Chemical components of Gegen-Danshen herb pair by UPLC-Q-Orbitrap-HRMS
Objective To analyze the chemical components of Gegen-Danshen herb pair extracted with water and 50%methanol solution by UPLC-Q-Orbitrap-HRMS.Methods Thermo Scientific Hypersil GOLD C18 column(150 mm × 2.1 mm,1.9 μm)was used for gradient elution with 0.1%formic acid water-0.1%formic acid acetonitrile solution as the mobile phase.The flow rate was 0.3 mL·min-1 and the column temperature was 30 ℃.A heated electrospray ionization(H-ESI)source was used for HRMS analysis in both positive and negative ion modes.Results In both water and 50%methanol extract samples,104 compounds were tentatively identified:103 common components,and one differentials component,namely acacetin in the water extract and nortanshinone(or its isomers)in 50%methanol extract.Among the identified 105 compounds,there were 36 flavonoids,20 phenylpropanoids,24 terpenoids and 25 other components.Conclusion The main components of Gegen-Danshen herb pair are characterized by UPLC-Q-Orbitrap-HRMS for the first time,which provides reference for the discovery of bioactive components in Gegen-Danshen herb pair.
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