TALANTA
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2020
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IF 5.339
Yan-Li Zhu,Yan-Mei Lian,Ji-Kai Wang,Zeng-Ping Chen,Ru-Qin Yu
A facile MALDI-TOF mass spectrometric platform for quantitative analysis of protein biomarkers was developed based on magnetic ZnFe 2 O 4 nanoparticles and mass tagging signal amplification. In this platform, magnetic ZnFe 2 O 4 nanoparticles functionalized with an aptamer of the biomarker of interest was used to magnetically separate silica nanoparticles modified with another aptamer of the target biomarker and a barcoding peptide from solution phase in the presence of the biomarker of interest. After the silica nanoparticles were dissolved by KHF 2 , the released barcoding peptide was detected by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry with magnetic ZnFe 2 O 4 nanoparticles used as assisting matrix of laser desorption ionization. Since the mass spectral intensity of the barcoding peptide is directly related to the concentration of the target biomarker, the proposed platform can be applied to the quantification of the target biomarker in complex biological samples. The effectiveness of the proposed platform was tested on the detection of carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) in serum. Experimental results revealed that the proposed platform could achieve quite reliable quantitative results for CEA in human serum samples with accuracy comparable to a commercial CEA ELISA Kit. Its limit of detection and limit of quantification for CEA were estimated to be 0.6 × 10 −3 and 1.8 × 10 −3 ng/mL, respectively, considerably lower than the corresponding values reported in literature. Due to its features of simplicity in design, extremely low background signal, high sensitivity and selectivity , the proposed method can be further developed to be a competitive alternative for the quantification of CEA and other protein biomarkers as well.
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分析化学
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生物化学
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生物医学工程
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临床化学
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JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY B-ANALYTICAL TECHNOLOGIES IN THE BIOMEDICAL AND LIFE SCIENCES
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2023
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IF 3
Jing Zhang,Wenyuan Li,Luming Xie,Changfeng Zhong,Changmei Wang,Lin Chen,Yifan Feng,Xia Wu
To provide the basis for further development and research of drugs, non-clinical pharmacokinetics studies were conducted on HM475, which is composed of natural active molecules honokiol and metformin through cyclization. In this paper, HM475 was studied from six aspects by gavage and intraperitoneal injection: 1) Acute toxicity of HM475 in rats, 2) Pharmacokinetic characteristics of HM475 in rats, 3) Distribution characteristics of HM475 in heart, liver, spleen, lung, and kidney, small intestine, fat and brain of rats, 4) Main metabolic pathways of HM475 in rats, 5) Excretion of HM475 in rats, 6) Determination of protein binding rate of HM475 in bovine plasma, rabbit plasma, and rat plasma. Acute toxicity of HM475 on SD rats was evaluated by maximum dose method. The metabolic analysis method of HM475 in rats was first established by UPLC-Q-TOF-MS/MS technology, and the pharmacokinetic characteristics of oral administration and intraperitoneal injection were studied. Experimental results showed that HM475 had no obvious acute toxicity. The absolute oral bioavailability of HM475 was 38.45 %, and the drug concentration in plasma was higher than that in tissues. Combined with the process characteristics of HM475 in vivo , it is inferred that HM475 has enterohepatic circulation. In this study, non-clinical pharmacokinetics were systematically studied to provide data support for the clinical pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of HM475, to more accurately predict the pharmacokinetic behavior of HM475 in human body and provide scientific data for the compound to enter clinical research.
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药理学
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毒理学
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分析化学
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药物开发
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FITOTERAPIA
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2022
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IF 3.204
Jili Zou,Siran Wu,Bi Sheng,Jing An,Junhua Meng,Wang Xiong,Jiahan Tao,Wang Han,Lin Zhao,Hanlin Xu,Yonggang Chen
Objective: To investigate changes in the chemical composition of malts under different germination cycles and prepared with different processing methods, thus providing a reference for the clinical application of malt in disease treatment. Methods: Nine malt samples were analyzed by ultra-performance liquid chromatography coupled to quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UPLC-Q-TOF-MS/MS), and the MS fragmentation pathway of 4 compounds (including hordenine , gramine , N -methyltyramine and catechin) were also analyzed. Results: By database comparison and literature search, we detected 31 compounds in raw barley and 33 compounds in both raw malt and roasted malt. Nonetheless, the most of these 33 compounds were detected higher contents in raw malt than in roasted malt. Besides, we detected 15 compounds in brown malt. At Day1 of germination, 31 compounds were detected in malt, without two alkaloids (representative: hordenine). At Day2–5, 33 compounds were detected, with different contents as shown by the peak area comparison; hordenine had a gradually increasing abundance; and nearly one third of the chemical components in barley increased gradually, one third decreased gradually, and one third tended to be stable. Conclusion: Malts under different germination cycles and prepared with different processing methods have varying active ingredients, and especially brown malt exhibits a serious loss of compounds. The tight association between the chemical composition and clinical application of malt offers a basis to the clinically scientific and reasonable selection of Chinese medicinal materials for treatment purposes.
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药理学
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分析化学
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食品科学
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中药学
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World Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine
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2018
·Vol. 4
·期 1
·21
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IF 0
Chen Sha,Ma Hong-Yu,Deng Zhe,Zhang Jun,Cheng Jin-Tang,Chen Chang,Liu An
Objective: Anthraquinone (AQ), a major bioactive component of the traditional Chinese medicine HeShouWu, has widespread applications in industry and medicine. The objective of the current study is to explore the differences in the bioavailability of anthraquinones in vivo and the metabolism in liver microsomes. Materials and Methods: In vivo , we used a reliable UPLC-ESI-QqQ-MS/MS method to measure seven AQ compounds in the jugular vein plasma of rats following oral administration of HeShouWu. Furthermore, in order to quantify the bioavailability of AQs in vivo and to further understand the metabolism of these compounds, we compared the in vitro metabolism of AQ in different species with respect to metabolic profiles, the enzymes involved, and catalytic efficiency using liver microsomes from human (HLM), mouse (MLM), rat (RLM), and beagle dog (DLM). Results: We identified two metabolic pathways, including the hydroxylation and glucuronidation of AQ, in the liver microsomes of humans and other species using UPLC-ESI-Q-TOF. We found that substitutions on the AQ ring were crucial to the activity and regioselectivity of its hydroxylation. In general, hydroxylation activity decreased greatly with β-COOH (rhein) and enhanced dramatically with β-OH (emodin). We also found that glucuronidation of the compound emodin-8-O-β-D-glucoside acts as the main isoform in AQ hydroxylation in HLM and DLM. Total microsomal intrinsic clearance values for AQ were greatest in mouse microsomes, followed by those in dog, human, and rat microsomes. Conclusion: The absorption of different anthrquinone compounds varied based on the compound structure, the metabolism types and products of anthraquinones in liver microsomes were different in different species. These findings provide vital information for a deeper unuunderstanding of the metabolism of AQs.
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药物代谢
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中药药理学
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分子药理学
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生物分析化学
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转化医学
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Food Chemistry-X
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2024
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IF 6.5
Lichengcheng Ren,Qi Dong,Zhenhua Liu,Yue Wang,Nixia Tan,Honglun Wang,Na Hu
This study aimed to optimize subcritical water extraction process, characterize chemical composition and investigate the biological activities of Nitraria sibirica Pall. (NSP) anthocyanin. Overall, the optimization was achieved under following conditions: extraction temperature 140 °C, extraction time 45 min and flow rate 7 mL/min with the extraction yield of 1.075 mg/g. 3 cyanidin, 3 petunidin, 1 delphinidin and 1 pelargonidin compounds were identified in the anthocyanic extract from NSP via UPLC–Triple–TOF–MS/MS. NSP anthocyanin exhibited better DPPH free-radical scavenging activity than ascorbic acid. It displayed superior α-glucosidase inhibition activity, which was ∼14 times higher than that of acarbose. Moreover, enzyme kinetics results indicated that NSP anthocyanin behaved as a reversible, mixed-type inhibitor. Molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulation results revealed that NSP anthocyanin interacted with α-glucosidase mainly via van der Waals forces, hydrogen bond and possessed fairly stable configuration. Therefore, NSP anthocyanin is a promising α-glucosidase inhibitor for diabetes mellitus.
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化学
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药理学
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食品科学
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分析化学
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生物化学
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APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
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2022
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IF 7.392
Shuiping Tang,Xiaohuan Qin,Yuanxia Lv,Kun Hu,Shulin Zhao
In this work, according to the structure of three perfluoroalkyl sulfonates (PFASs) (perfluorobutylenesulfonic acid (PFBS), perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS), and perfluorooctylsulfonic acid (PFOS)) and the property of a medium, we synthesized good-compatibility and stable cationic covalent-organic frameworks (C-COFs). They were used as adsorbents to absorb and detect analytes with matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS). The structures of the C-COFs were characterized. Enrichment parameters, including adsorbent amount, enrichment time, pH, and type and volume of dispersion solution, were optimized to achieve the best enrichment efficiency. After the enrichment, the loaded C-COFs were directly analyzed by MALDI-TOF MS. The results indicated that the C-COFs had a high surface area (1105 m 2 /g) and microporous structure (1.1 nm); they are rapid and highly efficient for tested PFASs adsorption. The equilibrium adsorption capacity of the C-COFs for PFBS was 334.46 mg g −1 . Further, the detection limit for PFBS, PFHxS, and PFOS was 0.001, 0.01, and 0.3 ng mL −1 , respectively. Moreover, adsorption and ionization mechanism was discussed. Owing to high selectivity and sensitivity, high adsorption performance, good reproducibility, and satisfactory recoveries, the method was successfully applied to detect PFASs in a real sample.
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环境科学
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分析化学
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JOURNAL OF FOOD COMPOSITION AND ANALYSIS
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2021
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IF 4.556
Ruixuan Zhao,Hui Zou,Renjie Zhao,Ningyang Li,Zhenjia Zheng,Xuguang Qiao
The formation of pigment precursors was investigated systematically using green models containing arginine, lysine, alanine, glycine, serine, tyrosine, glutamic acid, and aspartic acid, respectively. Pigment precursor and blue pigments during garlic greening were investigated using ultra-performance liquid chromatography and tandem high-resolution mass spectrometry with a quadrupole time-of-flight analyser (UPLC–ESI-Q-TOF-MS). The intermediate products during the formation of a pigment precursor with a 3-oxopropenyl side chain were tentatively identified. N -substituted 3,4-dimethylpyrrole pigment precursors were found to react with 2-propenesulfenic acid first, and the propenesulfenic acid side-chain decomposed to a 3-oxopropenyl side chain, which provided a hypothesis of the formation pathway. Density functional theory calculations combined with the experimental results led to the conclusion that the primary amino group located on the α-carbon reacted with 3,4-dimethylbutanedithial S -oxide to form pigment precursors. In contrast, the amino group in the amino acid R group did not participate in pigment precursors formation. The R -groups of amino acids containing hydroxyls or carboxyl groups have influential roles in the stability of N -substituted 3,4-dimethylpyrrole pigment precursors. In contrast to a previous report, larger R-groups made a more outstanding contribution to the production of blue pigments.
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食品科学
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化学
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光谱学
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生物化学
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JOURNAL OF THE CHINESE CHEMICAL SOCIETY
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2021
·Vol. 68
·期 10
·1965-1971
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IF 1.967
Yanan Zhao,Ying-ai Piao,Long-yue Meng,Biao Jin
Biomass-derived carbon dots were synthesized by a hydrothermal method using the flavonoid luteolin, 3′,4′,5,7-tetrahydroxyflavone, as a carbon source. The reaction conditions were optimized with regard to reaction temperature, reaction time, and amount of luteolin. N-doped luteolin-based carbon dots (N-CDs) were obtained through the addition of ethylenediamine and used as MALDI-TOF matrix for the analysis of amino acids and other low molecular-weight molecules. Compared with N-free CDs, the matrix application of N-CDs displayed less background interferences, high sensitivity, superior efficiency, and good repeatability. Pyridinic N atoms were identified as the major component of the nitrogen dopants in N-CDs. The lone electron pair of this N species, which is located in an sp 2 -orbital perpendicular to the aromatic system, and the π-conjugated structure contributed to an enhanced desorption/ionization efficiency. Furthermore, the qualitative detection of amino acids in serum samples was accomplished by MALDI-TOF MS using the N-CD matrix. This new type of MALDI-TOF matrix demonstrated its potential in the analysis of small molecules present in chemical, environmental, or biological samples.
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分析化学
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材料科学
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生物化学
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PLANTA MEDICA
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2022
·Vol. 88
·期 14
·1369-1383
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IF 3.007
Song Mengmeng,Xu Zhuicheng,Han Sixuan,Sheng Xianjie,Chen Yan,Li Xinru,Su Yan,Li Qin,Shan Chenxiao,Xie Tong,Kang An
Agrimonia pilosa is a perennial herbaceous flowering plant, commonly known as agrimony or hairy agrimony. The dried aerial parts of this species have been widely used for the treatment of acute diarrhea, hemostasis, and other inflammation-related diseases. However, information on the in vivo metabolism of A. pilosa constituents is limited. In this study, the phytochemical profile of A. pilosa was investigated using HPLC-Q-TOF-MS/MS combined with a nontargeted diagnostic ion network analysis strategy. An information-dependent acquisition method with multiple filters was utilized to screen possible prototypes and metabolites in complex biological matrices. Furthermore, various data-processing techniques were applied to analyze possible prototypes and their metabolites in rat plasma, feces, and urine following oral administration of A. pilosa extract. A total of 62 compounds, which belonged to five main structural classes (21 phenols, 22 flavonoids, 6 coumarins, 3 triterpenes, and 10 organic acids), were tentatively identified in A. pilosa. In addition, using our proposed stepwise method, 32 prototypes and 69 metabolites were detected in rat plasma, feces, and urine. The main metabolic pathways after the oral administration of A. pilosa extract were revealed to include methylation, dihydroxylation, demethylation, hydrolysis, sulfation, and glucuronidation. This comprehensive in vivo and in vitro identification of the possible active components in A. pilosa could provide a basis for understanding its various pharmacological activities.
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药理学
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分析化学
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代谢组学
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FOOD RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL
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2024
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IF 7
Haojie Sha,Yanrong Ma,Jiaxing Li,Junying Zhao,Yunbi Xu,Dingding Su
Rice has a long history as a staple food consumed by half of the world’s population. Compared with white rice (WR), colored rice (CR) has more nutritional value because it contains rich active ingredients. In this study, the potential mechanism of CR (red rice (RR), green rice (GR), black rice (BR), and purple rice (PR)) for immunomodulation was explored by UPLC-Q-TOF, network pharmacology, and cell experiment. kuromanin, kaempferol-3-O-arabinoside, keracyanin, guajavarin, and hispidulin in CR were the critical components for improving immunity. These ingredients are mainly found in BR. Cell experiments supported that kuromanin plays a role in maintaining immune homeostasis. In the normal environment, it promotes cell proliferation and improves DNA repair; In an inflammatory environment, it binds to AKT1 and reduces the release of inflammatory factors through the MAPK and NFKB signaling pathways. The study provides a guideline for humans to utilize the precise nutrition of CR.
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食品科学
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药理学
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免疫学
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生物化学
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FOOD CONTROL
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2024
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IF 5.6
Yuean Chu,Mingyue Yu,Yunxing Li,Suoxian Yang,Hongyan Bi
Tracement of the origin of seafoods and aquatic products is an important issue for avoiding the falsification of production regions of aquatic products. Herein, by analyzing black tiger shrimp ( Penaeus monodon ) as a model of aquatic products, we demonstrated a method to trace the origin of aquatic products by analyzing the gut microbiome of black tiger shrimp ( Penaeus monodon ) collected from three commercial farms in China, via matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) analysis. Multivariate analysis was executed on the obtained mass spectrometric datasets of bacteria extracted and collected from shrimp samples with different production regions. The gut microorganisms of black tiger shrimps can be identified by scoring the gut microbiota of black tiger shrimps collected from three producing areas. The black tiger shrimp from three production regions were found with distinguished characteristics of bacterial prevalence in their digestive gland microbiota. The dominant bacteria genus in digestive gland microbiota from black tiger shrimp samples from the three production regions are completely different. Single-blind shrimp samples with unknown production region was successfully screened by comparing the detected MS data in different ways. This strategy can trace the production region of the analyzed shrimp samples in a quick and efficient mode. The application of the present protocol was further demonstrated by analyzing the biometric species from gill tissue of Chinese mitten crab ( Eriocheir sinensis ) samples collected from crab-producing areas in Jiangsu Province (China), that is, Taihu Lake, Gaoyou Lake, and Hongze Lake for tracing their production area. It is expected to extend the presently developed method to provide clues for the origin traceability of other aquatic products.
研究领域:
水产养殖
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食品科学
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微生物学
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质谱分析
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Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia-Brazilian Journal of Pharmacognosy
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2017
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IF 1.059
Juan Wu,Xiao’ai Fang,Yan Yuan,Yanfen Dong,Yanling Liang,Qingchun Xie,Junfeng Ban,Yanzhong Chen,Zhufen Lv
Canarium pimela K.D. Koenig, Burseraceae, have a long history of use in the Chinese traditional medicine treatment of various ailments including hypertension, and our research team has reported the anti-hypertensive activity and delineated the mechanism involved in the action. The following research aims to evaluate the vasorelaxant and antioxidant activities of ethanol extract from C. pimela leaves and to analyze its chemical composition by ultra-performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UPLC/Q-TOF-MS) that may correlate with their pharmacological activities. The results showed that pre-incubation of aortic rings with the extract (0.3, 1, 3, 10, 30 and 100 mg/l) significantly inhibited the contractile response of the rings to norepinephrine-induced contraction ( p < 0.01or p < 0.05). Crude ethanol extract and refined ethanol extract showed a highest inhibitory effect against 2,2dipheyl-2-picrylhydrazyl hydrate scavenging activity (IC 50 of crude ethanol extract = 15.42 ± 0.14 μg/ml and IC 50 of refined ethanol extract = 5.72 ± 0.31 μg/ml) and 2,2′-azinobis (3-ethyl-benzothiazoline-6-sulphonic acid ammonium salt) (ABTS (IC 50 of crude ethanol extract = 3.24 ± 0.18 μg/ml and IC 50 of refined ethanol extract = 1.88 ± 0.07 μg/ml) scavenging activity, which was considerably higher than that reported for butylated hydroxytoluene and lower of that measured for ascorbic acid. Moreover, its chemical composition was analyzed by UPLC/Q-TOF-MS. Sixteen compounds including nine flavonoids, four tannins, two phenolic acids and one dianthrone were identified for the first time as constituents of this species. And of this, six major phenolic components were simultaneous quantitative analysis by HPLC-UV, chlorogenic acid is the major compounds in C. pimela leaves. These results indicate that the phenolic-rich extract of C. pimela leaves is a promising natural pharmaceutical for combating hypertension and oxidative stress.
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分析化学
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传统中药
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