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Wang H, Wu R, Xie D, Ding L, Lv X, Bian Y, Chen X, Nisma Lena BA, Wang S, Li K, Chen W, Ye G, Sun M. A Combined Phytochemistry and Network Pharmacology Approach to Reveal the Effective Substances and Mechanisms of Wei-Fu-Chun Tablet in the Treatment of Precancerous Lesions of Gastric Cancer. Front Pharmacol 2020; 11:558471. [PMID: 33381024 PMCID: PMC7768900 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2020.558471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2020] [Accepted: 09/21/2020] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Wei-Fu-Chun (WFC) tablet is a commercial medicinal product approved by China Food and Drug Administration, which is made of Panax ginseng C.A.Mey., Citrus aurantium L., and Isodon amethystoides (Benth.). WFC has been popularly used for the treatment of precancerous lesions of gastric cancer (PLGC) in clinical practice. In this study, a UHPLC-ESI-Q-TOF/MS method in both positive and negative ion mode was employed to rapidly survey the major constituents of WFC. 178 compounds including diterpenoids, triterpenes, sesquiterpenes, flavonoids, saponins, phenylpropanoids, lignans, coumarins, organic acids, fatty acids, quinones, and sterols, were identified by comparing their retention times, accurate mass within 5 ppm error, and MS fragmentation ions. In addition, 77 absorbed parent molecules and nine metabolites in rat serum were rapidly characterized by UHPLC-ESI-Q-TOF/MS. The network pharmacology method was used to predict the active components, corresponding therapeutic targets, and related pathways of WFC in the treatment of PLGC. Based on the main compounds in WFC and their metabolites in rat plasma and existing databases, 13 active components, 48 therapeutic targets, and 61 pathways were found to treat PLGC. The results of PLGC experiment in rats showed that WFC could improve the weight of PLGC rats and the histopathological changes of gastric mucosa partly by inhibiting Mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling pathway to increase pepsin secretion. This study offers an applicable approach to identify chemical components, absorbed compounds, and metabolic compounds in WFC, and provides a method to explore bioactive ingredients and action mechanisms of WFC.
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- Huijun Wang
- Key Laboratory of Liver and Kidney Diseases (Ministry of Education), Institute of Liver Diseases, Shuguang Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.,Central Research Institute, Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co., Ltd., Shanghai, China.,The MOE Key Laboratory for Standardization of Chinese Medicines and the SATCM Key Laboratory for New Resources and Quality Evaluation of Chinese Medicines, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Central Research Institute, Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co., Ltd., Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Liver and Kidney Diseases (Ministry of Education), Institute of Liver Diseases, Shuguang Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Zhonghua Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Shanghai, China
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- Central Research Institute, Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co., Ltd., Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Liver and Kidney Diseases (Ministry of Education), Institute of Liver Diseases, Shuguang Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Liver and Kidney Diseases (Ministry of Education), Institute of Liver Diseases, Shuguang Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Liver and Kidney Diseases (Ministry of Education), Institute of Liver Diseases, Shuguang Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- The MOE Key Laboratory for Standardization of Chinese Medicines and the SATCM Key Laboratory for New Resources and Quality Evaluation of Chinese Medicines, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Central Research Institute, Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co., Ltd., Shanghai, China
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- Huqingyutang Chinese Medicine Modernization Research Institute of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, China
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- Central Research Institute, Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co., Ltd., Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Liver and Kidney Diseases (Ministry of Education), Institute of Liver Diseases, Shuguang Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Screening and evaluation of adventitious root lines of Panax notoginseng by morphology, gene expression, and metabolite profiles. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2019; 103:4405-4415. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-019-09778-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2018] [Revised: 03/09/2019] [Accepted: 03/12/2019] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Xiong Y, Chen L, Man J, Hu Y, Cui X. Chemical and bioactive comparison of Panax notoginseng root and rhizome in raw and steamed forms. J Ginseng Res 2017; 43:385-393. [PMID: 31308810 PMCID: PMC6606817 DOI: 10.1016/j.jgr.2017.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2017] [Revised: 05/04/2017] [Accepted: 11/16/2017] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background The root and rhizome are historically and officially utilized medicinal parts of Panax notoginseng (PN) (Burk.) F. H. Chen, which in raw and steamed forms are used differently in practice. Methods To investigate the differences in chemical composition and bioactivities of PN root and rhizome between raw and steamed forms, high-performance liquid chromatography analyses and pharmacologic effects evaluated by tests of anticoagulation, antioxidation, hemostasis, antiinflammation, and hematopoiesis were combined. Results With the duration of steaming time, the contents of ginsenosides Rg1, Re, Rb1, Rd, and notoginsenoside R1 in PN were decreased, while those of ginsenosides Rh1, 20(S)-Rg3, 20(R)-Rg3, Rh4, and Rk3 were increased gradually. Raw PN samples steamed for 6 h at 120°C with stable levels of most constituents were used for the subsequent study of bioeffects. Raw PN showed better hemostasis, anticoagulation, and antiinflammation effects, while steamed PN exhibited stronger antioxidation and hematopoiesis activities. For different parts of PN, contents of saponins in PN rhizome were generally higher than those in the root, which could be related to the stronger bioactivities of rhizome compared with the same form of PN root. Conclusion This study provides basic information about the chemical and bioactive comparison of PN root and rhizome in both raw and steamed forms, indicating that the change of saponins may have a key role in different properties of raw and steamed PN. Saponin types and levels are significantly different in raw and steamed Panax notoginseng (PN). Levels of saponins are generally higher in PN rhizome than in the root. PN rhizome shows stronger activities of various tests than the same form of root. Raw PN is preferable in treating hemorrhages, blood stasis, swelling, and pain. Steamed PN is preferable in antioxidation and hematopoiesis effects.
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Key Words
- BT, bleeding time
- Bioeffects
- CT, coagulation time
- DPPH, 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl
- FEJ, Fufang E'jiao Jiang
- HPLC, high-performance liquid chromatography
- Hb, hemoglobin
- MeCN, acetonitrile
- MeOH, methyl alcohol
- PN, Panax notoginseng
- PPP, platelet-poor plasma
- PT, prothrombin time
- Panax notoginseng
- RBC, red blood cell
- Raw
- Saponins
- Steamed
- TCM, traditional Chinese medicine
- WBC, white blood cell
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- Yin Xiong
- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, China.,Yunnan Key Laboratory of Panax notoginseng, Kunming, China.,Laboratory of Sustainable Utilization of Panax notoginseng Resources, State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Kunming, China
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- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, China.,Yunnan Key Laboratory of Panax notoginseng, Kunming, China.,Laboratory of Sustainable Utilization of Panax notoginseng Resources, State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Kunming, China
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- College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Yunnan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Kunming, China
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- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, China.,Yunnan Key Laboratory of Panax notoginseng, Kunming, China.,Laboratory of Sustainable Utilization of Panax notoginseng Resources, State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Kunming, China
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- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, China.,Yunnan Key Laboratory of Panax notoginseng, Kunming, China.,Laboratory of Sustainable Utilization of Panax notoginseng Resources, State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Kunming, China
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Liu M, Wang Q, Xie H, Liu S, Wang S, Zhang H, Zhao Y. UDP and NTF2 are the most consistently expressed genes in Panax ginseng roots at different growth stages. Mol Med Rep 2017; 15:4382-4390. [PMID: 28440415 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2017.6494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2016] [Accepted: 12/19/2016] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Reverse transcription‑quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT‑qPCR) analysis relies on normalization against a consistently expressed reference gene. However, it has been reported that reference gene expression levels often vary markedly between samples as they are usually selected based solely on convention. The advent of RNA sequencing technology offers the opportunity to select reference genes with the least variability in steady‑state transcript levels. To identify the most consistently stable genes, which are a prerequisite for obtaining reliable gene expression data, the present study analyzed transcriptomes from six Panax ginseng transcriptome data sets, representing six growth stages, and selected 21 candidate reference genes for screening using RT‑qPCR. Of the 21 candidate genes, 13 had not been reported previously. The geNorm, NormFinder and BestKeeper programs were used to analyze the stability of the 21 candidate reference genes. The results showed that UDP‑N‑acetylgalactosamine transporter and nuclear transport factor 2 were likely to be the optimal combination of reference genes for use in investigations of ginseng. The novel reference genes were validated by correlating the gene expression profiles of four pathogenesis‑related protein genes generated from RT‑qPCR, with their expression levels calculated from the RNA sequencing data. The expression levels were well correlated, which demonstrated their value in performing RT‑qPCR analyses in ginseng.
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- Meichen Liu
- Center of Chinese Medicine and Bio‑Engineering Research, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, Jilin 130117, P.R. China
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- Center of Chinese Medicine and Bio‑Engineering Research, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, Jilin 130117, P.R. China
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- Center of Chinese Medicine and Bio‑Engineering Research, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, Jilin 130117, P.R. China
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- Center of Chinese Medicine and Bio‑Engineering Research, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, Jilin 130117, P.R. China
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- Center of Chinese Medicine and Bio‑Engineering Research, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, Jilin 130117, P.R. China
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- Center of Chinese Medicine and Bio‑Engineering Research, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, Jilin 130117, P.R. China
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- Center of Chinese Medicine and Bio‑Engineering Research, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, Jilin 130117, P.R. China
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Liu J, Liu Y, Zhao L, Zhang ZH, Tang ZH. Profiling of ginsenosides in the two medicinal Panax herbs based on ultra-performance liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry. SPRINGERPLUS 2016; 5:1770. [PMID: 27795912 PMCID: PMC5059545 DOI: 10.1186/s40064-016-3427-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2016] [Accepted: 09/28/2016] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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As the king of herb plants, ginseng has been used for nearly 5000 years in medicines in Asia and recently in the West. Ginsenosides, the main active constituents in Panax herbs, have prominent immunoregulatory effects. Although extensively studied in the roots, ginsenosides have not been studied with regard to their profiles and natural variations in the leaf, stem, petiole, lateral root, and main roots during development or among species. In this study, a sensitive ultra-performance liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization–mass spectrometry method with a shorter chromatographic running time was developed and validated for simultaneous quantification of ten ginsenosides. Comparing ginsenoside contents in various parts during different developmental stages revealed part-specific accumulation of most ginsenosides. Further investigation indicated that Rg3 accumulated at significantly higher levels in the petiole of P. ginseng than in that of P. quinquefolius. The relative ratio of ginsenoside Rb2 to Rb1 appears to be a candidate metabolic marker for identifying the ginseng cultivar within a diverse collection of ginseng accessions. In addition, the PCA showed that aboveground parts differed significantly between species and can be considered as species-specific markers rather than roots. This comprehensive survey, providing reliable, affordable and adequate scientific evidence, could be used to differentiate two species and discriminate ginseng cultivar ages.
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- Jia Liu
- The Key Laboratory of Plant Ecology, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040 China
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- The Key Laboratory of Plant Ecology, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040 China
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- The Key Laboratory of Plant Ecology, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040 China
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- The Key Laboratory of Plant Ecology, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040 China
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- The Key Laboratory of Plant Ecology, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040 China
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Chemical transformation and target preparation of saponins in stems and leaves of Panax notoginseng. J Ginseng Res 2016; 42:270-276. [PMID: 29983608 PMCID: PMC6026369 DOI: 10.1016/j.jgr.2016.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2015] [Revised: 08/10/2016] [Accepted: 08/16/2016] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Background Notoginsenoside Ft1 is a promising potential candidate for cardiovascular and cancer disease therapy owing to its positive pharmacological activities. However, the yield of Ft1 is ultralow utilizing reported methods. Herein, an acid hydrolyzing strategy was implemented in the acquirement of rare notoginsenoside Ft1. Methods Chemical profiles were identified by ultraperformance liquid chromatography coupled with quadruple-time-of-flight and electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (UPLC-Q/TOF-ESI-MS). The acid hydrolyzing dynamic changes of chemical compositions and the possible transformation pathways of saponins were monitored by ultrahigh-performance LC coupled with tandem MS (UHPLC-MS/MS). Results and conclusion Notoginsenoside Ft1 was epimerized from notoginsenoside ST4, which was generated through cleaving the carbohydrate side chains at C-20 of notoginsenosides Fa and Fc, and vina-ginsenoside R7, and further converted to other compounds via hydroxylation at C-25 or hydrolysis of the carbohydrate side chains at C-3 under the acid conditions. High temperature contributed to the hydroxylation reaction at C-25 and 25% acetic acid concentration was conducive to the preparation of notoginsenoside Ft1. C-20 epimers of notoginsenoside Ft1 and ST4 were successfully separated utilizing solvent method of acetic acid solution. The theoretical preparation yield rate of notoginsenoside Ft1 was about 1.8%, which would be beneficial to further study on its bioactivities and clinical application.
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Liu P, Yu HS, Zhang LJ, Song XB, Kang LP, Liu JY, Zhang J, Cao M, Yu K, Kang TG, Ma BP. A rapid method for chemical fingerprint analysis of Pan Panax notoginseng powders by ultra performance liquid chromatography coupled with quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Chin J Nat Med 2016; 13:471-80. [PMID: 26073345 DOI: 10.1016/s1875-5364(15)30042-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2014] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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A method coupling ultra-performance liquid chromatography (UPLC) with quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometer (Qtof MS) using the electrospray ionization (ESI) source was developed for the identification of the major saponins from Panax notoginseng powder (PNP). Ten different PNP samples were analyzed and evaluated for their quality by similarity evaluation and principle component analysis (PCA). Based on the accurate mass, summarized characteristic fragmentation behaviors, retention times of different types of saponins, related botanical biogenesis, and reported chromatographic behavior of saponins, fifty-one common peaks were effectively separated and identified, including 28 protopanaxadiol saponins and 18 protopanaxatriol saponins. Simultaneously, 15 significant discrepancy compounds were identified from the disqualified PNP samples. The established UPLC/Qtof MS fingerprint method was successfully applied for profiling and identifying the major saponins of PNP, providing a fast quality evaluation tool for distinguishing the authentic PNP and the adulterated products.
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- Peng Liu
- Tianjin State Key Laboratory of Modern Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 300193, China
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- Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing 100850, China
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- Tianjin State Key Laboratory of Modern Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 300193, China; College of Pharmacy, Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenyang 110032, China
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- Tianjin State Key Laboratory of Modern Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 300193, China
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- Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing 100850, China
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- Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing 100850, China
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- Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing 100850, China
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- Tianjin State Key Laboratory of Modern Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 300193, China
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- Waters Corporation, Milford, MA 01757, USA
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- College of Pharmacy, Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenyang 110032, China
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- Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing 100850, China.
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Phytochemical fingerprint and chemometrics for natural food preparation pattern recognition: an innovative technique in food supplement quality control. Journal of Food Science and Technology 2015; 53:1071-83. [PMID: 27162387 DOI: 10.1007/s13197-015-2115-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Revised: 10/22/2015] [Accepted: 11/13/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Recently, the fingerprint approach using chromatography has become one of the most effective tools for quality assessment of herbal medicines and food supplements: due to the complexity of the chromatographic fingerprint and the irreproducibility of chromatographic instruments and experimental conditions, chemometric approach is employed to deal with the chromatographic fingerprint. The study was aimed at developing new analytical methods for the multivariate phytochemical fingerprinting of bioactive compounds in eight tree-species bud-preparations, commonly used in phytotherapy. Methods was used to identify and quantify the main bioactive compounds (polyphenols, organic acids and vitamins), and obtain a specific botanical profile in order to assess the contribution of each single bioactive class to the total bud preparation phytocomplex. A chemometric approach was used to distinguish among different genotypes assuring the identity, safety and quality of the botanical raw materials. The established protocol was simple, sensitive and reliable and it could be used for the evaluation and quality control of bud-extracts and natural food supplements: the proposed method was successfully applied to the characterization of commercial bud-preparations, demonstrating to be an effective tool for the fingerprinting of this plant material. The new approach developed in this study represents a good alternative for improving the classification results of herbal materials with complex chromatograms. It should be necessary to develop a "multivariate chromatographic fingerprint", in order to differentiate the herbal preparations according to their genotype, avoiding substitutions, changes or adulterations with other species or synthetic drugs.
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Wang P, Wang Q, Yang B, Zhao S, Kuang H. The Progress of Metabolomics Study in Traditional Chinese Medicine Research. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CHINESE MEDICINE 2015; 43:1281-310. [DOI: 10.1142/s0192415x15500731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has played important roles in health protection and disease treatment for thousands of years in China and has gained the gradual acceptance of the international community. However, many intricate issues, which cannot be explained by traditional methods, still remain, thus, new ideas and technologies are needed. As an emerging system biology technology, the holistic view adopted by metabolomics is similar to that of TCM, which allows us to investigate TCM with complicated conditions and multiple factors in depth. In this paper, we tried to give a timely and comprehensive update about the methodology progression of metabolomics, as well as its applications, in different fields of TCM studies including quality control, processing, safety and efficacy evaluation. The herbs investigated by metabolomics were selected for detailed examination, including Anemarrhena asphodeloides Bunge, Atractylodes macrocephala Kidd, Pinellia ternate, etc.; furthermore, some valuable results have been obtained and summarized. In conclusion, although the study of metabolomics is at the early phase and requires further scrutiny and validation, it still provides bright prospects to dissect the synergistic action of multiple components from TCM. Overall, with the further development of analytical techniques, especially multi-analysis techniques, we expect that metabolomics will greatly promote TCM research and the establishment of international standards, which is beneficial to TCM modernization.
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- Pengcheng Wang
- Key Laboratory of Chinese Materia Medica (Ministry of Education), Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Chinese Materia Medica (Ministry of Education), Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Chinese Materia Medica (Ministry of Education), Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Chinese Materia Medica (Ministry of Education), Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Chinese Materia Medica (Ministry of Education), Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, P.R. China
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Liu Y, Sun G, Wang Y, Yang L, Yang F. Monitoring the quality consistency of Weibizhi tablets by micellar electrokinetic chromatography fingerprints combined with multivariate statistical analyses, the simple quantified ratio fingerprint method, and the fingerprint-efficacy relationship. J Sep Sci 2015; 38:2174-81. [DOI: 10.1002/jssc.201500145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2015] [Revised: 03/23/2015] [Accepted: 03/30/2015] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Yingchun Liu
- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design and Discovery, Ministry of Education; School of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University; Shenyang P. R. China
- Pharmaceutical Informatics Laboratory; School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University; Shenyang P. R. China
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- Pharmaceutical Informatics Laboratory; School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University; Shenyang P. R. China
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- Pharmaceutical Informatics Laboratory; School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University; Shenyang P. R. China
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- Pharmaceutical Informatics Laboratory; School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University; Shenyang P. R. China
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- Pharmaceutical Informatics Laboratory; School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University; Shenyang P. R. China
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He C, Li J, Xu N, Wang R, Li Z, Yang L, Wang Z. Pharmacokinetics, bioavailability, and metabolism of Notoginsenoside Fc in rats by liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2015; 109:150-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2015.02.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2014] [Revised: 02/17/2015] [Accepted: 02/20/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Liu Y, Liu Z, Sun G, Wang Y, Ling J, Gao J, Huang J. Monitoring and evaluating the quality consistency of Compound Bismuth Aluminate tablets by a simple quantified ratio fingerprint method combined with simultaneous determination of five compounds and correlated with antioxidant activities. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0118223. [PMID: 25793599 PMCID: PMC4368192 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0118223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2014] [Accepted: 01/10/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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A combination method of multi-wavelength fingerprinting and multi-component quantification by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) coupled with diode array detector (DAD) was developed and validated to monitor and evaluate the quality consistency of herbal medicines (HM) in the classical preparation Compound Bismuth Aluminate tablets (CBAT). The validation results demonstrated that our method met the requirements of fingerprint analysis and quantification analysis with suitable linearity, precision, accuracy, limits of detection (LOD) and limits of quantification (LOQ). In the fingerprint assessments, rather than using conventional qualitative “Similarity” as a criterion, the simple quantified ratio fingerprint method (SQRFM) was recommended, which has an important quantified fingerprint advantage over the “Similarity” approach. SQRFM qualitatively and quantitatively offers the scientific criteria for traditional Chinese medicines (TCM)/HM quality pyramid and warning gate in terms of three parameters. In order to combine the comprehensive characterization of multi-wavelength fingerprints, an integrated fingerprint assessment strategy based on information entropy was set up involving a super-information characteristic digitized parameter of fingerprints, which reveals the total entropy value and absolute information amount about the fingerprints and, thus, offers an excellent method for fingerprint integration. The correlation results between quantified fingerprints and quantitative determination of 5 marker compounds, including glycyrrhizic acid (GLY), liquiritin (LQ), isoliquiritigenin (ILG), isoliquiritin (ILQ) and isoliquiritin apioside (ILA), indicated that multi-component quantification could be replaced by quantified fingerprints. The Fenton reaction was employed to determine the antioxidant activities of CBAT samples in vitro, and they were correlated with HPLC fingerprint components using the partial least squares regression (PLSR) method. In summary, the method of multi-wavelength fingerprints combined with antioxidant activities has been proved to be a feasible and scientific procedure for monitoring and evaluating the quality consistency of CBAT.
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- Yingchun Liu
- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design and Discovery, Ministry of Education, School of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
- Pharmaceutical Informatics Laboratory, School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
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- Pharmaceutical Informatics Laboratory, School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
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- Pharmaceutical Informatics Laboratory, School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
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- Pharmaceutical Informatics Laboratory, School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design and Discovery, Ministry of Education, School of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
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- Pharmaceutical Informatics Laboratory, School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
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- Pharmaceutical Informatics Laboratory, School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
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Wang W, Zhao Y, Jing W, Zhang J, Xiao H, Zha Q, Liu A. Ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography-ion trap mass spectrometry characterization of the steroidal saponins of Dioscorea panthaica Prain et Burkill and its application for accelerating the isolation and structural elucidation of steroidal saponins. Steroids 2015; 95:51-65. [PMID: 25575790 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2014.12.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2014] [Revised: 12/05/2014] [Accepted: 12/28/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Dioscorea panthaica is a traditional Chinese medicinal herb used in the treatment of various physiological conditions, including cardiovascular disease, gastropathy and hypertension. Steroidal saponins (SS) are the main active ingredients of this herb and have effects on myocardial ischemia and cancer. The phytochemical evaluation of SS is both time-consuming and laborious, and the isolation and structural determination steps can be especially demanding. For this reason, the development of new methods to accelerate the processes involved in the identification, isolation and structural elucidation of SS is highly desirable. In this study, a new ultrahigh performance liquid chromatography-ion trap mass spectrometry (UHPLC-IT/MS(n)) method has been developed for the identification of the SS in D. panthaica Prain et Burkill. Notably, the current method can distinguish between spirostanol and furostanol-type compounds based on the fragmentation patterns observed by electrospray ionization-ion trap mass spectrometry (ESI-IT/MS(n)) analysis. UHPLC-IT/MS(n) was used to conduct a detailed investigation of the number, structural class and order of the sugar moieties in the sugar chains of the SS present in D. panthaica. The established fragmentation features were used to analyze the compounds found in the 65% ethanol fraction of the water extracts of D. panthaica. Twenty-three SS were identified, including 11 potential new compounds and six groups of isomers. Two of these newly identified SS were selected as representative examples, and their chemical structures were confirmed by (1)H and (13)C NMR analyses. This newly developed UHPLC-IT/MS(n) method therefore allowed for the efficient identification, isolation and structural determination of the SS in D. panthaica.
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- Weihao Wang
- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, PR China
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, PR China; Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jiangxi 330004, PR China
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, PR China
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, PR China
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, PR China; Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jiangxi 330004, PR China
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, PR China; Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jiangxi 330004, PR China
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, PR China.
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Wang JR, Yau LF, Gao WN, Liu Y, Yick PW, Liu L, Jiang ZH. Quantitative comparison and metabolite profiling of saponins in different parts of the root of Panax notoginseng. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2014; 62:9024-34. [PMID: 25118819 PMCID: PMC4160291 DOI: 10.1021/jf502214x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2014] [Revised: 08/13/2014] [Accepted: 08/13/2014] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Although both rhizome and root of Panax notoginseng are officially utilized as notoginseng in "Chinese Pharmacopoeia", individual parts of the root were differently used in practice. To provide chemical evidence for the differentiated usage, quantitative comparison and metabolite profiling of different portions derived from the whole root, as well as commercial samples, were carried out, showing an overall higher content of saponins in rhizome, followed by main root, branch root, and fibrous root. Ginsenoside Rb2 was proposed as a potential marker with a content of 0.5 mg/g as a threshold value for differentiating rhizome from other parts. Multivariate analysis of the metabolite profile further suggested 32 saponins as potential markers for the discrimination of different parts of notoginseng. Collectively, the study provided comprehensive chemical evidence for the distinct usage of different parts of notoginseng and, hence, is of great importance for the rational application and exploitation of individual parts of notoginseng.
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- Jing-Rong Wang
- State
Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau Institute
for Applied Research in Medicine and Health, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China
- School
of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau Institute
for Applied Research in Medicine and Health, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau Institute
for Applied Research in Medicine and Health, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China
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- School
of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, China
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- School
of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau Institute
for Applied Research in Medicine and Health, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China
- School
of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, China
- (L.L.) Phone: +853-8897
2077. Fax: +853-2882 7222. E-mail: . Mail: State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine,
Macau University of Science and Technology, Taipa, Macau, 999078, China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau Institute
for Applied Research in Medicine and Health, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China
- School
of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, China
- (Z.-H.J.) Phone: +853-8897
2777. Fax: +853-2882 5886. E-mail: . Mail: State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine,
Macau Institute for Applied Research in Medicine and Health, Macau
University of Science and Technology, Taipa, Macau, 999078, China
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Liu J, Wang Y, Qiu L, Yu Y, Wang C. Saponins ofPanax notoginseng: chemistry, cellular targets and therapeutic opportunities in cardiovascular diseases. Expert Opin Investig Drugs 2014; 23:523-39. [DOI: 10.1517/13543784.2014.892582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Zhu J, Fan X, Cheng Y, Agarwal R, Moore CMV, Chen ST, Tong W. Chemometric analysis for identification of botanical raw materials for pharmaceutical use: a case study using Panax notoginseng. PLoS One 2014; 9:e87462. [PMID: 24498109 PMCID: PMC3909187 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0087462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2013] [Accepted: 12/28/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The overall control of the quality of botanical drugs starts from the botanical raw material, continues through preparation of the botanical drug substance and culminates with the botanical drug product. Chromatographic and spectroscopic fingerprinting has been widely used as a tool for the quality control of herbal/botanical medicines. However, discussions are still on-going on whether a single technique provides adequate information to control the quality of botanical drugs. In this study, high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), ultra performance liquid chromatography (UPLC), capillary electrophoresis (CE) and near infrared spectroscopy (NIR) were used to generate fingerprints of different plant parts of Panax notoginseng. The power of these chromatographic and spectroscopic techniques to evaluate the identity of botanical raw materials were further compared and investigated in light of the capability to distinguishing different parts of Panax notoginseng. Principal component analysis (PCA) and clustering results showed that samples were classified better when UPLC- and HPLC-based fingerprints were employed, which suggested that UPLC- and HPLC-based fingerprinting are superior to CE- and NIR-based fingerprinting. The UPLC- and HPLC- based fingerprinting with PCA were able to correctly distinguish between samples sourced from rhizomes and main root. Using chemometrics and its ability to distinguish between different plant parts could be a powerful tool to help assure the identity and quality of the botanical raw materials and to support the safety and efficacy of the botanical drug products.
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- Jieqiang Zhu
- Pharmaceutical Informatics Institute, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Pharmaceutical Informatics Institute, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- * E-mail: (XF); (RA); (WT)
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- Pharmaceutical Informatics Institute, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Office of New Drug Quality Assessment, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), US Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland, United States of America
- * E-mail: (XF); (RA); (WT)
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- Office of New Drug Quality Assessment, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), US Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland, United States of America
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- Office of New Drugs, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), US Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland, United States of America
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- National Center for Toxicological Research (NCTR), US Food and Drug Administration, Jefferson, Arkansas, United States of America
- * E-mail: (XF); (RA); (WT)
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Bansal A, Chhabra V, Rawal RK, Sharma S. Chemometrics: A new scenario in herbal drug standardization. J Pharm Anal 2014; 4:223-233. [PMID: 29403886 PMCID: PMC5761221 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpha.2013.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2013] [Accepted: 12/04/2013] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Chromatography and spectroscopy techniques are the most commonly used methods in standardization of herbal medicines but the herbal system is not easy to analyze because of their complexity of chemical composition. Many cutting-edge analytical technologies have been introduced to evaluate the quality of medicinal plants and significant amount of measurement data has been produced. Chemometric techniques provide a good opportunity for mining more useful chemical information from the original data. Then, the application of chemometrics in the field of medicinal plants is spontaneous and necessary. Comprehensive methods and hyphenated techniques associated with chemometrics used for extracting useful information and supplying various methods of data processing are now more and more widely used in medicinal plants, among which chemometrics resolution methods and principal component analysis (PCA) are most commonly used techniques. This review focuses on the recent various important analytical techniques, important chemometrics tools and interpretation of results by PCA, and applications of chemometrics in quality evaluation of medicinal plants in the authenticity, efficacy and consistency.
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- Ankit Bansal
- Indo-Soviet Friendship (ISF) College of Pharmacy, Moga, Punjab 142001, India
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- Indo-Soviet Friendship (ISF) College of Pharmacy, Moga, Punjab 142001, India
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- Indo-Soviet Friendship (ISF) College of Pharmacy, Moga, Punjab 142001, India
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- Indo-Soviet Friendship (ISF) College of Pharmacy, Moga, Punjab 142001, India
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Baek SH, Bae ON, Park JH. Recent methodology in ginseng analysis. J Ginseng Res 2013; 36:119-34. [PMID: 23717112 PMCID: PMC3659581 DOI: 10.5142/jgr.2012.36.2.119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2011] [Revised: 01/25/2012] [Accepted: 01/25/2012] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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As much as the popularity of ginseng in herbal prescriptions or remedies, ginseng has become the focus of research in many scientific fields. Analytical methodologies for ginseng, referred to as ginseng analysis hereafter, have been developed for bioactive component discovery, phytochemical profiling, quality control, and pharmacokinetic studies. This review summarizes the most recent advances in ginseng analysis in the past half-decade including emerging techniques and analytical trends. Ginseng analysis includes all of the leading analytical tools and serves as a representative model for the analytical research of herbal medicines.
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Sun BS, Xu MY, Li Z, Wang YB, Sung CK. UPLC-Q-TOF-MS/MS Analysis for Steaming Times-dependent Profiling of Steamed Panax quinquefolius and Its Ginsenosides Transformations Induced by Repetitious Steaming. J Ginseng Res 2013; 36:277-90. [PMID: 23717129 PMCID: PMC3659595 DOI: 10.5142/jgr.2012.36.3.277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2012] [Revised: 05/21/2012] [Accepted: 05/29/2012] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The metabolic profiles of Panax quinquefolius and its associated therapeutic values are critically affected by the repetitious steaming times. The times-dependent steaming effect of P. quinquefolius is not well-characterized and there is also no official guideline on its times of steaming. In this paper, a UPLC-Q-TOF-MS/MS method was developed for the qualitative profiling of multi-parametric metabolic changes of raw P. quinquefolius during the repetitious steaming process. Our method was successful in discriminating the differentially multi-steamed herbs. Meantime, the repetitious steaming-inducing chemical transformations in the preparation of black American ginseng (American ginseng that was subjected to 9 cycles of steaming treatment) were evaluated by this UPLC-Q-TOF-MS/MS based chemical profiling method. Under the optimized UPLC-Q-TOF-MS/MS conditions, 29 major ginsenosides were unambiguously identified and/or tentatively assigned in both raw and multi-steamed P. quinquefolius within 19 min, among them 18 ginsenosides were detected to be newly generated during the preparatory process of black American ginseng. The mechanisms involved were further deduced to be hydrolysis, dehydration, decarboxylation and addition reactions of the original ginsenosides in raw P. quinquefolius through analyzing mimic 9 cycles of steaming extracts of 14 pure reference ginsenosides. Our novel steaming times-dependent metabolic profiling approach represents the paradigm shift in the global quality control of multi-steamed P. quinquefolius products.
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- Bai-Shen Sun
- College of Chemistry, Taizhou University, Linhai 317000, China ; Department of Food Science and Technology, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 305-764, Korea
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Ligor M, Studzińska S, Horna A, Buszewski B. Corona-Charged Aerosol Detection: An Analytical Approach. Crit Rev Anal Chem 2013. [DOI: 10.1080/10408347.2012.746134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Xing Q, Liang T, Shen G, Wang X, Jin Y, Liang X. Comprehensive HILIC × RPLC with mass spectrometry detection for the analysis of saponins in Panax notoginseng. Analyst 2012; 137:2239-49. [DOI: 10.1039/c2an16078a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Yang C, Yu K, Song Y, Qin F, Li F. Determination and pharmacokinetic study of chiisanogenin in rat plasma by ultra performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS : PCA 2011; 22:225-229. [PMID: 21046686 DOI: 10.1002/pca.1269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2010] [Revised: 06/18/2010] [Accepted: 06/21/2010] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Chiisanogenin existing in many Acanthopanax species has been reported to possess anti-inflammatory, antibacterial and antiplatelet aggregatory activities. OBJECTIVE To develop and validate a rapid and sensitive ultra performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry method for the determination of chiisanogenin in rat plasma and to investigate its pharmacokinetics after oral administration of chiisanogenin or the extract of Acanthopanax sessiliflorus fruits. METHODOLOGY The sample pretreatment involved a one-step extraction of 0.2 mL plasma with diethyl ether. Acetaminophen was used as the internal standard. The separation was carried out on an ACQUITY UPLC™ BEH C₁₈ column with a mobile phase of acetonitrile-5 mM ammonium acetate (90:10, v/v) at a flow rate of 0.2 mL/min. The detection was performed on a triple quadrupole tandem mass spectrometer by multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) mode via electrospray ionization (ESI) source. RESULTS A high sample throughput was achieved with an analysis time of 1.1 min per sample. The calibration curve was linear (r² ≥ 0.99) over the concentration range of 5-500 ng/mL with a lower limit of quantification (LLOQ) of 5 ng/mL. The intra-day and inter-day precision (relative standard deviation, R.S.D.) values were below 11% and the accuracy (relative error, R.E.) was within 8% at all three quality control (QC) levels. CONCLUSION The method was successfully applied to the pharmacokinetic study of chiisanogenin in rat after oral administration of chiisanogenin and the extract of Acanthopanax sessiliflorus fruits. Other constituents in the extract affected the pharmacokinetic behavior of chiisanogenin.
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MESH Headings
- Acetaminophen/analysis
- Acetaminophen/chemistry
- Administration, Oral
- Animals
- Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid/methods
- Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid/standards
- Drug Stability
- Drugs, Chinese Herbal/analysis
- Drugs, Chinese Herbal/chemistry
- Drugs, Chinese Herbal/isolation & purification
- Eleutherococcus/chemistry
- Fruit/chemistry
- Male
- Plant Extracts/administration & dosage
- Plant Extracts/blood
- Plant Extracts/chemistry
- Plant Extracts/pharmacokinetics
- Quality Control
- Random Allocation
- Rats
- Reference Standards
- Reproducibility of Results
- Sensitivity and Specificity
- Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization/methods
- Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization/standards
- Tandem Mass Spectrometry/methods
- Tandem Mass Spectrometry/standards
- Triterpenes/administration & dosage
- Triterpenes/blood
- Triterpenes/chemistry
- Triterpenes/pharmacokinetics
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- Chunjuan Yang
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, PR China
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Feng W, Yang J, Xu X, Liu Q. Quantitative determination of lanostane triterpenes in Fomes officinalis and their fragmentation study by HPLC-ESI. PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS : PCA 2010; 21:531-538. [PMID: 21043037 DOI: 10.1002/pca.1228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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INTRODUCTION The fruit bodies of Fomes officinalis are used for the treatment of coughs, gastric cancer, rheumatism and hydropsia; however, no method is currently available to assess the quality of this medicinal fungus based on quantitative profile of its main triterpenes. OBJECTIVE To develop a simple and accurate HPLC-UV method for the simultaneous quantification of five lanostane-type triterpenes in the fruit bodies of F. officinalis. METHOD Separations were performed on an Agilent Zorbax Eclipse XDB-C(18) column by gradient elution using acetonitrile : formic acid. Analytes were identified by HPLC coupled with electrospray ionisation mass spectrometry experiments. The quantitative HPLC-UV method was validated for linearity, precision, accuracy and limits of detection and quantification. RESULTS Calibration curves presented good linear regression (r > 0.9996) within test ranges. The relative standard deviation of this method was less than 1.7% for intra- and inter-day assays and overall recoveries were 96.4-104.1% for the five compounds analysed. The method was successfully applied to the quantification of five triterpenes in 16 samples of F. officinalis collected from different regions. CONCLUSION The developed assay could be considered as a suitable quality control method for F. officinalis.
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- Wei Feng
- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100193, People's Republic of China
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Li SL, Lai SF, Song JZ, Qiao CF, Liu X, Zhou Y, Cai H, Cai BC, Xu HX. Decocting-induced chemical transformations and global quality of Du-Shen-Tang, the decoction of ginseng evaluated by UPLC-Q-TOF-MS/MS based chemical profiling approach. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2010; 53:946-57. [PMID: 20667431 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2010.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2010] [Revised: 06/28/2010] [Accepted: 07/01/2010] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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An UPLC-Q-TOF-MS/MS based chemical profiling method was developed to evaluate decocting-induced chemical transformations in Du-Shen-Tang, the decoction of the root of Panax ginseng. Under the optimized UPLC and Q-TOF-MS/MS conditions, over 50 peaks were separated and detected in Du-Shen-Tang within 18 min. The components were identified by comparing the mass spectra and retention time with that of reference compounds, and/or tentatively assigned by elucidating low energy CID fragment ions as well as matching empirical molecular formula with that of the published known compounds. Totally 45 major ginsenosides were identified in Du-Shen-Tang, 21 of which were determined to be newly generated during the decoction of ginseng. The mechanisms involved were further deduced to be hydrolysis, dehydration, decarboxylation and addition reactions of the original ginsenosides in white ginseng through analyzing mimic decoctions of 13 pure reference ginsenosides. Significant difference in chemical profiles between decoctions of two batches of white ginseng suggested that storage duration or other factors significantly influenced the quality consistency of not only the crude drug but also the decoction (Du-Shen-Tang) of white ginseng.
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- Song-Lin Li
- Chinese Medicine Laboratory, Hong Kong Jockey Club Institute of Chinese Medicine, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong, PR China.
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Wang J, Wei N, Zhao H, Huang H, Jiang M, Bai G, Luo G. Global Chemome Study by LC Coupled with DAD and ESI–Q–TOF MS of a Composite Traditional Chinese Medicine Qishenyiqi Dropping Pills. Chromatographia 2010. [DOI: 10.1365/s10337-010-1677-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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