Han Li,Xiaoming Wu,Yan Miao,Fengyu Dong,Xinjing Gui,Panpan Wang,Xuelin Li,Ruixin Liu
This study investigates the consistency of quality between the traditional decoction (TD) of Pheretima aspergillum and its dispensing granule decoction (DGD) by examining their chemical composition and antithrombotic efficacy. We first determined the nucleoside components, protein content, and volatile compounds in 10 batches of TD and 9 batches of DGD sourced from three manufacturers using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), UV–vis spectrophotometry, and gas chromatography ion mobility spectrometry (GC-IMS). Next, we assessed antithrombotic efficacy by measuring the relative length of tail thrombosis and calculating the thrombus inhibition rates at 24 and 48 h. Our comprehensive analysis revealed that the concentrations of hypoxanthine, uridine, inosine, adenosine, and proteins in TD were significantly higher than those in DGD. Moreover, the types and concentrations of volatile compounds in TD and DGD exhibited substantial differences, with 19 volatile compounds identified as differentially present between the two decoctions. Despite these compositional differences, both decoction types demonstrated equivalent antithrombotic efficacy. Overall, the quality of DGD from manufacturers A and B aligned closely with that of TD. However, TD exhibited a higher overall quality compared to DGD, while both decoctions maintained consistent antithrombotic efficacy.
Yan Huang,Bin Li,Lei-lei Du,Yan Wu,Hong-xiang Yin,Chu Chen
To better elucidate the chemical constituents and evaluate the quality consistency of Chuanxiong dispensing granules (CDG), qualitative and quantitative analyses were performed in this study. Firstly, a high-performance liquid chromatography-diode array detector (HPLC-DAD) based fingerprint was constructed by 12 batches of CDGs from different manufacturers, in which 16 common peaks were assigned. Then, two of them were directionally isolated for structural elucidation. According to the nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and mass spectrometry (MS) spectra, 5,6-dihydrophthalic acid was identified as novel compound, and 8- O -4/8- O -4-dehydrotriferulic acid was firstly discovered in plant belonging to the genus Ligusticum . Secondly, a total of 46 components were detected in CDG using high performance liquid chromatography coupled with quadrupole-time of flight mass spectrometry (HPLC-Q-TOF-MS), and 14 of them were unambiguously identified by comparing with reference standards. Additionally, a HPLC-DAD method was firstly established to quantify 10 characteristic peaks specified in the China National Standard of CDG, and the results revealed that ferulic acid (1.71 mg/g), chlorogenic acid (1.14 mg/g), 5,6-dihydrophthalic acid (1.13 mg/g), and senkyunolide I (1.13 mg/g) are the major components in CDGs. Chemometrics analyses suggested that phenolic acids are more important than phthalides in discrimination of CDGs from different manufacturers.