Chen Shao-Dan, Lu Chuan-Jian, Zhao Rui-Zhi
The Second Clinical College, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510000, China.
Molecules. 2015 Jan 19;20(1):1594-609. doi: 10.3390/molecules20011594.
PSORI-CM01 is a Chinese medicine formula prepared from medicinal herbs and used in China for the treatment of psoriasis. However, the chemical constituents in PSORI-CM01 have not been clarified yet. In order to quickly define the chemical profiles and control the quality of PSORI-CM01 preparations, ultra-high liquid chromatography coupled with electrospray ionization hybrid linear trap quadrupole Orbitrap mass spectrometry (UHPLC-ESI-LTQ/Orbitrap-MS) was applied for simultaneous identification and quantification of multiple constituents. A total of 108 compounds, including organic acids, phenolic acids, flavonoids, and terpenoids, were identified or tentatively deduced on the base of their retention behaviors, MS and MSn data, or by comparing with reference substances and literature data. In addition, an optimized UHPLC-ESI-MS method was established for the quantitative determination of 14 marker compounds in different dosage forms of PSORI-CM01 preparations. The validation of the method, including spike recoveries, linearity, sensitivity (LOQ), precision, and repeatability, was carried out and demonstrated to be satisfied the requirements of quantitative analysis. This is the first report on the comprehensive determination of chemical constituents in PSORI-CM01 preparations by UHPLC-ESI-LTQ/Orbitrap mass spectrometry. The results suggested that the established methods would be a powerful and reliable analytical tool for the characterization of multi-constituents in complex chemical system and quality control of TCM preparations.
PSORI-CM01是一种由草药制成的中药配方,在中国用于治疗银屑病。然而,PSORI-CM01中的化学成分尚未明确。为了快速确定PSORI-CM01制剂的化学特征并控制其质量,采用超高效液相色谱-电喷雾电离混合线性阱四极杆轨道阱质谱联用技术(UHPLC-ESI-LTQ/Orbitrap-MS)对多种成分进行同时鉴定和定量分析。基于保留行为、质谱和多级质谱数据,或通过与对照品及文献数据比较,共鉴定或初步推断出108种化合物,包括有机酸、酚酸、黄酮类化合物和萜类化合物。此外,建立了一种优化的UHPLC-ESI-MS方法,用于定量测定PSORI-CM01制剂不同剂型中的14种标志性化合物。对该方法进行了加样回收率、线性、灵敏度(定量限)、精密度和重复性等验证,结果表明该方法满足定量分析要求。这是首次报道采用UHPLC-ESI-LTQ/Orbitrap质谱联用技术对PSORI-CM01制剂中的化学成分进行全面测定。结果表明,所建立的方法将是一种用于复杂化学体系中多成分表征及中药制剂质量控制的强大而可靠的分析工具。