四妙丸是中医治疗高尿酸血症和痛风最常用的方剂之一。然而,基于更准确和全面的定性和定量分析的活性成分的方法还不完善,由于有限的方法。这不仅阻碍了四妙丸药理机制的阐明,还可对其进行全面的临床开发和利用。在这项研究中,我们采用超高效液相色谱-QExactiveOrbitrap-质谱技术对四妙丸中的化学成分进行了快速分析和鉴定。共鉴定出101种化学成分,包括26种生物碱,15萜类化合物,11类黄酮,八种类固醇,六种脂肪酸,五种柠檬苦素类化合物,四种皂苷,五种苯丙素类化合物,和其他21种化合物。此外,建立了高通量超高效液相色谱-QExactiveOrbitrap-质谱联用超高效液相色谱-三重四极杆串联质谱技术定量14种主要活性成分的新方法,如腺苷(1),黄柏碱(2),mangnoflorine(3),β-蜕皮甾酮(4),25R-烯酮酮(5),25S-烯酮酮(6),jatrorrhizine(7),巴马汀(8),Chikusetsu皂苷IVa(9),柠檬苦素(10),atractylenolideIII(11),atractylenolideI(12),obacunone(13),四妙丸中的白术内酯II(14)。为进一步分析和控制四妙丸中有效成分的质量奠定了基础。
Simiao pill is one of the most commonly used prescriptions in traditional Chinese medicine for the treatment of hyperuricemia and gout. However, methods based on more accurate and comprehensive qualitative and quantitative analyses of the active ingredients are not yet perfect due to limited methodology. This not only hinders the elucidation of the pharmacological mechanism of Simiao pill, but also its comprehensive clinical development and utilization. In this study, we employed ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography-Q Exactive Orbitrap-mass spectrometry technology to perform rapid analysis and identification of the chemical constituents in Simiao pill. A total of 101 chemical components were identified, including 26 alkaloids, 15 terpenoids, 11 flavonoids, eight steroids, six fatty acids, five limonoids, four saponins, five phenylpropanoids, and 21 other compounds. In addition, we established a new method by high-throughput ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography-Q Exactive Orbitrap-mass spectrometry combined with ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography-triple quadrupole-tandem mass spectrometry technology for quantification of 14 main active ingredients, such as adenosine (1), phellodendrine (2), mangnoflorine (3), β-ecdysterone (4), 25R-inokosterone (5), 25S-inokosterone (6), jatrorrhizine (7), palmatine (8), chikusetsu saponin IVa (9), limonin (10), atractylenolide III (11), atractylenolide I (12), obacunone (13), and atractylenolide II (14) in Simiao pill. This work laid a foundation for further analysis and quality control of effective components in Simiao pill.