Combination of HPLC chromatogram and hypoglycemic effect identifies isoflavones as the principal active fraction of Belamcanda chinensis leaf extract in diabetes treatment

In previous study, we demonstrated the hypoglycemic effect of aqueous extract of Belamcanda chinensis leaves in rats. Here, we separated the aqueous extract of B. chinensis leaves and investigated the spectrum-effect relationships between HPLC chromatograms and hypoglycemic activities of different isolates from B. chinensis leaf extract. Sequential solvent extraction with petroleum ether, chloroform, acetic ester and n-butanol provided several isolates showing similar hypoglycemic activities, making it difficult to discriminate the active fractions. Stepwise elution through HP20 macroporous resin by water, 40% and 95% ethanol provided isolates with distinct hypoglycemic activities, representing a simple, rapid and efficient preparative separation method. Combination of HPLC chromatogram and pharmacological effect targeted a hypoglycemic activity-related region in HPLC chromatogram. Each peak in this region was analyzed by UV spectrum scan. Most of them were flavonoids in which tectoridin and swertisin were known flavonoids with anti-diabetic activities. In together, this work provides a general model of combination of HPLC chromatography and pharmacological effect to study the spectrum-effect relationships of aqueous extract from B. chinensis leaves, which can be used to find principle components of B. chinensis on pharmacological activity.     

HPLC fingerprints combined with principal component analysis,hierarchical cluster analysis and linear discriminant analysis for the classification and differentiation of Peganum sp. indigenous to China

Introduction – Seeds of wild Peganum harmala Linn., P. multisectum (Maxim) Bobr., P. nigellastrum Bunge and a probable indeterminate species, herein referred to as P. variety, are commonly used in Chinese medicine. These seeds cannot be differentiated based on morphology. Objective – Seeds of P. harmala Linn., P. multisectum (Maxim) Bobr., P. nigellastrum Bunge and P. variety were collected in different provinces in China and their HPLC profiles were recorded for statistical analysis and pattern recognition. Methodology – HPLC chromatograms of seed extracts were recorded under the same conditions. Individual HPLC chromatograms for each species were evaluated against the mean chromatogram for the same species generated using a similarity evaluation computer program. Data from chromatographic fingerprints were also processed using principal component analysis (PCA), hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA) and linear discriminant analysis (LDA). Results – The Peganum sp. seed extracts had similar HPLC fingerprints but with some inter‐specific differences. The chromatographic fingerprints combined with PCA, HCA and LDA could distinguish the seeds of the different species of Peganum investigated. Conclusion – HPLC fingerprints can be used to authenticate and differentiate the seeds of three different species of genus Peganum indigenous to China. The results indicated that the unidentified P. variety might indeed be a new species or variety. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

萆薢类药材的HPLC指纹图谱研究

应用HPLC方法测定了薯蓣属根状茎组10种1亚种1变种植物23个样本,建立了萆薢类药材总皂苷元粗提物的HPLC指纹图谱.色谱柱为Zorbax Eclipse XDB-C_(18)柱(4.6×250 mm,5 μm),流动相为乙腈-水,柱温30℃,检测波长为203 nm.结果表明,用上述条件所建立的指纹图谱共标示出7个共有峰,且可较全面地反映萆薢类药材的皂苷元类成分,为萆薢类药材薯蓣属根状茎组植物鉴别及质量控制提供一种方法.     

Molecular monitoring of fungal communities in air samples by denaturing high‐performance liquid chromatography (D‐HPLC)

Aims: To describe a new molecular technique for the assessment of fungal diversity in the air. Methods and Results: Air samples were collected every week in a henhouse in France during a 15‐week period. After air sampling, the collecting membrane was diluted, and the liquid was used for subsequent cultivation and molecular analysis: PCR‐temperature temporal gradient electrophoresis (TTGE), which has already been used for the identification of fungal species in air samples and PCR‐denaturing high‐performance liquid chromatography (D‐HPLC), a new technique for the analysis of complex microbial populations. D‐HPLC profiles were reproducible from run‐to‐run, and several fungal organisms could be identified at the species level by sequencing. Conclusions: PCR‐D‐HPLC enabled the identification of fungal species (both Ascomycota and Basidiomycota) that may be encountered in air. The new technique allowed the detection of more fungal species than did the PCR‐TTGE technique. However, some fungal species were detected only by PCR‐TTGE, suggesting that PCR‐D‐HPLC and PCR‐TTGE are complementary. Significance and Impact of the Study: PCR‐D‐HPLC represents a considerable saving in time over currently available procedures for detection and identification of fungal organisms in air. However, the fungal diversity detected by PCR‐D‐HPLC or by PCR‐TTGE was lower than that revealed by culture.     

尿囊素在肉苁蓉属植物分类中的应用

以尿囊素作为鉴别试剂,对肉苁蓉属中的管花肉苁蓉与同属的其它品种植物进行鉴别.采用HPLC法,在以下色谱条件下(Hypersil ODS-2色谱柱4.6 mm×250 mm,5 μm,流动相为乙腈-7.5%二氧六环水溶液1:99,流速0.5 mL/min,柱温25℃,检测波长224 nm)绘制肉苁蓉属植物不同品种的色谱图.在盐生肉苁蓉或荒漠肉苁蓉的HPLC色谱图中,与对照品尿囊素色谱峰相应的位置处,显示保留时间相同的色谱峰,而在管花肉苁蓉供试品的HPLC色谱图中,无尿囊素色谱峰,提示不含尿囊素的肉苁蓉为管花肉苁蓉.该鉴别方法简便、灵敏,能快速、准确地将管花肉苁蓉与同属其它品种植物鉴别开来.     

HPLC指纹图谱技术在灵芝组织分离试验中的应用

利用HPLC指纹图谱技术研究从同一灵芝子实体不同部位组织分离获得的菌株三萜化合物的差异。用常规组织分离方法获得不同菌株,在A、B、C、D四种培养基上进行出菇试验,运用HPLC指纹图谱技术获得各子实体三萜提取物HPLC指纹图谱,计算图谱间的相似度,分析三萜指纹的差异。结果表明,从子实体不同部位分离获得的四个菌株在同一培养基相同条件下培养获得的灵芝子实体的三萜指纹图谱相似度均大于0.99;同一部位分离获得的菌株在不同培养基相同培养条件下获得的子实体,其粗三萜HPLC图谱相似度均大于0.96;不同的组织分离部位和不同的培养基对灵芝菌株三萜指纹图谱的影响均不显著。18号菌株在C培养基上培养获得的子实体三萜含量最高,上层菌肉为最优组织分离部位,C培养基为最优培养基。灵芝的三萜组成不受生长环境的影响,而生长环境会对其三萜化合物含量产生一定的影响。本文首次应用HPLC指纹图谱方法对灵芝组织分离获得的菌株的差异性进行了研究。     

HPLC separation of anti-estrogen and estrogen receptor binding components of mouse plasma

Proestrous mouse plasma and urine were subjected to diethyl ether extraction, enzyme hydrolysis and HPLC separation of estrogen components. Radioimmunoassay of the treated proestrous samples with a broad spectrum anti-estrogen serum failed to detect estradiol-17 beta, estrone or estriol. HPLC chromatograms contained two peaks of immunoreactive and estrogen receptor binding material with polarities between those of estriol and estradiol-17 beta. Similar peaks were detected in HPLC chromatograms of urinary extracts from ovariectomized and ovariectomized-adrenalectomized mice. The least polar of the two peaks produced a mass spectrum identical to that of authentic equol [7-hydroxy-3-(4'-hydroxyphenyl)chroman], a phytoestrogen metabolite. The presence of significant quantities of circulating equol in all strains studied, combined with apparently low plasma levels of endogenous classical estrogens during proestrus, confound attempts to study estrogen secretion in the mouse.     

HPLC指纹图谱技术在灵芝组织分离试验中的应用

利用 HPLC 指纹图谱技术研究从同一灵芝子实体不同部位组织分离获得的菌株三萜化合物的差异。用常规组织分离方法获得不同菌株,在 A、B、C、D 四种培养基上进行出菇试验,运用HPLC指纹图谱技术获得各子实体三萜提取物 HPLC 指纹图谱,计算图谱间的相似度,分析三萜指纹的差异。结果表明,从子实体不同部位分离获得的四个菌株在同一培养基相同条件下培养获得的灵芝子实体的三萜指纹图谱相似度均大于0.99;同一部位分离获得的菌株在不同培养基相同培养条件下获得的子实体,其粗三萜 HPLC 图谱相似度均大于0.96;不     

Automated approach for quantitative analysis of complex peptide mixtures from tandem mass spectra

To take advantage of the potential quantitative benefits offered by tandem mass spectrometry, we have modified the method in which tandem mass spectrum data are acquired in 'shotgun' proteomic analyses. The proposed method is not data dependent and is based on the sequential isolation and fragmentation of precursor windows (of 10 m/z) within the ion trap until a desired mass range has been covered. We compared the quantitative figures of merit for this method to those for existing strategies by performing an analysis of the soluble fraction of whole-cell lysates from yeast metabolically labeled in vivo with (15)N. To automate this analysis, we modified software (RelEx) previously written in the Yates lab to generate chromatograms directly from tandem mass spectra. These chromatograms showed improvements in signal-to-noise ratio of approximately three- to fivefold over corresponding chromatograms generated from mass spectrometry scans. In addition, to demonstrate the utility of the data-independent acquisition strategy coupled with chromatogram reconstruction from tandem mass spectra, we measured protein expression levels in two developmental stages of Caenorhabditis elegans.     

A new method for the authentication of plant samples by analyzing fingerprint chromatograms

Chemical analysis by high-performance liquid chromatography or capillary electrophoresis of plant pulverized samples, juices or extracts is an excellent method for the authentication of medicinal plant species and their products, particularly when morphological authentication is not possible. In the conventional procedure, chromatograms are integrated and the heights or areas of several peaks are used in a supervised pattern recognition method to confirm the authenticity of the product. We propose a new section approach in analysing chromatograms, where chromatograms are split into sections, which are described by four variables (number of peaks in the section, average retention time of peaks in the section, total area of peaks in the section and average area of peaks in the section), and these variables are then used in statistical analysis. The method is especially useful when the peaks on the chromatogram are not well separated and it is not easy to link individual peaks on one chromatogram with corresponding peaks on other chromatograms. In comparison with the standard procedure, our approach in analyzing chromatographic data of willow-herb (Epilobium and Chamaenerion spp.) extracts was more objective, gave better results and was also easier to perform.     

木瓜药材HPLC指纹图谱研究

以熊果酸为参照物,利用高效液相色谱（HPLC）梯度洗脱,测定了19批木瓜（Chaenomeles speciosa（Sweet） Nakai）样品。建立了药用木瓜的高效液相指纹图谱,为评价控制药用木瓜的质量提供了依据。色谱柱为YPW—Kromasil TM—C18柱（250mm×4．6mm,5μm）（美国迪马公司）;流动相：甲醇（A）一1％冰醋酸（B）,流动相A为甲醇,流动相B为1％冰醋酸水溶液。检测波长290nm,柱温30℃,流速10mL／mjn,进样量20μL。通过分析19批木瓜样品得到的高效液相指纹图谱有11个共有峰,多数峰都可以达到较好分离且19批次相似度符合。因此药用木瓜的指纹图谱特征性及专属性强,可用于药用木瓜的质量控制。     

CHLOROPHYLL PIGMENTS IN METHANOL EXTRACTS FROM TEN AXENIC CULTURED DIATOMS AND THREE GREEN ALGAE AS DETERMINED BY REVERSE PHASE HPLC WITH FLUOROMETRIC DETECTION 1

Chlorophyll pigments in 100% mrthanol extracts from ten axenic cultured diatoms and three green algae were examined using reverse phase HPLC with Jluoromelric detector and field desorption mass spectrometry to identify same unknown peaks tn HPLC chromatograms from natural phytoplankton samples. Characteristics of the HPLC chromatograms were the presence of chlorophyllide and two unknown peaks. Field desorption mass spectrometry of the oxidation products of authentic chlorophyll a suggested that the peaks were due to 10-hydroxy and 10-hydroxy lactone chlorophylls a and 10-methoxy and 10-methoxy lactone chlorophylls a fanned during each process of filtration, storage at -20°C and extraction in methanol. The present results indicated that a new type of chlorophyll c derivative may exist and, as far as we use filtration to collect phytoplankton and store the sample under air even at -20°C, the formation of oxidation products of chlorophyll pigments may he unavoidable.     

New and rapid fully automated method for determination of tazobactam and piperacillin in fatty tissue and serum by column-switching liquid chromatography

A sensitive and rapid HPLC assay for determining tazobactam and piperacillin in fatty tissue and serum is described. While the common methods need liquid-liquid extraction before the injection in a automated column switching HPLC, the new method works by direct injection of the filtered tissue extract or diluted serum in a automated column switching HPLC without any other pre-treatment. This was performed by the use of a NH2-precolumn and enrichment/transfer at different pH-level. During the analyses, the NH2-precolumn was automatically regenerated with acetonitrile-water. The chromatogram peaks for piperacillin and tazobactam were identified by the retention time and quantified by peak area. The calibration curve was linear between 1 and 16 microg/ml. The quantification limit of tazobactam was about 1 microg/ml in fatty tissue extracts and in diluted serum (calculated for pure serum 2 microg/ml), respectively. For piperacillin it was less. The described procedure allows sample clean-up and determination of the antibiotic within 35 min. The chromatograms with this easy sample treatment had the same quantity of matrix peaks and in contrast to liquid-liquid extraction no loss of piperacillin. Because of the automatically rinsing of the NH2-precolumn during the chromatographic separation, more than 50 different biological samples could be measured with one NH2-precolumn without loss of performance.     

Analysis and purification of synthetic large oligodeoxyribonucleotides by HPLC on RPC-5 like resin

Large oligodeoxyribonucleotides (20-160 bases), synthesized by the phosphoramidite method, have been analyzed and purified by HPLC on a RPC-5 like resin (Neosorb LC). Linear gradient of NaClO4 solution containing 10 mM NaOH and 0.1 mM EDTA was carried out for the elution. Large oligodeoxyribonucleotides bearing 4,4'-dimethoxytrytyl (DMT) group were separated very well from the shorter failed by-products. After removal of the DMT group, the products were analyzed and purified by repeating HPLC on Neosorb LC. This HPLC system gave well resolution of the desired oligodeoxyribonucleotide (over 50 bases) from the base modified by-products with the same chain length. The chromatogram showed the presence of large amount of by-products in addition to the desired product when methylphosphoramidite method was employed for the DNA synthesis.     

Analysis of pharmaceutical samples of Resina Draconis by HPLC-PAD

Introduction: The quality evaluation of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) represents a particular challenge owing to the complexity of the matrix, which renders separation and identification of the individual components extremely difficult. In recent years, fingerprinting of TCMs has played a dominant role in quality control. Resina Draconis was authorised as a new TCM in 1991, but a satisfactory HPLC fingerprint method for this preparation has not yet been published. Objective: To develop a simple and reliable protocol for the quality control of Resina Draconis using an HPLC‐PAD method. Methodology: The TCM was extracted with methanol at room temperature. Chromatography was carried out using a Lichrospher C₁₈ column eluted with a linear gradient of acetonitrile (A) and water containing 0.1% phosphoric acid (B), initially at 30:70 (A:B) and changing to 60:40 in 90 min. UV (PAD) spectra were acquired in the range 210–400 nm. Results: Four chromatograms of samples of Resina Draconis obtained from different pharmaceutical factories showed 20 peaks in common. The average chromatogram was taken as a template from which the correlation coefficients and cosine ratios of the samples were determined. Whereas the contents of individual components in each sample were different, overall the samples were extremely similar one to another, and the products from different pharmaceutical factories were consistent. Conclusion: A reliable and validated HPLC method has been developed for the fingerprint analysis of Resina Draconis that can be applied for the quality control of this TCM. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

High-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry of glycosphingolipids: II. Application to neutral glycolipids and monosialogangliosides

We previously reported a method of high-performance liquid chromatography-fast atom bombardment mass spectrometry (HPLC/FAB/MS) for the structural characterization of molecular species of GlcCer and IV3 beta Gal-Gb4Cer [M. Suzuki et al. (1989) J. Biochem. 105, 829-833]. In this paper, we report a modification of this HPLC/FAB/MS method, which was used for the separation and characterization of neutral glycosphingolipids (GlcCer, LacCer, Gb3Cer, Gb4Cer, and IV3 alpha GalNAc-Gb4Cer) and monosialogangliosides [GM3(NeuAc or NeuGc), GM2 (NeuAc or NeuGc), and GM1 (NeuAc or NeuGc)]. Mixtures of the purified neutral glycolipids and monosialogangliosides were subjected to HPLC on a silica gel column, with programmed elution with isopropanol-n-hexane-water, with or without ammonium hydroxide. In order to obtain mass spectra and mass chromatograms of individual components, effluent from the HPLC column was mixed with a methanol solution of triethanolamine, which was used as the matrix for the FAB ionization, and one-thirtieth of the effluent mixture was introduced into a mass spectrometer through a frit interface. A mixture of the five neutral glycolipids, 5 micrograms of each, gave five peaks on a mass chromatogram obtained by monitoring of the corresponding major pseudo-molecular ions. A mixture of the six monosialogangliosides, 5 micrograms of each, gave six peaks on a mass chromatogram obtained by monitoring of the major pseudo-molecular ions, indicating that GM3, GM2, and GM1 were clearly separated, and that separation due to differences in sialic acid species was also achieved. In the mass spectra of the neutral glycolipids and monosialogangliosides, pseudo-molecular ions and fragment ions due to the elimination of sugar moieties were clearly detected.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)     

Identification of a cross-linked peptide of a covalent complex between adrenodoxin reductase and adrenodoxin.

A cross-linked complex between bovine NADPH-adrenodoxin reductase (AR) and adrenodoxin (AD) was prepared with 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide and purified, as described previously [Hara, T. & Kimura, T. (1989) J. Biochem. 105, 594-600]. The covalent complex was S-pyridylethylated and digested with lysylendopeptidase, and the resulting peptides were separated by reversed-phase HPLC to identify the cross-linked peptide. Comparison of the HPLC chromatograms of the peptides showed that (i) two tandem peptides (K-4 and K-5) from AD and a peptide (K-1) from AR were missing in the chromatogram of the peptides of the covalent complex and (ii) a single new peak was observed in the chromatogram of the peptides from the covalent complex. Amino acid composition and sequence analyses showed that the newly observed peptide was a covalently cross-linked peptide formed between a peptide K-4-K-5 (Ile-25-Lys-98) derived from AD and a peptide K-1 (Ser-1-Lys-27) derived from AR, in which an amide bond had been formed between the epsilon-amino group of Lys-66 in AD and the gamma-carboxyl group of Glu-4 in AR. These results indicate that the binding site of AR with AD is localized in the amino-terminal part of AR and that of AD with AR is localized around Lys-66 of AD. The six clustered basic amino acid residues (His-24, Lys-27, His-28, His-29, Arg-31, and His-33) present in the amino-terminal portion of AR and the eight clustered acidic amino acid residues (Glu-65, Glu-68, Asp-72, Glu-73, Glu-74, Asp-76, Asp-79, and Asp-86) present in the middle part of AD may play an important role in the complex formation.     

Quantitative analysis of major dibenzocyclooctane lignans in Schisandrae fructus by online TLC-DART-MS

Introduction – Direct analysis in real time (DART) ion source is a powerful ionising technique for the quick and easy detection of various organic molecules without any sample preparation steps, but the lack of quantitation capacity limits its extensive use in the field of phytochemical analysis. Objective – To improvise a new system which utilize DART‐MS as a hyphenated detector for quantitation. Methodology – A total extract of Schisandra chinensis fruit was analyzed on a TLC plate and three major lignan compounds were quantitated by three different methods of UV densitometry, TLC‐DART‐MS and HPLC‐UV to compare the efficiency of each method. To introduce the TLC plate into the DART ion source at a constant velocity, a syringe pump was employed. The DART‐MS total ion current chromatogram was recorded for the entire TLC plate. The concentration of each lignan compound was calculated from the calibration curve established with standard compound. Results – Gomisin A, gomisin N and schisandrin were well separated on a silica‐coated TLC plate and the specific ion current chromatograms were successfully acquired from the TLC‐DART‐MS system. The TLC‐DART‐MS system for the quantitation of natural products showed better linearity and specificity than TLC densitometry, and consumed less time and solvent than conventional HPLC method. Conclusion – A hyphenated system for the quantitation of phytochemicals from crude herbal drugs was successfully established. This system was shown to have a powerful analytical capacity for the prompt and efficient quantitation of natural products from crude drugs. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

不同区域松蓝根、叶(板蓝根、大青叶)有效成分含量差异

以靛蓝、靛玉红为指标性成分,采用HPLC法对不同生长环境(产地)的板蓝根和大青叶中有效成分进行测定.结果表明,不同产地的板蓝根、大青叶中有效成分含量存在显著差异.板蓝根的有效成分总含量以陕西汉阴为最高(16.27 mg·kg^-1),其次为宁夏隆德(15.67 mg·kg^-1)、安徽亳州（14.90 mg·kg^-1)和安徽临泉(14.23 mg·kg^-1),黑龙江佳木斯最低(13.97 mg·kg^-1 );大青叶中有效成分总含量以陕西汉阴为最高(698.32 mg·kg^-1),其次为宁夏隆德(683.68 mg·kg^-1)、安徽亳州(680.11 mg·kg^-1)和安徽临泉(654.19 mg·kg^-1),黑龙江佳木斯最低(642.73 mg·kg^-1);各产地大青叶HPLC图谱有所差异,不仅表现在指标性成分的峰面积所占比例不同,其成分的种类也存在较大差异.结合产品外观质量和内在品质等因素可以认为,菘蓝地道产区仍需进一步调查分析和确定.     

Quantitative analysis of polymeric proanthocyanidins in birch leaves with normal-phase HPLC

The proanthocyanidin composition and content in the leaves of nine birch species (Betula albosinensis, B. ermanii B. maximowicziana, B. nana, B. papyrifera, B. pendula, B. platyphylla, B. pubescens, and B. pubescens ssp. czerepanovii) were studied with different methods including colorimetric assay, HPLC coupled with PAD or ESI/MS and NMR. Total proanthocyanidin content was determined using the acid butanol assay. A normal phase-HPLC method was applied for the analysis of polymeric proanthocyanidins. The content of polymeric proanthocyanidins was estimated from a late eluting peak in the chromatogram. With this HPLC method, quantitative analysis of polymeric proanthocyanidins could be performed directly from leaf extracts: no additional purification or preparation steps were required. It was shown that birch leaves contained mainly polymeric proanthocyanidins with a degree of polymerisation greater than 10. Total proanthocyanidin content (expressed as dry weight) was found to vary from 44mg/g (B. papyrifera) to 145mg/g (B. nana), and polymeric proanthocyanidin content from 39mg/g (B. pendula) to 119 mg/g (B. nana).