Herba Epimedii (Epimedium) is a kind of tonic herb, widely used in China. Epimedin A is a major component of Herba Epimedii with bioactivities. Analysis of the metabolic profile in vivo plays a pivotal role in understanding how traditional Chinese medicine works. And the metabolites of epimedin A might influence the effects of Herba Epimedii. Moreover, the metabolic routes of epimedin A provide an important basis for safety evaluation. Until now, little has been known about the metabolism of epimedin A. The current study was designed to characterize the metabolic pathways of epimedin A in vivo. The metabolites in rat plasma, bile, feces, and urine were identified by UPLC/Q–TOF–MS analysis. A total of 27 metabolites from epimedin A were detected or tentatively identified. The major metabolic processes were hydrolysis, hydrogenation, hydroxylation, dehydrogenation, demethylation, and conjugation with glucuronic acid and different sugars. The present study revealed the metabolic pathways of epimedin A in rat for the first time, and epimedin A could undergo extensive phase I and phase II metabolism in rat. These findings would provide an important basis for the further study and clinical application of epimedin A. In addition, the results of this work have shown the feasibility of the UPLC/Q–TOF–MS approach for rapid and reliable characterization of metabolites. 相似文献
A newly-developed method of complete separation and sensitive determination of o-, m-, and p-aminobenzoic acid isomers was achieved by combining open-tubular columns for capillary electrochromatography (OT-CEC) and online sample stacking. In this study, spherical gold nanoparticles were modified by a covalent attachment of mono-6-thio-β-cyclodextrin, and OT-CEC was formed by immobilizing cyclodextrin-modified gold nanoparticles (CD-AuNP) on prederivatized 3-mercaptopropyl-trimethoxysilane fused-silica capillaries. Based on the theory of moving chemical reaction boundary, effects of several important factors such as the pH and concentration of running buffer and the conditions of stacking analytes were optimized. The optimized separations were carried out in 58 mmol/L HAc buffer at pH 3.0 using a capillary coated with CD-AuNP, while the optimized concentration was carried out in 50 mmol/L disodium hydrogen phosphate (pH 9.5). The linear ranges for m-, p-, and o-aminobenzoic acid were from 5.0 × 10−4–0.1, 5.0 × 10−4–0.1 and 1.0 × 10−4–0.1 mmol/L, respectively. And the detection limits (S/N = 3) were as low as 8.22 × 10−5, 8.21 × 10−5, and 3.76 × 10−5 mmol/L for m-, p-, and o-aminobenzoic acid, respectively. The run-to-run, day-to-day, and column-to-column reproducibilities of migration time were satisfactory with relative standard deviation values of less than 4.5 % in all cases. This method was successfully used in determining procaine hydrochloride injection sample with recoveries in the range of 96.1–106.6 % and relative standard deviations less than 5.0 %.
A newly-developed method of complete separation and sensitive determination of o-, m-, and p-aminobenzoic acid isomers was achieved by combining open-tubular columns for capillary electrochromatography (OT-CEC) and online sample stacking. In this study, spherical gold nanoparticles were modified by a covalent attachment of mono-6-thio-β-cyclodextrin, and OT-CEC was formed by immobilizing cyclodextrin-modified gold nanoparticles (CD-AuNP) on prederivatized 3-mercaptopropyl-trimethoxysilane fused-silica capillaries. Based on the theory of moving chemical reaction boundary, effects of several important factors such as the pH and concentration of running buffer and the conditions of stacking analytes were optimized. The optimized separations were carried out in 58 mmol/L HAc buffer at pH 3.0 using a capillary coated with CD-AuNP, while the optimized concentration was carried out in 50 mmol/L disodium hydrogen phosphate (pH 9.5). The linear ranges for m-, p-, and o-aminobenzoic acid were from 5.0 × 10?4–0.1, 5.0 × 10?4–0.1 and 1.0 × 10?4–0.1 mmol/L, respectively. And the detection limits (S/N = 3) were as low as 8.22 × 10?5, 8.21 × 10?5, and 3.76 × 10?5 mmol/L for m-, p-, and o-aminobenzoic acid, respectively. The run-to-run, day-to-day, and column-to-column reproducibilities of migration time were satisfactory with relative standard deviation values of less than 4.5 % in all cases. This method was successfully used in determining procaine hydrochloride injection sample with recoveries in the range of 96.1–106.6 % and relative standard deviations less than 5.0 %. 相似文献
A new 2D cadmium(II) coordination polymer {[Cd(MBD)(L)]·(H2O)2}n (1) (H2MBD = 5-methoxycarbonyl-benzene-1,3-dicarboxylic acid, L = 1,3-bis(benzimidazol-l-yl)-2-propanol) is synthesized, in which the starting linker (benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxylic acid) undergoes selective monoesterification during the synthesis. In the structure of complex 1, each cadmium center is octahedrally coordinated by four O atoms from three carboxylate groups and two N of distinct L ligands. A detailed structural analysis reveales that compound 1 exhibits a unique 2D binodal (3,5)-connected (42.67.8)(42.6) topology structure. Furthermore, the 2D layer is extended into a 3D network through π-π stacking interactions. The solid-state fluorescence properties of 1 are investigated at room temperature. 相似文献
This work describes a general approach for preventing protein aggregation and surface adsorption by modifying proteins with β-cyclodextrins (βCD) via an efficient water-driven ligation. As compared to native unmodified proteins, the cyclodextrin-modified proteins (lysozyme and RNase A) exhibit significant reduction in aggregation, surface adsorption and increase in thermal stability. These results reveal a new chemistry for preventing protein aggregation and surface adsorption that is likely of different mechanisms than that by modifying proteins with poly(ethylene glycol). 相似文献
Superoleophobic surfaces were demonstrated on perfluorosilane-rendered titania (TiO(2))/single-walled carbon nanotube (SWNT) composite coatings. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) observations revealed that SWNTs play a key role in the formation of overhanging structures and the nanoscale roughness on the coating surface, which compose the two critical morphologic factors for a superoleophobic surface. The wettability conversion from superoleophobic to superhydrophilic of the composite coatings was realized by the gradual decomposition of 1H,1H,2H,2H-perfluorodecyltrichlorosilane (FDTS) on the coating surface using UV irradiation. Contact angle measurement on both smooth TiO(2) surface and rough composite coating surface under different UV irradiation time revealed that the wetting behavior of the liquids on the composite coating surface passes from the Cassie to the Wenzel and finally to the inversed-Cassie regime. Different liquids show different irradiation time for the wetting state change. By controlling the UV irradiation dose, liquids with surface tension difference smaller than 5 mN/m can exist in completely converse wetting states on the same coating surface, that is, superphobic for one liquid while superphilic for another with lower surface tension. Mixed organic liquids with different surface tension can be completely separated through a coated grid using this wettability tuning technique. 相似文献
In this paper, combining the hydrothermal method and halide species-inducing effect, we reported cubic-phase BN microcrystals synthesized in hydrothermal condition with N(CH3)3 as nitrogen source. These polyhedral microcrystals presented nearly regular octahedral shapes of 0.5?C1.5 ??m in average size. 相似文献
Aurora kinase family is one of the emerging targets in oncology drug discovery and several small molecules targeting aurora
kinases have been discovered and evaluated under early phase I/II trials. Among them, PHA-739358 (compound 1r) is a 3-aminopyrazole
derivative with strong activity against Aurora A under early phase II trial. Inhibitory potency of compound 1r (the benzylic
substituent at the pro-R position) is 30 times over that of compound 1s (the benzylic substituent at the pro-S position).
In present study, the mechanism of how different configurations influence the binding affinity was investigated using molecular
dynamics (MD) simulations, free energy calculations and free energy decomposition analysis. The predicted binding free energies
of these two complexes are consistent with the experimental data. The analysis of the individual energy terms indicates that
although the van der Waals contribution is important for distinguishing the binding affinities of these two inhibitors, the
electrostatic contribution plays a more crucial role in that. Moreover, it is observed that different configurations of the
benzylic substituent could form different binding patterns with protein, thus leading to variant inhibitory potency of compounds
1r and 1s. The combination of different molecular modeling techniques is an efficient way to interpret the chirality effects
of inhibitors and our work gives valuable information for the chiral drug design in the near future. 相似文献
Insulin/alginate (ALG) microcapsules for controllable release and side effect reduction of a glucocorticoid have been fabricated via the layer-by-layer (LbL) assembly technique. Insulin and ALG are deposited alternately onto hydrocortisone (HC) crystals to form a core-shell structure. This insulin/ALG microcapsule can prolong the release of HC under physical conditions and control the HC release rate by adjusting the number of insulin/ALG bilayers adsorbed onto HC crystals. The release of insulin from the capsule wall exhibits a little lag, compared with that of the HC. It is a great advantage for this system because hyperglycemia caused by HC usually arises a few hours after its administration, which could be inhibited by the delayed release of insulin from the shell of the microcapsule. This synergy effect might enable a new way of using one carrier to deliver two kinds of drugs and reduce their side effects at the same time. 相似文献