Analysis of 12 Ginsenosides in Ginseng Berry Fermented at Different Time by UPLC-MS
This study established an ultra performance liquid chromatography triple quadrupole tandem mass spectrometry(UPLC-MS)method for simultaneous analysis of 12 ginsenosides,and to compare the content changes of 12 ginsenosides in ginseng berry before and after natural fermentation.The sample was extracted by alcohol reflux,and a Thermo Synchronis-C 18 chromatographic column(100 mm × 2.1 mm,1.7 μm)using 0.1%formic acid aqueous solution(A)and acetonitrile(B)as the mobile phase and gradient elution at a flow rate of 0.2 mL/min;column temperature:30 ℃;injection volume 5 μL;electric spray ion source(ESI);spray voltage 2.5 kV;negative ion scanning mode;scan-ning range:m/z 100.0~1500.0;the data were processed using Xcalibur analysis software.The linear relationship among ginsenosides was good(R2≥ 0.995),with an average recovery of 91.23%to 109.13%,a stability RSD of 0.95%to 2.67%,and a repeatability RSD of 1.37%to 2.67%.The contents of ginsenosides in Ginseng berry changed with the time of storage and fermentation.This analytical method could be used to determine the content of ginsenosides in ginseng berry,and has a guiding role in the quality control of ginseng berry.