Two new triterpenoids from Gardenia jasminoides fruits

A new cycloartane triterpenoid, named gardenolic acid C (1), a new ursane triterpenoid, named 3β,16β,21β,23,24-pentahydroxy urs-12,18,20-trien-28-oic acid γ-lactone (2), together with three know triterpenoids, gardenolic acid A (3), gardenolic acid B (4), and 3α,16β,23,24-tetrahydroxy-28-nor-ursane-12,17,19,21-tetraen (5) were isolated from the fruits of Gardenia jasminoides Ellis. The structures of these compounds were elucidated by analyses of spectroscopic data. All isolates were evaluated for their neuroprotective effects in vitro.

     

Graphene/polydopamine‐modified polytetrafluoroethylene microtube for the sensitive determination of three active components in Fructus Psoraleae by online solid‐phase microextraction with high‐performance liquid chromatography

Determination of bioactive compounds in traditional Chinese medicines and biological samples is usually interfered with by coexisting components in matrices. In this work, we prepared novel multilayer functional graphene/polydopamine‐modified polytetrafluoroethylene microtube for selective solid‐phase microextraction of three bioactive compounds in Fructus Psoraleae. Functional graphene/polydopamine‐modified polytetrafluoroethylene microtube showed good extraction efficiency toward bavachin, isobavachalcone, and bavachinin; enrichment from 357‐ to 737‐fold was obtained for these compounds. For qualitative analysis, an online solid‐phase microextraction with high‐performance liquid chromatography method was developed, which showed low limits of detection of 0.02 ng/mL by using UV detection, which is significantly more sensitive than previously reported methods. The proposed method has been used to determine bavachin, isobavachalcone, and bavachinin in Fructus Psoraleae, the contents of three compounds were quantified to be 64.0, 324.0, and 384.5 μg/g; recoveries were 93.4–101.1%. The proposed method has also been applied to determine bavachin, isobavachalcone, and bavachinin in rat plasma samples after oral administration of Fructus Psoraleae.     

Anti-Obesity Potential of Ponciri Fructus: Effects of Extracts,Fractions and Compounds on Adipogenesis in 3T3-L1 Preadipocytes

Background: Ponciri Fructus, a crude drug consisting of the dried immature fruits of Poncirus trifoliata (L.) Raf., is a popular folk medicine used for the treatment of allergy and gastrointestinal disorders in Korea and China. In this study, the anti-adipogenic activity of extracts and isolated compounds were evaluated using 3T3-L1 preadipocytes. Methods: Dried immature fruits were extracted and fractionated into n-hexane, ethyl acetate (EtOAc), n-butanol and water-soluble fractions. The ethanol extract and fractions were tested for anti-adipogenic activity in the 3T3-L1 cell line. The active fractions (n-hexane and EtOAc fractions) were further subjected to chromatographic techniques to isolate and identify active compounds. Furthermore, the isolated compounds were evaluated for their anti-adipogenic activity. Results: Altogether, seven compounds, including two flavonoids, one phytosteroid and four coumarin derivatives, were isolated. Ethanol extract, n-hexane fraction, EtOAc fraction and three isolated compounds (phellopterin, oxypeucedanin and poncirin) showed significant anti-adipogenic activity as observed by reduced lipid deposition in differentiated 3T3-L1 cells. Further, oxypeucedanin downregulated the key adipogenic markers, such as peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors proteins γ (PPAR-γ), sterol response element binding proteins-1 (SREBP-1), CCAAT/enhancer binding proteins-α (C/EBP-α), adipocyte-specific lipid binding proteins (FABP-4), adipocyte fatty acid binding proteins (aP2), lipoprotein lipase (LPL) and leptin. Conclusion: This study indicated that the ethanol extract, hexane fraction and ethyl acetate fraction of P. trifoliata fruits possess strong anti-adipogenic activity, containing the active compounds such as phellopterin, oxypeucedanin and poncirin. Further research is recommended to explore their efficacy and safety in animal and clinical models.     

HPLC study of tissue distribution of loganin in rats

A rapid, sensitive and selective high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method was developed and validated for determination of loganin in rat tissues. Samples were prepared based on a simple protein precipitation. Separation of loganin was achieved on a reversed-phase C(18) column (250 x 4.6 mm, 5 microm) with a mobile phase consisting of acetonitrile and water (16:84, v/v) at a flow rate of 1.0 mL/min. The detection wavelength was set at 236 nm and the temperature of the column was kept at 30 degrees C. The method was applied to study tissue distribution of loganin in rats after a single administration of loganin at a dose of 20 mg/kg. The highest level was observed in kidney, then in stomach, lung and small intestine. The lowest level was found in brain. The peak levels were attained at 90 min in most tissues. It was indicated that kidney was the major distribution tissue of loganin in rats, and that loganin had difficulty in crossing the blood-brain barrier. It was also found there was no long-term accumulation of loganin in rat tissues.     

Application of Short-wave Near-infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy in Controlling Extract of Fructus Cnidii Using Supercritical Carbon Dioxide

Fructus cnidii （Chinese name shechuangzi） is the fruit produced by Cnidium monnieri （L.） Cusson （Umbelliferae）. It is a perennial herb that is used to treat skin-related diseases and gynecopathyell. Recent pharmacological studies have revealed crude extracts or components isolated from fructus cnidii possess antiallergic, antipruritic, antidermatophytic, antibacterial, antifungal, and antiosteoporotic activities. Osthole and imperatorin are the major compounds present in shechuangzi. They are often used as standards for the evaluation of the quality of shechuangzi products.     

微波辅助提取-GC/MS联用分析苍耳子中油脂成分的研究

采用微波辅助提取-GC/MS联用分析苍耳子中的油脂成分.以V(环已烷):V(丙酮)=1:1为提取溶剂,优化了微波辅助提取的条件.以正二十烷为内标,鉴定出了13种油脂成分,各组分相对保留时间的相对标准偏差(RSD)小于0.15%,相对峰面积的RSD＜3.0%.对不同批次以及不同产地的苍耳子样品进行了对比研究.该方法可用于苍耳子的鉴定和质量控制.     

北五味子的液相色谱指纹图谱的建立

利用反相高效液相色谱法建立中药材北五味子的指纹图谱,为科学评价及有效控制北五味子质量提供了新方法。实验分析了10个不同产地的北五味子样品,采用国家食品药品监督管理局推荐的“中药色谱指纹图谱相似度评价系统(2004 A版)”计算处理,建立了由26个指纹峰和19个共有峰组成的北五味子指纹图谱,确定了5个主要的指纹峰。通过夹角余弦法和相关系数法计算了北五味子10个样本与指纹图谱间的相似度,得到了满意的结果。所建立的指纹图谱可以用来区别不同产地北五味子药材的优劣,为进一步控制北五味子的质量提供依据。     

微乳液相色谱法对吴茱萸中辛弗林、吴茱萸碱与吴茱萸次碱含量的测定

构建了一种新的微乳体系,用于微乳液相色潜同时分析吴茱萸药材中的辛弗林、吴茱萸碱和吴茱萸次碱.用甲醇超声提取方法制备样品,通过对表面活性剂种类及浓度、酸度、添加剂等影响因素进行考察,得到最佳微乳体系的组成为:3.0%SDS-6.0%正丁醇-0.6%正辛烷-1.0%甲酸-1.2%乙腈-88.2%水.选择Diamonsil ...     

Application of an efficient strategy based on MAE,HPLC‐DAD‐MS/MS and HSCCC for the rapid extraction,identification, separation and purification of flavonoids from Fructus Aurantii Immaturus

This study presents an efficient strategy based on microwave‐assisted extraction (MAE), HPLC‐DAD‐MS/MS and high‐speed counter‐current chromatography (HSCCC) for the rapid extraction, identification, separation and purification of active components from the traditional Chinese medicine Fructus Aurantii Immaturus. An LC‐DAD‐MS/MS method was applied for the screening and structural identification of main components in crude extract, and five components were preliminarily identified as neoeriocitrin, narirutin, naringin, hesperidin and neohesperidin according to their UV and mass spectra. An efficient MAE method for the extraction of the three most abundant components (narirutin, naringin and neohesperidin) was optimized by the combination of univariate and multivariate approaches. The crude extract was then separated and purified by HSCCC and a total of 61.6 mg of narirutin, 207.3 mg of naringin and 159.5 mg of neohesperidin at high purities of 98.1, 97.2 and 99.5%, respectively, were obtained from 1.42 g of crude extract. The recoveries of these compounds were 86, 93 and 89%, respectively. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Chemometrics for comprehensive analysis of nucleobases,nucleosides, and nucleotides in Siraitiae Fructus by hydrophilic interaction ultra high performance liquid chromatography coupled with triple‐quadrupole linear ion‐trap tandem mass spectrometry

A rapid and sensitive hydrophilic interaction ultra high performance liquid chromatography coupled with triple‐quadrupole linear ion‐trap tandem mass spectrometry method was validated for the simultaneous determination of 20 nucleobases, nucleosides, and nucleotides (within 3.5 min), and then was employed to test the functional food of Luo‐Han‐Guo samples. The analysis showed that the Luo‐Han‐Guo was rich in guanosine and uridine, but contained trace levels of the other target compounds. Chemometrics methods were employed to identify 40 batches of Luo‐Han‐Guo samples from different cultivated forms, regions and varieties. Unsupervised hierarchical cluster analysis and principal component analysis were used to classify Luo‐Han‐Guo samples based on the level of the 20 target compounds, and the supervised learning method of counter propagation artificial neural network was utilized to further separate clusters and validate the established model. As a result, the samples could be clustered into three primary groups, in which correlation with cultivated varieties was observed. The present strategy could be applied to the investigation of other edible plants containing nucleobases, nucleosides, or nucleotides.