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Guoxiang Xie,
Aihua Zhao,
Linjing Zhao,
Tianlu Chen,
Huiyuan Chen,
Xin Qi,
Xiaojiao Zheng,
Yan Ni,
Yu Cheng,
Ke Lan,
Chun Yao, Mingfeng Qiu,
Wei Jia
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ABSTRACT: Polyphenols, a ubiquitous group of secondary plant metabolites sharing at least one aromatic ring structure with one or more hydroxyl groups, represent a large group of natural antioxidants abundant in fruits, vegetables, and beverages, such as grape juice, wine, and tea, and are widely considered to contribute to health benefits in humans. However, little is yet known concerning their bioactive forms in vivo and the mechanisms by which they may alter our metabolome, which ultimately contribute toward disease prevention. Here we report a study to determine the metabolic fate of polyphenolic components in a Chinese tea (Pu-erh) in human subjects using a metabonomic profiling approach coupled with multivariate and univariate statistical analysis. Urine samples were collected at 0 h, 1 h, 3 h, 6 h, 9 h, 12 h, and 24 h within the first 24 h and once a day during a 6 week period including a 2 week baseline phase, a 2 week daily Pu-erh tea ingestion phase, and a 2 week "wash-out" phase, and they were analyzed by gas chromatography mass spectrometry and liquid chromatography mass spectrometry. The dynamic concentration profile of bioavailable plant molecules (due to in vivo absorption and the hepatic and gut bacterial metabolism) and the human metabolic response profile were measured and correlated with each other. This study demonstrates that the metabonomic strategy will enable us to integrate the overwhelming amount of metabolic end points as a systems' response to the absorption, metabolism, and disposition of a multicomponent botanical intervention system, leading to a direct elucidation of their mechanisms of action.
Journal of Proteome Research 05/2012; · 5.11 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Historically, Schisandra chinensis and S. sphenanthera have been widely used in traditional Chinese medicine. Although both species are in the genus Schisandra, they have dissimilar therapeutic effects that may be attributed to compositional differences in secondary metabolites. We developed a method to compare these metabolites obtained from the above plant species using ultra-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry coupled with multivariate statistical analyses. The critical markers we used to discriminate between both plant species resulted in the identification and quantification of six lignans and seven essential oils. We believe that our approach provided a sensitive, reliable and robust method to conveniently classify medicinal plants that can be used to explore subtle variations among different species or plants from different geographical locations.
Natural product research 08/2011; 26(3):255-63. · 1.01 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Schisandrin, as one of main active components in Wurenchun, has a very low solubility in water and requires large doses to be effective. The aim of this study was to evaluate the pharmacokinetics and bioavailability of γ-schisandrin from a Wurenchun-PVP k30 solid dispersion (WSD) and conventional self-prepared capsules (CSP). A selective, accurate and simple high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method was established and the plasma concentration profiles and pharmacokinetic parameters of γ-schisandrin in rats were investigated after oral administration of WSD and CSP. The results revealed that the bioavailability of γ-schisandrin in rats administrated WSD increased significantly compared with the CSP. The pharmacokinetic results of γ-schisandrin in rats after i.g. WSD or CSP demonstrated the existence of marked gender-dependent differences. The C max and AUC values of γ-schisandrin in female rats after i.g. WSD and CSP were found to be about 3-fold and 6-fold higher, respectively, than those in male rats. This gender difference could be helpful in determining the appropriate dosage of WSD and its preparations.
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ABSTRACT: To develop a simple and rapid capillary electrophoresis (CE) method for the separation and determination of four active organic acids including salicylic acid, syringic acid, benzoic acid, and anthranilic acid in Radix Isatidis.
The HPCE system consisted of a fused-silica capillary column of 47.3 cm (38.3 cm to the detector) x50 microm i.d. and a mixture ofacetonitrile-borate buffer (15% acetonitrile, 25 mmol L(-1) borate, 15 mmol L(-1) beta-CD, pH 9.10) solution as the operating buffer. The applied voltage was 11.5 kV and the UV detection was set at 220 nm. The effects of the applied voltage, detection wavelength, and the pH of buffer, the concentration of buffer, acetonitrile and beta-CD were investigated.
The linear calibration rang was 3.0-90 mg L(-1) (r=0.9994) for salylic acid, 4.0-120 mg L(-1) (r=0.9995) for syringic acid, 2.0-60 mg L(-1) (r=0.9998) for benzoic acid and 5.0-100 mg L(-1) (r=0.9992) for anthranilic acid. The recoveries of salylic acid, syringic acid, benzoic acid and anthranilic acid were 95.9%-102.6%, 98.6%-103.4%, 98.7%-104.1%, 96.1%-104.3% respectively. The detection limits of salylic acid, syringic acid, benzoic acid and anthranilic acid were 0.7, 1.1, 1.2 and 1.5 mg L(-1), respectively.
Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica 02/2009; 34(2):189-92.
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ABSTRACT: In this study, metabolite profiling of five medicinal Panax herbs including Panax ginseng (Chinese ginseng), Panax notoginseng (Sanchi), Panax japonicus (Rhizoma Panacis Majoris), Panax quinquefolium L. (American ginseng), and P. ginseng (Korean ginseng) were performed using ultra-performance LC-quadrupole TOF MS (UPLC-QTOFMS) and multivariate statistical analysis technique. Principal component analysis (PCA) of the analytical data showed that the five Panax herbs could be separated into five different groups of phytochemicals. The chemical markers such as ginsenoside Rf, 20(S)-pseudoginsenoside F11, malonyl gisenoside Rb1, and gisenoside Rb2 accountable for such variations were identified through the loadings plot of PCA, and were identified tentatively by the accurate mass of TOFMS and partially verified by the available reference standards. Results from this study indicate that the proposed method is reliable for the rapid analysis of a group of metabolites present in herbal medicines and other natural products and applicable in the differentiation of complex samples that share similar chemical ingredients.
Journal of Separation Science 05/2008; 31(6-7):1015-26. · 2.73 Impact Factor
