To explore the color value changes after processing and further explore the correlations between color values and internal components, we established a rapid evaluation method for the quality of Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma and Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma Praeparata Cum Melle. In this study, the color values of Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma and Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma Praeparata Cum Melle were digitized by a spectrophotometer, and the standard ranges of color values of the two herbal medicines were established. Further, a discriminant analysis model was established to quickly and accurately distinguish the two herbal medicines.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA method based on ultra-high performance liquid chromatography with triple quadrupole/linear ion trap mass spectrometry(UHPLC-QTRAP-MS/MS) was developed for the simultaneous determination of 33 active constituents, including flavonoids, organic acids, nucleosides, and amino acids in Taxilli Herba to analyze and evaluate the dynamic accumulation of their multiple active constituents. The separation was performed at 30 ℃ on an XBridge~® C_(18) column(4.6 mm×100 mm, 3.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTaxilli Herba (TAXH) is an important traditional Chinese medicine with a long history, dating from the Eastern Han Dynasty to the present times. However, the active constituents in it that parasitize different hosts vary, affecting its clinical efficacy. Given the complexity of the host origins, evaluating the quality of TAXH is critical to ensure the safety and effectiveness of clinical medication.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA comprehensive analytical method based on ultra-fast liquid chromatography coupled with triple quadrupole/linear ion trap tandem mass spectrometry(UFLC-QTRAP-MS/MS) was established for simultaneous determination of the content of 38 active components in Abelmoschi Corolla, including flavonoids, organic acids, nucleosides and amino acids, so as to investigate the effects of different harvesting and processing methods on multi-active components in Abelmoschi Corolla. The chromatographic separation was performed on a XBridg®C_(18) column(4.6 mm×100 mm, 3.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFZhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi
March 2020
Molecular biology is a new subject that clarifies the phenomena and nature of life at the molecular level. Its development provides new biotechnology and methods for the study of traditional pharmacognosy. The formation of molecular biology has brought the development of pharmacognosy into a new era of gene research.
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February 2020
A method was established for simultaneous determination of 21 active constituents including flavanols, isoflavones, flavonols, dihydroflavones, dihydroflavonols, chalcones, pterocarpan, anthocyanidins and phenolic acids in Spatholobi Caulis by ultra fast liquid chromatography with triple quadrupole linear ion trap mass spectrometry(UFLC-QTRAP-MS/MS). Then, it was employed to analyze and evaluate the dynamic accumulation of multiple bioactive constituents in Spatholobi Caulis. The chromatographic separation was performed on a XBridge®C_(18)(4.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA method, for determination of saponins, amino acids and nucleosides in Panacis Japonici Rhizoma of ultra fast liquid chromatography with triple quadrupole linear ion trap mass spectrometry (UFLC-QTRAP-MS/MS), was established to investigate the effect of different processing methods on the target components of Panacis Japonici Rhizoma. The chromatographic separation was performed on a XBridgeC₁₈(4.6 mm×100 mm, 3.
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October 2018
An analytical method based on UFLC-QTRAP-MS/MS was established for simultaneous determination of thirty-three components including steroidal saponins, homoisoflavonoids, amino acids and nucleosides in Ophiopogonis Radix. Thirty-three target components of commercial medicinal materials of Maidong were comparative analysis. Synergi™ Hydro-RP 100 column (2.
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June 2018
Dao-di herbs have been recognized as "quality models" with a firmly stable status. The formation of Dao-di herbs quality is involved from the genetic inheritance on the molecular level to the metabolic phenotype of final products, and the full material-based biosynthetic pathway remains unknown. In recent years, an increasing variety of omics technologies has provided new methods and ideas for the analysis of complex life systems and are suitable for explanation of quality formation in Dao-di herbs as well.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAn analytical method based on UFLC-QTRAP-MS/MS was developed for simultaneous determination of fifteen components including eleven lignans (schizantherin B, schisandrol B, schizandrin C, γ-schisandrin, deoxyschizandrin, schisantherin, schisandrin, schisanhenol, gomisin D, gomisin J, and angeloylgomisin H) and organic acids (S)-malic acid, D(-)-tartaric acid, protocatechuic acid, and quinic acid) in Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus. Samples from different product specifications were evaluated and analyzed. The chromatographic separation was performed on a Synergi™ Hydro-RP 100Å column (2.
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July 2017
In order to study the influence of ecological environment regarding the synthesis and accumulation of metabolites in Eucommiae Cortex, LC-QTOF MS/MS method combined with multivariate statistical analysis was used to analyze the differences of chemical constituents in Eucommiae Cortex from different habitats. Through the analysis of the multistage tandem mass spectrometry, the characteristic peaks were extracted with mass spectrometry data peak matching, peak alignment, and noise filtering. Principal component analysis (PCA) and partial least-squares discriminant analysis (PLS-DA) were used for data processing.
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December 2017
Site-specific accumulation of flavonoids in Apocyni Veneti Folium was determined by laser scanning confocal microscope (LSCM) and the localization of catechins also was observed via vanillin-HCl staining under the conventional optical microscope. The contents of five flavonoids in Apocyni Veneti Folium from different harvest times and growth parts were measured using HPLC method. LSCM observation showed that flavonoids are accumulated in cuticle of epidermal cells and vessel walls, especially in protoplasts and nucleolus of the collenchyma cells and the epidermal cells.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTo explore rapidly the potential chemical markers for differentiating Pseudostellariae Radix from different cultivated fields :and germplasms, a method is proposed based on ultra-performance liquid chromatographytriple time-of-flight mass/mass spectrometry (UPLC-Triple TOF-MS/MS) coupled with multivariate statistical analysis. Peak matching, peak alignment, and noise filtering were used in analyzing mass spectrometric data. Accurate m/z value analysis of MS data based on software of database search and MS/MS fragment analysis were applied to identify constituents.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To analyze the correlation between index components and climatic factors of Pseudostellariae Radix.
Methods: Correlation analysis ( CA), partial least square (PLS) and PCA ordination were applied to analyze the correlation of index components in Pseudostellariae Radix and climatic factors, and to explore the main climatic factors affecting the accumulation of index components in Pseudostellariae Radix.
Results: The origin and harvest time had influence on index components.
Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi
April 2016
A comprehensive analytical method based on UPLC-MS/MS was developed for the simultaneous determination of thirteen components including three stilbenes (stilbeneglucoside, polydatin, resveratrol), four anthraquinones (emodin, physcion, emodin-8-β-D-glucopyranoside, aloe-emodin), five flavonoids (epicatechin, rutin, hyperoside, astragalin,quercetin) and one phenolic acid (gallic acid) in Polygoni Multifori Caulis.The separation was carried out on a Waters BEH C18 column(2.1 mm×100 mm,1.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis work was designed to investigate proteins differentially expressed in cultivated Pseudostellaria heterophylla and its wild type using i TRAQ proteomics approach. The extracted proteins were digested using FASP method and identified by i TRAQ coupled with LC-MS/MS technology and then analyzed by Protein Pilot 5.0 search engine.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To analyze the dynamic changes of nucleosides and nucleobases in Polygoni Multiflori Radix harvested in different periods.
Methods: UPLC-QTRAP-MS/MS method was applied for the analysis of nine kinds of nucleosides and nucleobases in Polygoni Multiflori Radix.
Results: The content of uridine, adenine, guanosine and cytidine was higher in Polygoni Multiflori Radix harvested in different periods and assumed some difference.
To study the dynamic change law of bioactive constituents from Polygonum multiflorum, and to explore the optimal harvest period of P. multiflorum. Determination of stilhene glucoside, anthraquinones and catechin from P.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To analyze nucleosides and nucleobases of Pseudostellariae Radix cultivated in different idibplasni resources and to compare the differences.
Methods: QTRAP LC-MS/MS method was applied for the analysis of 13 kinds of nucleosides and nucleobases in Pseudostellariae Radix and the data obtained was analyzed by SPSS 16. 0 software.
Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi
June 2015
A HPLC method was established to determine the contents of the five anthraquinones and rhaponticin in the different varieties of Rhei Radix et Rhizoma. The difference existed in different varieties. The results showed that rhein and rhaponticin were marker substances which could be used to distinguish palm leaf groups rhubarb and wave leaf groups rhubarb.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFZhong Yao Cai
February 2015
Objective: To study the chemical constituents of fermented Antrodia camphorata powder.
Methods: 15 compounds were isolated from Antrodia camphorata by Silica gel column chromatography, ODS column chromatography, gel column chromatography, preparative liquid phase chromatography separation technique, as well as recrystallization.
Results: On the basis of their physical and chemical properties and spectral data,their structures were identified as Ferulic acid (1), Inositol (2), β-Sitosterol (3),Vanillin (4),Vanillic acid (5), Butyric acid (6), Daucosterol (7), p-Hydroxycinnamic acid (8), Lauric acid (9), Inosine (10), Uridine (11), Adenine (12), D(+)-Sucrose (13), Arachidic acid (14) and Guanosine (15).
Objective: To establish an ultra-performance liquid chromatography quadrupole-time-of-flight mass spectrometric (UPLC-Q-TOF-MS) method for analyzing the flavonoids constituents in Apocynum venetom leaves.
Methods: The analysis was performed on an Alltima C18 analytical column with a gradient solvent system of acetonitrile-1.0% acetic acid at the flow rate of 0.
Objective: To establish a method for simultaneous analysis of 22 inorganic elements in Antrodia camphorata powder by Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS). Additionally, inorganic elements of Ganoderma lucidum had been detected and compared.
Methods: The sample solutions were analyzed by ICP-MS after microwave digestion and the contents of elements were calculated according to their calibration curves.