Liquid chromatography/electrospray mass spectrometry of bioactive terpenoids in Ginkgo biloba L.
Standardized extracts of Ginkgo biloba leaves are mainly used in the treatment of peripheral and celebral circulation disorders, and also as a remedy against asthma, coughs, bladder inflammation, blenorrhagia and alcohol abuse. The leaf extracts contain biflavones, flavonol glycosides and terpene lactones. This paper reports a method based on liquid chromatography coupled with electrospray mass spectrometry for the analysis of terpenoids in G. biloba extracts. This method allows the rapid isocratic separation of underivatized ginkgolides (GA, GB, GC and GJ) and bilobalide at very low levels (10 pg on the column) and their quantitative detection by external standardization with relative standard deviations of 3 and 5% for intra- and inter-day analyses, respectively.
Mauri
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ITBA/CNR, Via Fratelli Cervi 93, 20090 Segrate (Milan), Italy. mauri@itba.mi.cnr.it
Migliazza
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Pietta
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D002853:Chromatography, Liquid; D003517:Cyclopentanes / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000592:standards; D004224:Diterpenes; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000592:standards; D005663:Furans / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000592:standards; D020441:Ginkgo biloba / Q000737:chemistry*; D046934:Ginkgolides; D006801:Humans; D007783:Lactones / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000592:standards; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000592:standards; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D012015:Reference Standards; D013729:Terpenes / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000592:standards
D003517:Cyclopentanes; D004224:Diterpenes; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D005663:Furans; D046934:Ginkgolides; D007783:Lactones; D010936:Plant Extracts; D013729:Terpenes; C058295:ginkgolide C; C045856:ginkgolide B; C073710:bilobalide