Research Center for Drug Metabolism, School of Life Science, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, PR China; Beijing Institute of Drug Metabolism, Beijing 102209, PR China.
Research Center for Drug Metabolism, School of Life Science, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, PR China; Beijing Institute of Drug Metabolism, Beijing 102209, PR China.
J Pharm Biomed Anal. 2022 Feb 20;210:114559. doi: 10.1016/j.jpba.2021.114559. Epub 2021 Dec 28.
Ursolic acid (UA) is a naturally occurring pentacyclic triterpene widely distributed in fruits and plants. It is pharmacologically active and has the potential to be a useful therapeutic compound. To date, bioanalysis of UA has been limited by biomatrix interference and poor collision induced dissociation (CID) efficiency in tandem mass spectrometry. In this study, we developed a method based on liquid chromatography differential mobility spectrometry tandem mass spectrometry LC-DMS-MS/MS with multiple ion monitoring (MIM) for quantitation of UA in rat plasma. The method involves efficient sample preparation by solid phase extraction and requires only a limited volume of plasma (40 μL) to achieve linearity in the 1-100 ng/mL range with good accuracy and precision. The method was successfully applied to a pharmacokinetic study of orally administered UA in rat. The results indicate that LC-DMS-MS/MS with MIM is a useful strategy for the bioassay of UA suitable for high throughput analysis.
熊果酸(UA)是一种广泛存在于水果和植物中的天然五环三萜。它具有药理学活性,有可能成为一种有用的治疗化合物。迄今为止,UA 的生物分析受到生物基质干扰和串联质谱中较差的碰撞诱导解离(CID)效率的限制。在这项研究中,我们开发了一种基于液相色谱差分迁移谱串联质谱 LC-DMS-MS/MS 与多离子监测(MIM)的方法,用于定量测定大鼠血浆中的 UA。该方法通过固相萃取进行有效的样品制备,仅需 40 μL 有限量的血浆即可在 1-100ng/mL 范围内实现线性,具有良好的准确性和精密度。该方法成功地应用于大鼠口服 UA 的药代动力学研究。结果表明,MIM 的 LC-DMS-MS/MS 是一种用于 UA 生物测定的有用策略,适合高通量分析。