FORENSIC SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL
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2015
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IF 2.14
Ying-jian Xu,Xin-xin Zhou,Xiao-fan Shi
Counterfeiting is a significant problem for most major currencies and has high social and economic costs. Chemical and physical identifiers that are unique to counterfeit currency are critical to forensic analysis. The 100-yuan Chinese note is mostly red. Here, we analyzed the red ink used in 100-yuan Chinese notes and developed a method to extract and analyze these dyes via high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and HPLC/mass spectrometry (MS). We used this approach to analyze the chemical structures of the adulterated colorants from 46 counterfeit 100-yuan notes seized from different locations. The results showed that a variety of inks were found among the seized counterfeit notes from different sources. The chromatographic data signature could be used to clearly discriminate authentic from counterfeit notes, but could also potentially be used to trace the notes to the counterfeiter. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report to use HPLC/MS to profile red dyes in Chinese currency with important implications for the forensics and law enforcement communities.
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分析化学
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法医学
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Journal of Food Measurement and Characterization
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2025
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IF 3.3
Guo Qian,Wang Weiming,Shi Zhichun,Zhao Ming,Li Jun,Wang Dan,Sun Liqiu,Qi Liying
Hemp seeds are a rich source of protein with potential health benefits, and the extraction and purification of bioactive peptides from these can make the development of novel functional food ingredients and therapeutic agents. Single-factor and response surface experiment were carried out with the yield of peptides as the main determination index to identify the optimal process conditions. The highest peptides yield, which was 66%, was achieved with the 2% enzyme addition, the temperature of 60 °C, and the duration of 4 h. Next, a component with enhanced activities, named HSP4-1, was prepared from the hydrolysate after ultrafiltration and Sephadex G-15 chromatography. HSP4-1 exhibited significant antioxidant activity, as evidenced by its scavenging effects on DPPH, hydroxyl radicals, and ABTS, with IC 50 values of 0.19, 0.14, and 0.52 mg·mL −1 , respectively. Additionally, it demonstrated α -glucosidase inhibitory activity, with an IC 50 of 0.17 mg·mL −1 . The sequences of the peptides were subsequently determined by high-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (HPLC–MS), as AGFLGVDEFR, AGLFNSR, and LAFDR, which are hypothesized to contribute to the bioactivities. The identified peptides have the potential to serve as raw materials for natural antioxidants and hypoglycemic drugs. This not only facilitates their application in the development of functional foods and pharmaceuticals but also offers valuable process parameters and theoretical support for the deep processing and high-value utilization of hemp seeds.
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食品科学
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生物化学
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FOOD CHEMISTRY
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2021
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IF 7.514
Hui Zhang,Guilin Chen,Yongli Zhang,Mei Yang,Jinming Chen,Mingquan Guo
Leaf of Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn. ( N. nucifera ) has been widely used as the main ingredient in lipid-lowering herbal teas and some prescriptions in China due to their excellent hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic effects. However, the active components responsible for these beneficial properties and their mechanisms remain unexplored. In this work, the N. nucifera leaf extracts significantly promoted the glucose consumption of HepG2 cells, and also exhibited remarkable inhibitory activities against α-glucosidase, pancreatic lipase, and COX-2. Furthermore, the top four potential active compounds ( N -nornuciferine, Nuciferine, 2-Hydroxy-1-methoxyaporphine, and Isorhamnetin 3-O-glucoside) targeting the above three enzymes were screened out by bioaffinity ultrafiltration with multiple targets coupled with HPLC-MS/MS. The enzyme inhibitory activities of candidate compounds were verified by enzyme inhibition assay and molecular docking. In addition, molecular docking revealed the binding information between the candidate molecules and enzymes. The current study provided valuable information in discovering functional active ingredients from complex medicinal plant extracts.
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药理学
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生物化学
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药物化学
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Analytical Methods
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2022
·Vol. 14
·期 25
·2531-2540
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IF 3.532
Wenjing Li,Maoyu Cao,Pengxiang Ge,Xiaoyu Fu,Jiajie Tang,Mindong Chen
Organosulfates (OSs) derived from the oxidation of biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOCs) in the presence of anthropogenic sulfate aerosols are the important tracers of secondary organic aerosols (SOAs). In order to better understand the concentration of pinene-nitrooxy organosulfates (pNOSs) in Nanjing, a sensitive high-performance liquid chromatography-electron spray ionization spectrum/mass spectrum (HPLC-ESI-MS/MS) to determine pNOSs in PM2.5 has been developed and validated in this study. Firstly, Hypersil Gold C18 (Thermo Scientific, San Jose, USA) was selected to separate pinene-derived nitrooxy organosulfates (pNOSs) based on their polarity. Three kinds of pNOSs were detected in the full scan mode (MS) with an ESI source under the negative mode. Secondly, three isomers of pNOSs with fragment ions m/z 220, 151, and 142 were identified based on the MS/MS maps. At least two pairs of transfer ions should be selected as identification and quantification ions according to the optimization results of target compounds. For example, to determine pNOSs, these transfer ions of m/z 294 → 247, m/z 294 → 231, m/z 294 → 220, m/z 294 → 142, m/z 294 → 151, m/z 294 → 96, m/z 294 → 80 were selected as quantification and identification ions. Finally, the influence of scan mode on pNOS detection was evaluated, and the results showed that pNOSs were most sensitive in the SRM (selected reaction monitor) scan mode. Therefore, the SRM scan mode was chosen to detect pNOSs. We applied this method to analyze year-round PM2.5 (PM2.5 is fine particulate matter, which refers to particulate matter in ambient air with an aerodynamic equivalent diameter of less than or equal to 2.5 microns) samples in Nanjing. The average concentration of all the three kinds of pNOSs was 69.95 ng m−3. The results showed that the average concentration of pNOSs was high in spring (92.94 ng m−3) and summer (90.57 ng m−3), and lowest in winter (30.03 ng m−3).
研究领域:
大气化学
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环境科学
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分析化学
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MOLECULES
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2021
·Vol. 26
·期 15
·4472
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IF 4.412
Rurui Li,Yuerong Ru,Zhenxing Wang,Xiahong He,Kin-Weng Kong,Tingting Zheng,Xuechun Zhang
In this study, we aimed to investigate the chemical components and biological activities ofMusella lasiocarpa, a special flower that is edible and has functional properties. The crude methanol extract and its four fractions (petroleum ether, ethyl acetate, n-butanol, and aqueous fractions) were tested for their total antioxidant capacity, followed by their α-glucosidase, acetylcholinesterase, and xanthine oxidase inhibitory activities. Among the samples, the highest total phenolic and total flavonoid contents were found in the ethyl acetate (EtOAc) fraction (224.99 mg GAE/g DE) and crude methanol extract (187.81 mg QE/g DE), respectively. The EtOAc fraction ofMusella lasiocarpaexhibited the strongest DPPH· scavenging ability, ABTS·+scavenging ability, and α-glucosidase inhibitory activity with the IC50values of 22.17, 12.10, and 125.66 μg/mL, respectively. The EtOAc fraction also showed the strongest ferric reducing antioxidant power (1513.89 mg FeSO4/g DE) and oxygen radical absorbance capacity ability (524.11 mg Trolox/g DE), which were higher than those of the control BHT. In contrast, the aqueous fraction demonstrated the highest acetylcholinesterase inhibitory activity (IC50= 10.11 μg/mL), and the best xanthine oxidase inhibitory ability (IC50= 5.23 μg/mL) was observed from the crude methanol extract as compared with allopurinol (24.85 μg/mL). The HPLC-MS/MS and GC-MS analyses further revealed an impressive arsenal of compounds, including phenolic acids, fatty acids, esters, terpenoids, and flavonoids, in the most biologically active EtOAc fraction. Taken together, this is the first report indicating the potential ofMusella lasiocarpaas an excellent natural source of antioxidants with possible therapeutic, nutraceutical, and functional food applications.Keywords:Musella lasiocarpa;antioxidant activity;α-glucosidase;xanthine oxidase;acetylcholinesterase;HPLC-MS/MS;GC-MS
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植物化学
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药理学
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营养学
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RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY
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2020
·Vol. 34
·期 10
·e8742
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IF 2.2
Jichao Liu,Guoliang Li,Di Wu,Yanxin Yu,Jian Chen,Yongning Wu
Rationale Sedatives, which are prone to cause residues in animals, have been abused in modern animal husbandry. Long-term consumption of contaminated meat products would be unfavorable to the human nervous system. Taking into account public health and food safety, it was essential to develop an effective method for the enrichment and detection of sedatives in meat. Methods Fe 3 O 4 @TbBd@ZIF-8 composites were synthesized by using Fe 3 O 4 nanoparticles as a magnetic core and 1,3,5-triformylbenzene (Tb) and benzidine (Bd) as two building blocks to form Fe 3 O 4 @TbBd. Furthermore, the zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8) was modified on the surface of the Fe 3 O 4 @TbBd. In addition, Fe 3 O 4 @TbBd@ZIF-8 was used as a magnetic solid-phase extraction (MSPE) adsorbent of typical animal sedatives in pork samples. Mass spectrometry analysis was conducted by electrospray ionization triple-quadrupole mass spectrometry in positive-ion multiple reaction monitoring mode. Results By combining the optimized MSPE approach with high-performance liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC/MS/MS), an accurate and sensitive method for the determination of sedatives was developed. The method exhibited good linearity in the range of 0.03–70 μg/kg with the correlation coefficient (R 2 ) ranging from 0.9982 to 0.9999, high sensitivity with limits of detection (LODs) ranging from 0.04 to 0.2 μg/kg, and high precision with relative standard deviation (RSD) less than 5.5%. The adsorption behaviors of Fe 3 O 4 @TbBd@ZIF-8 towards sedatives were more suitably described by a pseudo-second-order kinetic and Freundlich isotherm model. Conclusions The proposed MSPE-HPLC/MS/MS method was successfully applied to the determination of sedatives in real samples and showed excellent applicability. Several sedatives were detected in the selected meat samples. The developed method was shown to be facile, sensitive and accurate for sedative detection and also showed great prospects for determination of sedatives from other complex samples.
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分析化学
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食品安全
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材料科学
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FOOD CHEMISTRY
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2024
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IF 8.5
Cheng Xin,Jingming Zhou,Yumei Chen,Yankai Liu,Hongliang Liu,Chao Liang,Xifang Zhu,Ying Zhang,Zhuting Chen,Xueyuan Tang,Bingxue Zhang,Mengjun Lu,Jiaojiao Wei,Hua Xue,Yanhua Qi,Gaiping Zhang,Aiping Wang
Florfenicol (F), an antimicrobial agent exclusive to veterinary use within the chloramphenicol class, is extensively applied as a broad-spectrum remedy for animal diseases. Despite its efficacy, concerns arise over potential deleterious residues in animal-derived edibles, posing threats to human health. This study pioneers an innovative approach, introducing a quantum dot fluorescence-based immunoassay (FLISA) for the meticulous detection of F residues in animal-derived foods and feeds. This method demonstrates heightened sensitivity, with a detection limit of 0.3 ng/mL and a quantitative detection range of 0.6–30.4 ng/mL. Method validation, applied to diverse food sources, yields recoveries from 90.4 % to 109.7 %, featuring RSDs within 1.3 % to 8.7 %, the results showed high consistency with the national standard HPLC-MS/MS detection method. These findings underscore the method's accuracy and precision, positioning it as a promising tool for swift and reliable F residue detection, with substantial implications for fortifying food safety monitoring.
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兽医学
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食品安全
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分析化学
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生物技术
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Scientific Reports
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2025
·Vol. 15
·期 1
·1-8
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IF 3.9
Wang Yueyuan,Diao Zhipeng,Qu Yuchen,Fan Kai,Feng Chen,Lv Bo,Yu Yunli,Geng Zhou
Omadacycline, a third-generation tetracycline antibiotic, exhibits time-dependent pharmacokinetics. The ratio of the 24-hour area under the concentration-time curve to minimum inhibitory concentration (AUC 0−24 /MIC) serves as the primary pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) index for omadacycline, demonstrating strong correlation with therapeutic efficacy, particularly in critically ill patient populations. To facilitate routine therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) in clinical practice, a high-performance liquid chromatography - tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS) method was developed for quantification of omadacycline in human plasma. An Agilent 1260 series liquid chromatograph and an API 4000 triple tandem quadrupole mass spectrometer were used for the determination of omadacycline and endocannabinoids. The separation was performed on a Phenomenex KINETEX XB-C18 column (2.6 μm, 3 × 50 mm) with 0.1% formic acid-water and pure acetonitrile as the mobile phases. The LC-MS/MS separation was carried out using a gradient elution procedure at a flow rate of 0.4 mL/ min, and the total run time was 5 min. An electrospray ionization (ESI) was selected, and the detection ions of omadacycline and the internal standard (fexofenadine-d6) were determined by mass spectrometry scanning with multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) in positive ion mode as follows: m/z 557.4→453.4 and m/z 508.4→472.8, respectively. The established linear range (20-2000 ng/mL) effectively covers the plasma concentration range encountered in > 98% of clinical samples, making it suitable for routine therapeutic drug monitoring. The method demonstrated acceptable selectivity, recovery, and matrix effect. The results of intra-day precision and inter-day precision show that the relative standard deviation (RSD) is less than 10%, while the relative error (RE) is within ± 10.00%. In this study, we developed and validated a simple, sensitive and accurate method to quantify the concentration of omadacycline in human plasma using LC-MS/MS. This offers essential technical support for the rational clinical application of omadacycline.
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药理学
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分析化学
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临床药理学
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质谱分析
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治疗药物监测
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FOOD CHEMISTRY
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2024
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IF 8.5
Yingxin Liu,Fangliang Li,Tao Fei,Xue Lin,Lu Wang,Zhonghua Liu
Aquilaria sinensis leaves have long been consumed as a popular replacement tea for lowering postprandial blood glucose levels, but their specific functional components remain unclear. In this study, Aquilaria sinensis leaf-tea 70 % ethanol extract (ALTE) exhibited excellent anti-α-glucosidase activity (IC 50 = 6.93 ± 1.91 μg/mL) and promoted glucose consumption ability in 3 T3-L1 preadipocyte cells. Subsequently phenolic compositions of ALTE were identified for the first time. After that, five potential α -glucosidase inhibitors (α-GIs) including cynaroside-3,5-diglucose, malvidin 3-glucose, epicatechin, epigallocatechin gallate, and dihydromyricetin in ALTE were screened using a targeted bio-affinity ultrafiltration-HPLC/MS method. Moreover, these five α -GIs all showed good anti-α-glucosidase effects and glucose consumption-promoting ability. Furthermore, the binding properties and inhibition mechanisms of five α-GIs to α-glucosidase were further analyzed via enzyme inhibition kinetics, molecular docking, and molecular dynamics simulation. This study confirms that Aquilaria sinensis leaf-tea is effective in preventing post-hyperglycemia in vitro models, suggesting potential for future research in human trials.
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植物化学
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药理学
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代谢组学
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Foods
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2023
·Vol. 12
·期 24
·4476
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IF 5.2
Yujiao Zhang,Haoran Song,Zhengqi Liu,Chunqing Ai,Chunhong Yan,Xiuping Dong,Shuang Song
Due to its significant physiological effects, a sulfated polysaccharide has been considered an important nutrient of sea cucumber, but its metabolism in vivo is still unclear. The present study investigated the metabolism of a sea cucumber sulfated polysaccharide (SCSP) in rats and its influence on the metabolite profiles. The quantification by HPLC-MS/MS revealed that the blood level of SCSP achieved a maximum of 54.0 ± 4.8 μg/mL at 2 h after gavage, almost no SCSP was excreted through urine, and 55.4 ± 29.8% of SCSP was eliminated through feces within 24 h. These results prove the utilization of SCSP by gut microbiota, and a further microbiota sequencing analysis indicated that the SCSP utilization in the gut was positively correlated with Muribaculaceae and Clostridia_UCG-014. In addition, the non-targeted metabolomic analysis demonstrated the significant effects of SCSP administration on the metabolite profiles of blood, urine, and feces. It is worth noting that the SCSP supplement decreased palmitic acid, stearic acid, and oleic acid in blood and urine while increasing stearic acid, linoleic acid, and γ-linolenic acid in feces, suggesting the inhibition of fat absorption and the enhancement of fat excretion by SCSP, respectively. The present study shed light on the metabolism in vivo and the influence on the fat metabolism of SCSP.Keywords:marine polysaccharides;intestinal flora;nontargeted metabolomics
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海洋生物学
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营养学
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微生物学
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代谢组学
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GLYCOCONJUGATE JOURNAL
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2017
·Vol. 34
·期 5
·625-632
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IF 2.186
Song Shuang,Yu Qi,Zhang Bao,Ai Chunqing,Sun Yujiao,Fu Yinghuan,Zhao Meiyu,Wen Chengrong
Fish intestines and livers are usually considered as delicious and nutritious food in China. Acidic polysaccharides are important nutrients in these food of animal origin, but there is currently little information regarding their quantitative distributions. The present study demonstrated a method to quantify acidic polysaccharides simultaneously by analyzing their disaccharides produced from the acid hydrolysis using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) coupled with triple quadrupole mass spectrometry. The recoveries for these acidic polysaccharides were all 97%–115% with relative standard deviation of 3.0%–9.0%. All of the acidic polysaccharides had good linearities. Then this method was applied to determine the composition of acidic polysaccharides in 5 edible fish livers and intestines. Besides well-known glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) including hyaluronic acid (HA), Chondroitin sulfate (CS), dermatan sulfate (DS) and heparin (HP), 4 novel acidic polysaccharides including 2 GAGs and 2 non-GAGs comprised of hexose-hexuronic acid repeating units were also found. CS and HP were the major acidic polysaccharides components in fish intestines and livers, respectively. The absolute amounts of acidic polysaccharides differed greatly in these fish tissues, but their proportions showed similarity in the same type of tissues. The present study demonstrated an effective method for acidic polysaccharides quantification, and revealed acidic polysaccharides compositions of edible fish livers and intestines.
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食品科学
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分析化学
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Foods
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2024
·Vol. 13
·期 17
·2652
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IF 4.7
Na Li,Xiao Wu,Qin Yin,Zeng Dong,Lele Zheng,Yihui Qian,Yulu Sun,Ziping Chen,Kefeng Zhai
The extraction of total flavonoids fromHylotelephium spectabile(Boreau) H. Ohba (H. spectabile) leaves was studied through the use of a double enzyme-assisted ultrasonic method, and the extraction process was optimized using the Box–Behnken design. Eight different macroporous resins were screened for purification in single-factorial experiments, and the flavonoid compounds in the extract ofH. spectabileleaves were identified using HPLC-MS. Through the evaluation of the total reducing capacity and capacity for reducing 1,1-diphenyl-2-trinitrophenylhydrazine (DPPH), hydroxyl radicals (·OH), and 2,2’-biazobis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) diammonium salt (ABTS), the in vitro antioxidant activities of the crude extracts of the total flavonoids and purified total flavonoids ofH. spectabileleaves were investigated. The results showed that the most efficient conditions for flavonoid extraction were an ultrasonic extraction time of 60 min, an ethanol concentration of 35%, a liquid-to-material ratio of 20:1 mL/g, and an amount of enzyme (cellulose/pectinase = 1:1) of 1.5%, formingH. spectabilepowder. Under these conditions, the total flavonoid extraction rate in theH. spectabileleaf extract was 4.22%. AB-8 resin showed superior performance in terms of purification, and the optimal adsorption and desorption times were 1.5 h and 3 h, respectively. The recommended parameters for purification included a liquid volume of 5.5 BV, a flow rate of 1.2 BV/min, a pH of 5, and a concentration of 0.8 mg/mL. The observed order for reducing capacity was ascorbic acid (VC) > rutin > purified total flavonoids > crude extract of total flavonoids. The purified total flavonoid extract fromH. spectabileshowed a good scavenging ability against DPPH, ·OH, and ABTS·+, suggesting strong antioxidant activity. Therefore, this study can serve as technical support and reference data for the further development and utilization ofH. spectabileresources.
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植物化学
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分析化学
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生药学
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生物技术
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