College of Pharmacy, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea.
College of Pharmacy, CHA University, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea.
J Sep Sci. 2020 Nov;43(22):4148-4161. doi: 10.1002/jssc.202000809. Epub 2020 Sep 28.
The purpose of this study was to develop a method for simultaneous analysis of aucubin, catalpol, and geniposide, which are representative iridoid glycoside constituents of Rehmannia glutinosa, in rat plasma, urine, and feces using hydrophilic interaction ultra high-performance liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry. The three components were separated using 10 mmol/L aqueous ammonium formate containing 0.01% (v/v) formic acid and acetonitrile as a mobile phase by gradient elution at a flow rate of 0.2 mL/min, equipped with a Kinetex HILIC column (50 × 2.1 mm, 2.6 μm). Quantitation of this analysis was performed on a triple quadrupole mass spectrometer employing electrospray ionization and operated in multiple reaction monitoring mode. The chromatograms showed high resolution, sensitivity, and selectivity with no interference with plasma constituents. In all three iridoid glycosides, both the intra- and interbatch precisions (coefficient of variation %) were less than 4.81%. The accuracy was 96.56-103.55% for aucubin, 95.23-106.21% for catalpol, and 94.50-104.16% for geniposide. The developed analytical method satisfied the criteria of international guidance and was successfully applied to pharmacokinetic studies including oral bioavailability of aucubin, catalpol, and geniposide, and their urinary and fecal excretion ratios after oral or intravenous administration to rats. The new method was also applied to measure plasma protein binding ratios in vitro.
本研究旨在建立一种同时分析毛蕊花糖苷、梓醇和京尼平苷的方法,这些都是地黄中代表性的环烯醚萜苷类成分,采用亲水相互作用超高效液相色谱-串联质谱法,在大鼠血浆、尿液和粪便中进行分析。三种成分在 10mmol/L 水相中的甲酸铵中,用 0.01%(v/v)甲酸和乙腈作为流动相,通过梯度洗脱,以 0.2mL/min 的流速进行分离,采用 Kinetex HILIC 柱(50×2.1mm,2.6μm)进行分离。三重四极杆质谱仪采用电喷雾电离,以多反应监测模式进行定量分析。该分析的色谱图具有高分辨率、灵敏度和选择性,与血浆成分无干扰。在所有三种环烯醚萜苷中,内、批间精密度(变异系数%)均小于 4.81%。毛蕊花糖苷的准确度为 96.56-103.55%,梓醇的准确度为 95.23-106.21%,京尼平苷的准确度为 94.50-104.16%。所建立的分析方法符合国际指导原则的标准,并成功应用于药代动力学研究,包括毛蕊花糖苷、梓醇和京尼平苷的口服生物利用度,以及口服或静脉给予大鼠后它们的尿和粪便排泄比。该新方法还应用于体外测定血浆蛋白结合率。