Rapid Screening and Identification of Brefeldin A in Endophytic Fungi Using HPLC-MS/MS

Brefeldin A (BFA; C₁₆H₂₄O₄, MW 280), a naturally occurring macrolide, exhibits diverse biological activities, such as antibiotic, antiviral, cytostatic, antimitotic, and antitumor effects. Owing to the wide activities of BFA, there is a need to develop a method for rapid identification of BFA in crude microbial extracts. In this paper, a method has been established and validated for screening and identification of individual as well as total BFA by high-performance liquid chromatography and liquid chromatography/electrospray mass spectrometry in fungal raw materials. Translated from Journal of Instrumental Analysis, 2005, 24(1) (in Chinese)     

气相色谱和气相色谱/质谱法分析高级脂肪伯醇混合物的化学组分

多廿醇是从制糖滤泥中分离得到的一种高级脂肪伯醇天然混合物,其化学组成分析未见报道。本文采用气相色谱法（GC）和气相色谱／质谱法（GC／MS）,对其组分和结构进行了分析和鉴定。     

LC-MS/MS Based Identification of Piperine Production by Endophytic Mycosphaerella sp. PF13 from Piper nigrum

Piper nigrum is very remarkable for its medicinal properties due to the presence of metabolites like piperine. Emerging understanding on the biosynthetic potential of endophytic fungi suggests the possibility to have piperine producing fungi in P. nigrum. In the current study, endophytic fungi isolated from P. nigrum were screened for the presence of piperine by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). This resulted in the identification of a Mycosphaerella sp. with the ability to produce piperine extracellularly. The biosynthesis of piperine (C₁₇H₁₉NO₃) by the endophytic fungal isolate was confirmed by the presence of m/z 286.1 (M + H⁺) in the LC-MS/MS analysis using positive mode ionization. This was further supported by the presence of specific fragment ions with masses 135, 143, 171 and 201 formed due to the fragmentation of piperine present in the fungal extract.     

LC/MS/MS方法筛查新生儿苯丙酮尿症

苯丙酮尿症 [1～ 4 ] ( PKU )发病原因是患者基因缺陷使肝脏不能合成苯丙氨酸羟化酶而导致体内苯丙氨酸 ( Phe)不能正常代谢为酪氨酸 ( Tyr) ,前者在体内大量堆积并氧化为对人体有害的苯丙酮酸 . PKU是目前筛查范围最广的氨基酸代谢遗传疾病 ,在全世界每年 [5]约有一千万婴儿接受 PKU筛查 ;在我国 ,PKU也是卫生部要求重点筛查的病种 .Chace[5]等在 1 993年报道了 MS/ MS方法筛查新生儿PKU:直接使用 MS/ MS的中性碎片丢失扫描方式检测 Phe和 Tyr,通过氘代内标与待测氨基酸的质谱峰高比来定量 .MS/ MS方法速度快、准确性好、可以…     

基于UPLC/Q-TOFMS的大鼠血浆磷脂成分的快速分析

采用超高效液相色谱-四极杆飞行时间高分辨质谱(UPLC/Q-TOF MS)联用技术,对大鼠血浆磷脂提取液进行分析,建立了一种快速、简便、可靠的血浆磷脂鉴别方法。以经典的氯仿甲醇法为磷脂的提取方法,以10 mmol/L甲酸铵水溶液(A)-含10 mmol/L甲酸铵的乙腈-异丙醇(1∶1)混合溶液(B)为流动相,采用ESI源,分别在正、负离子模式下进行数据采集。根据实验结果,结合二级质谱裂解数据、元素组成、数据库匹配,鉴定出81个成分,其中包括7个PE、7个PI和1个SM,其余均为PC。所建立的液相色谱-质谱联用分析方法,可为大鼠血浆中磷脂成分的鉴别提供一种快速、简便、可靠的分析手段,以及为血浆磷脂代谢组学的研究奠定基础。     

用HPLC-MS-MS快速分析和鉴定三尖杉植物内生真菌发酵液中的Brefeldin A

采用HPLC-MS-MS联用技术．分析了C56和C65两株具有抗肿瘤活性的三尖杉植物内生真菌发酵液抽提物,首次报道了这两株真菌都能产生Brefelkin A(BFA)。采用ESI-MS总离子流跟踪分析HPLC的洗脱液,并用低能量的CID-MS-MS(碰撞诱导裂解方式)进一步确定目标离子峰为BFA分子离子峰．这为植物内生真菌发酵液中的有效成分的早期鉴别奠定了基础。     

TLC结合MS-MS技术快速分析中药制剂中的微量成分

中药制剂的质量控制是保证药品有效和安全的关键.一些标示成分在制剂中往往是微量的,其快速分析鉴定是指导改进工艺,保证制剂质检合格的基础.TLC用于制剂中微量成分的分析和鉴定,要么需要标准品,要么需经大量样品制备,无法快速进行.MS-MS由于其高灵敏性、高选择性和能同时提供二级质谱信息,是进行微量成分的快速分析和鉴定的强有力手段[1,2].因此,我们尝试用TLC法进行中药制剂微量成分的分离、定位和样品制备,样品经MS-MS进行快速分析和鉴定.     

基于UPLC-Q-Orbitrap MS法分析补肺益肾方的化学成分

基于超高效液相色谱-四极杆-静电场轨道阱高分辨质谱(UPLC-Q-Orbitrap MS)法,应用Mass Frontier质谱解析软件,对补肺益肾方的化学成分进行了定性分析。采用Phenomenex kinetex C_(18)(100 mm×2. 1 mm,2. 6μm)色谱柱,以1‰甲酸水-乙腈为流动相梯度洗脱,流速为0. 2 mL·min~(-1),柱温为25℃,进样量为5μL;应用Mass Frontier 6. 0软件对采集的碎片离子进行匹配,并结合文献报道,共鉴定了补肺益肾方的242个化学成分。在正离子模式下鉴定205个化学成分,其中人参10个,黄芪17个,赤芍28个,浙贝母9个,炒紫苏子63个,陈皮9个,矮地茶8个,酒萸肉7个,醋五味子26个,淫羊藿(炙)28个;负离子模式下鉴定37个成分,其中人参23个,黄芪14个。UPLC-Q-Orbitrap MS法可全面快速分析补肺益肾方的化学成分,为补肺益肾方的药效物质研究提供了基本数据。     

蓝布正挥发油化学成分的GC-MS分析

研究贵州产蓝布正（Herba Gei）挥发油的化学成分，采用水蒸气蒸馏法提取蓝布正挥发性成分，用气相色谱－质谱进行分离测定，结合计算机检索技术对分离的化合物进行鉴定，应用色谱峰面积归一化法测定各成分的相对含量；水蒸气蒸馏提取物得率是0．10％，共分离出103种成分，鉴定出40个化学成分，其主要成分为脂肪酸及其甲酯类化合物、萜烯类及其含氧衍生物等，主要有棕榈酸（13．2％）、11，14，17－二十碳三烯酸甲酯（10．4％）、亚油酸（8．6％）、石竹烯氧化物（3．9％）、丁子香酚（3．4％）和反式－植醇（3．2％）等。     

Identification and characterization of Podophyllum emodi by API-LC/MS/MS

An API-LC/MS/MS method was developed for the identification of the medicinal herb Podophyllum emodi based on the profile of its aryltetrahydronapthalene and related lignan marker compounds. This was done by matching the structural information from the tandem mass spectrometric data with those lignan marker compounds already reported for the herb. The method could be employed in the absence of reference standards for the markers and was particularly useful in view of the scarcity of supply of these chemical standards. It has been used successfully to differentiate Podophyllum emodi from two commonly used medicinal herbs of a different genus but having similar appearance, Radix clematidis and Radix gentiana, as well as a closely related herb, Podophyllum peltatum.     

气相色谱-质谱分析新种海绵Reniochalina sp.中的低极性组分

采用气相色谱-质谱联用技术（GC-MS）与核磁共振氢谱（1H-NMR）相结合的方法,对中国黄海肾指海绵属新种海绵Reniochalina sp.中的低极性组分进行了研究。实验首先采用环己烷对海绵进行提取,然后将提取液浓缩,用硅胶柱对其进行柱色谱分离。取乙酸乙酯-环己烷（体积比为1∶9）混合液梯度洗脱所得油状物用于连续两次制备色谱分离,得到两个样品,对其进行1H-NMR及GC-MS分析。此次实验共从该海绵中分离鉴定出10种链烃、2种脂肪酸、2种脂肪酸酯、邻苯二甲酸以及3种邻苯二甲酸二酯共18种化学成分。该研     

Analysis of Scutellaria lateriflora and its adulterants Teucrium canadense and Teucrium chamaedrys by LC-UV/MS,TLC, and digital photomicroscopy

Methods using liquid chromatography with UV detection (LC-UV), thin-layer chromatography (TLC), and digital photomicroscopy were developed to distinguish between the different species of Scutellaria lateriflora L. and its adulterants Teucrium canadense L. and T. chamaedrys L. Chemically, the 70% ethanol extract of S. lateriflora is characterized by the presence of flavonoids--predominantly baicalin, lateriflorin, dihydrobaicalin, and baicalein. The major compounds of the 70% ethanol extract of T. canadense are phenylpropanoids, with verbascoside as the most prominent, and a variable amount of teucrioside. Teucrioside is the major compound in T. chamaedrys, but it is not present in S. lateriflora. The presence of phenylpropane glycosides can therefore be used to distinguish between the S. lateriflora L. and the two Teucrium species by LC-UV and TLC. The abundant strap-shaped trichomes on the stem, as well as bristle-like trichomes on the leaf, are typically seen microscopically for T. canadense, whereas the waxy cuticle with numerous glandular scales is found in T. chamaedrys. These cell structures were used to determine the adulteration of S. lateriflora crude herb with either of the two Teucrium species.     

蒙椴树皮化学成分的气相色谱-质谱法分析

蒙椴(tilia Mongolia Maxim.)为椴树属植物。在我国,椴树的树皮和根皮用于治疗筋无力、慢性咳嗽、关节炎、风湿等疾病。近几年发现椴树属的蒙椴、籽椴等树种具有显著的抗天牛卵及幼虫的特殊功能^[1]。本文对蒙椴化学成分进行了分析鉴定。     

Qualitative Analysis and Componential Differences of Chemical Constituents in Taxilli Herba from Different Hosts by UFLC-Triple TOF-MS/MS

Taxilli Herba (TH) is a well-known traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) with a wide range of clinical application. However, there is a lack of comprehensive research on its chemical composition in recent years. At the same time, Taxillus chinensis (DC) Danser is a semi parasitic plant with abundant hosts, and its chemical constituents varies due to hosts. In this study, the characterization of chemical constituents in TH was analyzed by ultra-fast liquid chromatography coupled with triple quadrupole-time of flight tandem mass spectrometry (UFLC-Triple TOF-MS/MS). Moreover, partial least squares discriminant analysis (PLS-DA) was applied to reveal the differential constituents in TH from different hosts based on the qualitative information of the chemical constituents. Results showed that 73 constituents in TH were identified or tentatively presumed, including flavonoids, phenolic acids and glycosides, and others; meanwhile, the fragmentation pathways of different types of compounds were preliminarily deduced by the fragmentation behavior of the major constituents. In addition, 23 differential characteristic constituents were screened based on variable importance in projection (VIP) and p-value. Among them, quercetin 3-O-β-D-glucuronide, quercitrin and hyperoside were common differential constituents. Our research will contribute to comprehensive evaluation and intrinsic quality control of TH, and provide a scientific basis for the variety identification of medicinal materials from different hosts.     

Rapid Analysis of Aristolochic Acids and Aristolactams in Houttuyniae Herba by LC–MS/MS

Houttuyniae herba, the Saururaceae plant Houttuynia cordata Thunb., has multiple therapeutic effects, including clearing heat, eliminating toxins, reducing swelling, discharging pus, and relieving stagnation. It has a long history as an edible and medicinal plant in China. Phytochemical studies show that the main constituents include volatile oil, flavonoids, and alkaloids. Aristolactam is a major alkaloid with a structure similar to toxic aristolochic acids. However, there has been no systematic study on aristolochic acids and alkaloids in Houttuyniae herba. Therefore, in this study, an LC–MS/MS method was developed to simultaneously detect seven alkaloids and five aristolochic acids in Houttuyniae herba from different origins. Six alkaloids (O-demethyl nornucifrine, N-nornucifrine, aristololactam AII, aristololactam FI, aristololactam BII, cepharadione B) were found and quantitatively determined in 75 batches of samples. Meanwhile, no aristolochic acids or aristololactams were found in Houttuyniae herba at a limit of detection (LOD) of ≤4 ng/mL. The method developed was fully validated in terms of LOD, limit of quantification (LOQ), linearity, precision, accuracy, and stability. These data clarify the content of the above safety-related components in Houttuyniae herba and provide a reference for further research into its safety.     

Rapid and Sensitive Analysis of Diclofenac in Human Plasma by GC/SIM/MS

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An analytical method for the determination of diclofenac with tolfenamic acid as the internal standard was developed and validated in human plasma by capillary gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC/MS). After the addition of the internal standard, the compounds were extracted from plasma at acidic pH into diethylether, which was then evaporated to dryness. The compounds were derivatized with pentafluoropropionic anhydride (PFPA) and a mixture (1000:2:3, v/w/w) of N-methyl-N-trimethylsilyltrifluoroacetamide (MSTFA), ammonium iodide (NH₄I), and dithioerythritol (DTE). They were determined by GC/MS at m/z 349 (a molecular ion) for diclofenac and m/z 270 (a base ion) for tolfenamic acid. The recovery of this procedure was 97.8%, and the linearity for calibration was 0.9907 as the coefficient factor. The detection and quantitation limits were 0.1 and 0.5 ng/mL, respectively.     

Rapid Screening of Carboxylic Acids from Waste and Surface Waters by ESI-MS/MS Using Barium Ion Chemistry and On-Line Membrane Sampling

Negative ion tandem mass spectrometric analysis of aliphatic carboxylic acids often yields only non-diagnostic ([M – H]^–) ions with limited selective fragmentation. However, carboxylates cationized with Ba²⁺ have demonstrated efficient dissociation in positive ion mode, providing structurally diagnostic product ions. We report the application of barium adducts followed by collision induced dissociation (CID), to improve selectivity for rapid screening of carboxylic acids in complex aqueous samples. The quantitative MS/MS method presented utilizes common product ions of [M – H + Ba]⁺ precursor ions. The mechanism of product ion formation is investigated using isotopically labeled standards and a series of structurally related carboxylic acids. The results suggest that hydrogen atoms in the β and γ positions yield common product ions ([BaH]⁺ and [BaOH]⁺). Furthermore, the diagnostic product ion at m/z 196 serves as a qualifying ion for carboxylate species. This methodology has been successfully used in conjunction with condensed phase membrane introduction mass spectrometry (CP-MIMS), with barium acetate added directly to the methanol acceptor phase. The combination enables rapid screening of carboxylic acids directly from acidified water samples (wastewater effluent, spiked natural waters) using a capillary hollow fiber PDMS membrane immersion probe. We have applied this technique for the direct analysis of complex naphthenic acid mixtures spiked into natural surface waters using CP-MIMS. Selectivity at the ionization and tandem mass spectrometry level eliminate isobaric interferences from hydroxylated species present within the samples, which have been observed in negative electrospray ionization.

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SPE-LC/MS/MS快速测定卷烟丝中的烟草特有亚硝胺类化合物

建立了卷烟丝中烟草特有亚硝胺类化合物(TSNAs)的SPE-LC/MS/MS分析方法,可一次性对卷烟烟丝中4种TSNAs进行定量分析.该方法弥补了传统的烟丝中TSNAs分析方法样品处理步骤多,检出限高,适应范围窄等缺点.4种TSNA的回收率的范围在95.7%～99.2%之间;相对标准偏差均小于8%;方法检出限均低于1.0 ng/g.可应用于国内外各类型卷烟的分析.     

Identification of Two New Phosphorylated Polyketides from a Brazilian Streptomyces sp. Through the Use of LC–SPE/NMR

Two new polyketide phosphate monoesters, phosdiecin A ( 1 ) and phosdiecin B ( 2 ), were isolated from a culture of the marine Streptomyces sp. SS99BA‐2 using the hyphenated technology LC–SPE/NMR. The compounds showed to be new representatives of an important class of antitumor antibiotic metabolites known as fostriecins. Their structures, including relative configuration attribution, were fully elucidated through extensive analyses of NMR and MALDI‐TOF/TOF HR‐MS data. Herein, the application of this system to isolate and identify the new compounds is described.     

Method Development and Validation of a Rapid Determination of Ropinirole in Tablets by LC-UV

A reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) method with UV detection was developed and validated for the determination of ropinirole (ROP) in tablets. The assay utilized UV detection at 250 nm and a Luna CN column (250 × 4.6 mm I.D, 5 μm). The mobile phases were comprised of acetonitrile: 10 mM nitric acid (pH 3.0) (75:25, v/v). Validation experiments were performed to demonstrate linearity, accuracy, precision, limit of quantitation (LOQ), limit of detection (LOD), and robustness. The method was linear over the concentration range of 0.5–10.0 μg mL⁻¹. The method showed good recoveries (99.75–100.20%) and the relative standard deviations of intra and inter-day assays were 0.38–1.69 and 0.45–1.95%, respectively. The method can be used for quality control assay of ropinirole.