by intragastric administration. Blood microsamples were collected from tail vein up to 24 h. Serum flavonoid extraction was performed by solid phase extraction and analyzed by LC-MS/MS of triple quadrupole (QqQ). Serum concentration vs. time plot showed that data fitted for a first-order model. The pharmacokinetic parameters were calculated by a noncompartmental model. The results showed that the absorption constant is higher than the elimination constant. The first concentration was found at five minutes, and minimal concentration at 24 h after administration, suggesting a enterohepatic recirculation phenomena and regulation of liver cytochromes’ activity. We did not find meaningful differences between the pharmacokinetic parameters of both samples. We concluded that tablet form did not interfere with the bioavailability of hesperidin and naringenin, and it could be a suitable candidate for developing a drug product.     

甲卡西酮的LC-MS/MS定性定量分析方法

建立了LC-MS/MS法定性定量分析甲卡西酮。采用三重串联四极杆液质联用仪(LC/QQQ),AgilentZorbax Eclipse Plus C18色谱柱(100 mm×2.1 mm,1.8μm),流动相为0.1%甲酸-乙腈,梯度洗脱,流速为0.3mL/min。质谱应用ESI源、正离子模式、多反应监测(MRM)方式。在0.1～10 000 ng/mL质量浓度范围内线性关系良好,r2=0.999 8,日内与日间保留时间和峰面积的相对标准偏差不大于5.28%,检出限为0.04 ng/mL,回收率为95.6%～100.7%。该方法适用于甲卡西酮的定性、定量分析。     

Evaluation of antioxidant capacity of endemic plant Marrubium astracanicum subsp. macrodon: Identification of its phenolic contents by using HPLC-MS/MS

Antioxidant properties of Marrubium astracanicum subsp. macrodon solvent extracts were measured by both cupric ion reducing antioxidant capacity (CUPRAC) and ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) methods. According to the results, ethanol extract of the plant has high potential of reducing antioxidant activity on CUPRAC method. However, water extract of the plant has lower antioxidant potential. Furthermore, both water and ethanol extracts showed lower reducing antioxidant activity compare to standards on FRAP method. Moreover, the composition and content of plant leaves were detected by UHPLC-ESI-MS/MS. High concentrations of quinic acid, p-coumaric acid and malic acid were determined.     

液相色谱串联质谱法(LC-MS/MS)分析宠物食品中三聚氰胺

三聚氰胺(melamine)为白色或无色结晶,通常用于塑料制品中合成树脂的生产中,高温和酸性条件下能引起三聚氰胺转移到食品中.三嗪类农药环丙氨嗪(cyromazine)在极端的pH条件下或者光降解的条件下也能生成三聚氰胺.     

LC-MS/MS法快速测定吡罗昔康制剂中吡罗昔康含量

建立了快速液相色谱-质谱/质谱联用法测定吡罗昔康制剂中吡罗昔康含量的方法。样品以0.1 mol/L盐酸甲醇溶液提取、微孔滤膜过滤、离心后,通过电喷雾离子化(ESI),采用多反应检测(MRM)方式进行正离子检测,用于定量分析的检测离子为m/z 332.2→94.8。采用Shim-pack XR-ODS(3.0 mm×75mm,2.0μm)柱分离,以乙腈-水-甲酸(60:40:0.1,V/V/V)为流动相,流速为0.40 mL/min,在3 min内完成吡罗昔康定量分析。线性范围为2.5～1000.0ng/mL,最低检测限为2.5 ng/mL;日内测定的相对标准偏差小于3.2%,日间测定的相对标准偏差小于3.8%。方法可作为吡罗昔康制剂的质量中吡罗昔康控制方法,并可用于少量血浆样品的测定,也适用于药物代谢动力学研究。     

液相色谱-串联质谱法测定蜂蜜中双甲脒及其代谢产物残留量

称取蜂蜜样品2.00g,加入同位素内标40ng,用pH7的磷酸二氢钾-磷酸氢二钠缓冲溶液溶解并稀释至10.0mL。充分混匀后,加入乙腈10.0mL和氯化钠2.0g,离心涡旋提取5min。取上层乙腈相保留待用,于下层水相中再加入乙腈10mL重复提取1次。合并两次提取液,加乙腈定容至20.0mL。分取此提取液1.0mL,加入于己预置N-丙基乙二胺(PSA)25mg、十八烷基硅烷(C18)10mg和MgSO430mg的离心管中,充分混匀后,高速离心,进行分散固相萃取(dSPE)净化。转移全部上清液,加水定容至2.0mL,此溶液供液相色谱-串联质谱法(LC-MS/MS)分析。色谱分离中采用XDB-C18色谱柱为固定相,用不同比例的φ0.15%甲酸溶液(A)和乙腈(B)的混合液作为流动相进行梯度淋洗。所得各洗脱液按工作条件进行MS/MS测定双甲脒及其代谢物单甲脒、2,4-二甲基苯基甲酰胺和2,4-二甲基苯胺的残留量。由于采用空白蜂蜜作基体加入混合标准溶液制作工作曲线,并加入同位素内标参与定量,有效地克服了基质效应。上述4种化合物工作曲线的线性范围为0~100μg·kg^-1,测定下限(10S/N)依次为0.10,0.20,5.0,2.0μg·kg^-1。在实际样品基体中加入3个浓度水平的标准溶液(5.0,10,20μg·kg^-1)进行回收试验,测得回收率均大于80%,测定值的相对标准偏差(n=6)均小于10%。所提出方法具有简便、快速的优点,其测定下限能满足目前国内外的规定要求。     

血液中卡马西平固相萃取及LC-MS/MS定量方法研究

建立了血液中卡马西平的固相萃取/液相色谱-串联质谱(LC-MS/MS)定量检测方法。血液中的卡马西平用固相萃取柱(Bond Elut Certify)提取,采用Waters AtlantisTMdC18(150 mm×3.9 mm,5μm)色谱柱,电喷雾离子源,正离子检测,多反应监测方式进行定量分析,以SKF-525A为内标。结果表明,该方法对卡马西平的检出限为0.1μg/L,卡马西平的质量浓度在100～6 000μg/L范围内线性关系良好(r=0.997 6),日内、日间精密度RSD(n=6)不高于8.6%,血液中卡马西平的回收率为81%～90%。该方法具有良好的灵敏度、重现性、稳定性和专属性,可用于法庭与临床的毒物分析。     

Identification of Oxindoleacetic Acid Conjugates in Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) Seeds by High-Resolution UHPLC-MS/MS

Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) has a high nutritional value and it contains a high number and high amounts of specialized metabolites. These metabolites include, for example, phenolic acids, flavonoids, terpenoids and steroids. In addition, it is known to contain N-containing metabolites, such as betalains. Here, we report the presence and identification of 14 new oxindoleacetate conjugates in quinoa by high-resolution ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography quadrupole-time-of-flight tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC-QTOF-MS/MS) and ultrahigh-resolution UHPLC-QOrbitrap-MS/MS. The oxindoleacetate conjugates were extracted from dried and ground quinoa seeds using either methanol/water or acetone/water (4:1, v/v) and were further concentrated into aqueous phase and analyzed by UHPLC with reverse-phase chromatography using acetonitrile and 0.1% aqueous formic acid as eluents. High-resolution hybrid LC-MS/MS techniques, including full scan MS with in-source collision, induced dissociation, and data dependent-MS²(TopN) with stepped normalized collision energies using N₂ as collision gas and data-independent acquisition (MS^E) using ramped collision energies and argon as collision gas enabled their analysis directly from the crude quinoa seed extract. The oxindoleacetate conjugates were found to be present in both conventional and organic farmed seeds. According to our best knowledge, this is the first time hydroxy-oxindoles have been reported in quinoa.     

LC-ESI-MS/MS and cytotoxic activity of three Pistacia species

LC-ESI-MS/MS was used for a comprehensive characterisation of ethanol extract from the leaves of three Pistacia species. After optimisation of the method and the use of the negative ionisation mode, a total of 42 different compounds were identified, of which 22 were tentatively characterised in P. chinensis Bunge, 33 in P. khinjuk stocks and 25 in P. lentiscus L. leaves. Flavonoids, phenolic acids, and their derivatives were the most abundant identified compounds. LC-ESI-MS/MS revealed identification of 15, 18 and 6 not previously detected compounds in P. chinensis Bunge, P. khinjuk Stocks and P. lentiscus L., respectively. The three extracts were also tested for their cytotoxic activities against human PC3 prostate cancer, A549 lung cancer, MCF7 breast cancer and HepG2 liver cancer. Generally, all the extracts have a moderate cytotoxic activity against lung, breast and prostate cancer, with different IC₅₀. However, only P. lentiscus L. showed moderate activity against liver cancer.     

粮谷中双苯唑菌醇残留量的液相色谱-质谱/质谱检测

建立了糙米、玉米、大麦、小麦、荞麦、大米、高粱、燕麦中双苯唑菌醇残留量的液相色谱-质谱/质谱测定方法.样品经乙腈提取,氨基(NH2)固相萃取柱净化,液相色谱-质谱/质谱仪测定,外标法定量.方法的定量下限为0.025 mg/kg,粮谷样品在0.025、0.050、0.500 mg/kg添加水平的平均回收率为 79% ～92%,相对标准偏差为4.8% ～10.8%,可以满足进出口谷物中双苯唑菌醇残留量的检测需要.     

Anthemis cotula L. from Jordan: Essential oil composition,LC-ESI-MS/MS profiling of phenolic acids - flavonoids and in vitro antioxidant activity

Essential oils of the leaves and flowers of Anthemis cotula L. (family Asteraceae) grown in Jordan were extracted by hydro-distillation and then analyzed by GC–MS. Sesquiterpenes hydrocarbons (SH) were the dominant components in the oils extracted from leaves and flowers of A. cotula. γ-Muurolene and aromadendrene, were the major compounds that were obtained from the flowers oil, while γ-muurolene and trans-cadinene ether were detected as major ingredients in the leaves extract. LC-MS analysis was carried out to identify the significant compounds from each extract. Additionally, butanol (B), aqueous methanol (M) and water (W) extracts prepared from the flowers and the leaves of A. cotula were analysed by LC-MS/MS. Apigenin and chlorogenic acid were the main constituents detected in the flowers’ alcoholic extracts and leaves’ aqueous extract. Moreover, the essential oils and all prepared extracts were assayed for their total antioxidant activity using the DPPH, ABTS, and ferrous ion chelating effect (FIC) assay methods. All investigated oils and extracts showed interesting activity as compared to the positive controls employed (α-tocopherol and ascorbic acid).     

LC-MS/MS based metabolite profiling and lipase enzyme inhibitory activity of Kaempferia angustifolia Rosc. with different extracting solvents

Kaempferia angustifolia also known as kunci pepet in Indonesia, has been widely used as a traditional medicine to treat cold, cough, stomachache, diarrhea, fever, and dysentery, also used as a slimming agent. The level of biological activity depends on the composition and concentration of bioactive compounds present in the plants. In addition, extraction solvents affects the composition and concentration of bioactive compounds. Therefore, this study aimed at identifying the metabolite profile of K. angustifolia and to evaluate the inhibitory potential of their various solvent extracts towards lipase enzyme. Extracts were prepared using water and different concentration of ethanol (30–99%) and then analyzed their metabolite profile using LC-MS/MS. Lipase inhibitory activity was assessed using in vitro enzymatic inhibition assay. In this study, profile of K. angustifolia was shown to be rich in terpenoids (monoterpenoids, sesquiterpenoids, diterpenoids), and phenolics (carboxylic acid and phenolic acid). Most of the identified compounds were detected in ethanol extract of K. angustifolia. The ethanol extract at 100 μg/mL displayed 59.82% inhibitory activity towards lipase and was found to have the highest inhibitory activity compared to the other extracts. A partial least square-discriminant analysis (PLS-DA) was performed for clustering the extracts based on the peak area of 53 putatively identified compounds. Based on the result obtained, 50% ethanol extract is the best extract that gives the highest inhibition results and 15 metabolites were identified, mainly from the carboxylic acid and terpenoid groups.     

UHPLC-MS/MS phenolic profiling and in vitro antioxidant activities of Inula graveolens (L.) Desf

Inula graveolens (L.) Desf. is an annual aromatic herb which has various uses on alternative medicine in many region of the world. In this study, antioxidant activities of ethanol and water extracts of the plant leaves were determined by in vitro DPPH method and phenolic composition of the plant sample was determined by LC-MS/MS analysis. The results showed that chlorogenic acid, quinic acid, hyperoside, protocatechuic acid and quercetin were the major phenolic compounds among the 27 standard compounds. The significant antioxidant capacity of the plant might be related with the high abundance of phenolic compounds.