Based on HPLC fingerprint analysis and multi-components quantification, a simple, sensible, and reliable HPLC-UV method, capable of qualitatively and quantitatively characterizing the main chemical markers of all medi...
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Based on HPLC fingerprint analysis and multi-components quantification, a simple, sensible, and reliable HPLC-UV method, capable of qualitatively and quantitatively characterizing the main chemical markers of all medicinal herbs of Zaoren Anshen (ZRAS) prescription by one injection, was firstly developed. Then, three different dosage forms of ZRAS preparations, i.e., capsule, granule, and oral liquid, were analyzed and compared systematically, indicating the similarity and difference in chemical markers of the three ZRAS preparations. The strategy of combining HPLC chemical fingerprint and multi-components quantification in one injection was rather practical, powerful and useful in characterizing the main chemical markers of ZRAS preparations, which was a benefit for holistic quality evaluation and control of ZRAS preparations. Moreover, the present results provide sound scientific data for further studies on the effective constituents and quality control of ZRAS preparations.
Abstract： In the present study, we established an ultra performance liquid chromatography coupled with time-of-flight mass spectrometry （UPLC-QTOF-MSE） method to simultaneously quantify 33 components in Ginkgo bilo...
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Abstract： In the present study, we established an ultra performance liquid chromatography coupled with time-of-flight mass spectrometry （UPLC-QTOF-MSE） method to simultaneously quantify 33 components in Ginkgo biloba leaf extracts （GBEs）, including 17 flavonol glycosides, five terpene trilactones （TTLs）, four polyphenols and seven carboxylic acids. This optimized method was successfully applied to analyze the explicit compositions of GBE samples collected from different places. Furthermore, the data were processed through unsupervised principal component analysis （PCA） and supervised orthogonal partial least squared discrimination analysis （OPLS-DA） to evaluate the quality and compare the differences between the samples according to the contents of the 33 chemical constituents. Bilobalide, protocatechuic acid, shikimic acid, quinic acid, ginkgolide B, ginkgolide J, kaempferol-3-O-rutinoside, isorhamnetin-3-O-rutinoside, quercetin-3-O-ct-L-rhamnopyranocyl-2＂-（6＇＂-p-coumaroyl）-β-D-glucoside and rutin were recognized as characteristic chemical markers that contributed most to control the quality of GBEs. Based on the fact that GBEs should be standardized with the characteristic components as quality control chemical markers, it is most important to maintain the quality of GBEs stable and reliable, and this method also provided a good strategy to further rectify and standardize the GBEs market.
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), especially herbal medicine compound preparation, faces great challenges in its quality control due to a myriad of components involved. How to perform quality control of TCM more eff...
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Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), especially herbal medicine compound preparation, faces great challenges in its quality control due to a myriad of components involved. How to perform quality control of TCM more effectively has been a research topic. In this study, we used Tianmeng oral liquid (TOL) as a case study and developed a comprehensive strategy based on non-targeted, targeted and bioactive analyses for quality evaluation of TOL from different batches. Firstly, a non-targeted fingerprinting analysis was performed by HPLC-DAD and UHPLC-MS/MS. Twenty-five batches of TOL were clearly discriminated by similarity analysis and hierarchical cluster analysis and components were tentatively identified. Secondly, the targeted quantitative methods based on HPLC-DAD and HPLC-MS were applied to simultaneous quantitative determination of five and eight marker compounds, especially toxic component strychnine, respectively. The quantitative data were processed with principal component analysis for differentiating different batches of samples. Finally, we explored the feasibility of establishing a total antioxidant capacity (TAC) model. How to use the peak area instead of the corresponding concentration to determine the antioxidant activity-related compounds was theoretically explained for the first time, which was of great significance for the study of the fingerprint-efficacy relationship. The orthogonal signal correction-partial least squares model was employed to predict the TAC of TOL from their chromatographic fingerprints and identify three potential antioxidant markers. These results demonstrated that the comprehensive strategy from fingerprinting, chemical composition, multiple-component quantification, and antioxidant activity could be applied to quality evaluation of TOL and discrimination of the expired and unexpired samples. (C) 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Pterocephali Herba (PH), the dried whole plant of Pterocephalus hookeri, is a Tibetan medicine commonly used to treat rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Iridoids, triterpenoids, flavonoids and phenylpropanoids are the major g...
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Pterocephali Herba (PH), the dried whole plant of Pterocephalus hookeri, is a Tibetan medicine commonly used to treat rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Iridoids, triterpenoids, flavonoids and phenylpropanoids are the major groups of bioactive constituents from PH. However, only ursolic acid and oleanolic acid, two unspecific triterpenoid components, are used as markers for the quality control of PH in Chinese Pharmacopoeia. Herein, an UPLC-TQ-MS/MS integrating SIR and MRM mode method for simultaneously quantifying 18 components, i.e., 9 iridoids, 3 triterpenoids, 3 phenylpropanoids, 2 flavonoids and quinic acid, in PH was developed and validated, and was used to evaluate 10 batches of PH samples from different origins. Hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA) was used to show the clustering of PH samples, while spearman correlation analysis was adopted to evaluate the correlation between ursolic acid/oleanolic acid and other quantified components. It was found that the established method was sensitive, precise, and accurate enough for the simultaneous quantification of 18 analytes in PH samples. Significant differences were found among the contents of 18 components in PH samples, no apparent clustering of the quality of PH samples was found to be related to its origins, and the contents of ursolic acid/oleanolic acid were only significantly correlated to the content of sylvestroside I, dipsanoside B, dipsanoside A in PH. Our results suggested that the newly established multi-components quantitative method is an improved approach for quality evaluation of PH samples. Furthermore, the holistic quality was inconsistent among PH samples, and ursolic acid/oleanolic acid alone could not indicate the holistic quality variation trend of PH.
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